Affiliation
Nenad Pavel is an associate professor at the department of product design at Oslo Metropolitan University. Nenad is a design researcher and has doctoral degree from the educational science program from Oslo Metropolitan University and master’s degree in product design. He has ten years of experience in designing products and UX. His academic experience includes ten years of teaching design, coordinating projects between industry and academia, developing research applications and university curricula. Nenad is a member of research groups design for health and design, culture and sustainability where he contributes to the areas of human-technology relations, design pedagogy, design for health and wellbeing. Nenad’s areas of expertise include design research especially participatory design and design science, design driven innovation, user experience design, and digital prototyping.
Research projects
Active research projects
Designing an intelligent personalized vest for scoliosis brace to improve treatment and monitoring of scoliosis in adolescents
The project will design an intelligent personalized vest for scoliosis brace with wearable sensors.
Designing an intelligent gamified solution for treatment of scoliosis among children and adolescents
This PhD project focuses on understanding needs of youth with idiopathic scoliosis and to examine how the needs can be improved by using a digital solution – e.g. a smartphone application.
Digital health technology: implementation hinders and possibilities in non-critical emergency care cases
This qualitative study explores the barriers and opportunities related to implementing digital health solutions in non-critical emergency care within the Norwegian healthcare context.
AdaptEx - Adaptive Exergame for Pediatric Brain Injury Rehabilitation
AdaptEx is an innovative exergame framework that turns rehabilitation into a personalized, game-based experience.
HYBERSYMM – Hybrid Energy-Aware Real-Time Asymmetry Monitoring System
The assessment of biomechanical asymmetry is essential for detecting conditions such as scoliosis, arthritis, and Parkinson’s disease, as well as for optimizing athletic performance and preventing injuries.
Adaptive Exergame for Pediatric Brain Injury Rehabilitation
AdaptEx er et innovativt exergame-rammeverk som gjør rehabilitering til en personlig tilpasset, spillbasert opplevelse.
Completed research projects
Crafthub
Sammen med partnere i åtte europeiske land har Institutt for produktdesign og Institutt for estetiske fag blitt partner i EU-prosjektet CraftHub. Prosjektet er en del av EUs satsing på store samarbeidsprosjekter innenfor de kreative fagene.
Publications and research
Scientific publications (27)
- Pikkarainen, Minna; Saidi, Trust; Westnes, Erik; Gazerani, Parisa; Korostynska, Olga; Pavel, Nenad; Häikiö, Kristin (2026). Challenges and opportunities in using digital health technologies for decision-making in prehospital non-emergency situations in Norway: a qualitative study. BMC Emergency Medicine
- Mathew, Anna; Sykorova, Kamila; Pavel, Nenad; Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Pikkarainen, Minna; Ali, Sadeeq; Kvammen, Mette Fløystad; Gazerani, Parisa (2026). Patient-Reported and Technology-Assisted Monitoring in Orthotic Management of Adolescent with Idiopathic Scoliosis: Scoping Review. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. Vol. 14
- Sykorova, Kamila; Pavel, Nenad; Mathew, Anna; Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Lystad, June Ullevoldsæter; Bull, Helen; Gazerani, Parisa; Kvammen, Mette Fløystad; Hong-Gu, He; Jacoby, Julia; Pikkarainen, Minna (2026). Understanding the needs and frustrations in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a qualitative interview study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. Vol. 27
- Kolstad, Eivind; Pavel, Nenad; Cartajenas, Alexis Ken Sosmena; Saidi, Trust; Rosseland, Ingvild Kristina Hurum; Bergheim, Åse; Mørk, Nora Synnøve; Selmer-Olsen, Kathinka Granum; Gazerani, Parisa; Shorey, Shefaly; Pikkarainen, Minna (2026). Opportunities and Concerns of Gamified, Extended Reality for Home-Based Motor Rehabilitation for Children With Brain Injury: Qualitative Case Study on Design Elements Related to the Engagement and Fatigue Perspectives. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR). Vol. 28
- Saidi, Trust; Pavel, Nenad; Gazerani, Parisa; Pikkarainen, Minna (2026). Bridging digital health gaps in South Africa: A qualitative study of the digital divide, interoperability and health equity. Digital Health. Vol. 12
