I am a postdoctoral researcher (grant-funded) in the IT & Human Behavior research group at the Faculty of Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä. I study how people experience digital knowledge work and how work can be organized to support both productivity and well-being. In particular, I study flow experiences and meaningful work in software developers’ work. My research helps employees and organizations recognize what supports focused work and what, on the other hand, creates strain.
My work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, such as AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, Journal of Systems and Software, and Journal of Workplace Learning, as well as the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS).
In my doctoral research (2025), I examined software developers’ flow experiences, including factors that facilitate or hinder flow, the impact of interruptions on flow, the adverse outcomes of flow, and its temporality.
My current research project, “Work Engagement in Knowledge Work: Towards an Understanding of Flow and Meaningful Work,” funded by the Finnish Work Environment Fund, examines work engagement through flow experiences and meaningful work. In the project, I also examine temporality and the role of AI tools in flow experiences and meaningful work. The aim is to identify ways to support focused work, strengthen the meaningfulness of work, and manage workload in digital work.
I am happy to collaborate with organizations in the software industry and other knowledge work fields, as well as with the media.