- Saidi, Trust; Hestetun-Mandrup, Ann Marie; Pavel, Nenad; Rosseland, Ingvild Kristina Hurum; Selmer-Olsen, Kathinka Granum; Mørk, Nora Synnøve; Bergheim, Åse; Pikkarainen, Minna (2026). Challenges and Benefits of Virtual Reality in Home-Based Poststroke Rehabilitation: Co-Design Qualitative Study. JMIR Human Factors. Vol. 13
- Cartajenas, Alexis Ken Sosmena; Saidi, Trust; Gazerani, Parisa; Rosseland, Ingvild Kristina; Bergheim, Åse; Selmer-Olsen, Kathinka; Mørk, Nora; Pavel, Nenad; Pikkarainen, Minna (2026). Mapping immersive technologies in pediatric rehabilitation: a multi-database bibliometric analysis. Frontiers in Virtual Reality. Vol. 7
- Mathew, Anna; Pavel, Nenad; Sykorova, Kamila; Pikkarainen, Minna; Kvammen, Mette Fløystad; Saidi, Trust; Ali, Sadeeq; Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Gazerani, Parisa (2026). User-Driven Design Requirements for a Smart Scoliosis Orthosis: A Formative User-Requirements Study in Norway. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies
- Alves, Maria José; Medola, Fausto Orsi; Paschoarelli, Luis Carlos; Pavel, Nenad; Baleotti, Luciana Ramos (2025). Wheelchair satisfaction: a study with mothers of children and adolescents with severe cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. Vol. 21. p. 828-839
- Sykorova, Kamila; Mathew, Anna; Pavel, Nenad; Gazerani, Parisa; Saidi, Trust; Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Lystad, June Ullevoldsæter; Bull, Helen; Kvammen, Mette Fløystad; He, Hong-Gu; Jacoby, Julia; Pikkarainen, Minna (2025). Exploring Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Using Digital Health Technologies to Improve Conservative Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Qualitative Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR). Vol. 27
- Flølo, Tone Nygaard; Tørris, Christine; Riiser, Kirsti; Almendingen, Kari; Chew, Han Shi Jocelyn; Fosså, Alexander; Früh, Elena Albertini; Hennessy, Erin; Leung, May May; Misvær, Nina; Pavel, Nenad; Sundar, Turid Kristin Bigum; Sæterstrand, Torill Margaret; Torbjørnsen, Astrid; Løyland, Borghild; Holmen, Heidi (2025). Digital health interventions to treat overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: An umbrella review. Obesity Reviews. Vol. 26
- Pavel, Nenad (2023). Educating designers with 3D printers: a postphenomenological perspective on maker and design pedagogy. Design and Technology Education: An International Journal. Vol. 28. p. 191-208
- Medola, Fausto Orsi; Pavel, Nenad; Baleotti, Luciana Ramos; Santos, Aline Darc Piculo; Ferrari, Ana Lya Moya; Figliolia, Amanda Coelho (2021). Phenomenological Approach to Product Design Pedagogy: A Study on Students’ Experiences in Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Settings. Design and Technology Education: An International Journal. Vol. 26. p. 86-100
- Pavel, Nenad (2021). Designing and Learning by Technological Mediation: Adoption, Adaptation, Attainment. FormAkademisk - Forskningstidsskriftet for design og designdidaktikk. Vol. 14. p. 1-14
- Pavel, Nenad; Medola, Fausto Orsl; Berg, Arild; Brevik, Birger (2020). Multistable Technologies and Pedagogy for Resilience: A Postphenomenological Case Study of Learning by 3D printing. Design and Technology Education: An International Journal. Vol. 25. p. 116-129
- Pavel, Nenad; Zitkus, Emilene (2018). NORWAY-UK COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SUSTAINABILITY IN DESIGN EDUCATION. Bohemia, Erik; Kovacevic, Ahmed; Buck, Lyndon; Childs, Peter; Green, Stephen; Hall, Ashley (Ed.). Proceedings of E&PDE 2018 - 20th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, Diversity or Conformity, Dyson School of Engineering, Imperial College, London. 6th - 7th September 2018. The Design Society
- Berg, Arild; Bohemia, Erik; Buck, Lyndon; Gulden, Tore; Kovacevic, Ahmed; Pavel, Nenad (2017). Proceedings of E&PDE 2017 - International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. Building Community: Design Education for a Sustainable Future. 1000 p.. The Design Society
- Sandnes, Frode Eika; Lianguzov, Yuriy; Rodrigues, Osmar Vicente; Lieng, Henrik; Medola, Fausto Orsi; Pavel, Nenad (2017). Supporting Collaborative Ideation Through Freehand Sketching of 3D-Shapes in 2D Using Colour. Luo, Y (Ed.). Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering. CDVE 2017. Springer
- Pavel, Nenad (2017). How Designers Learn. Berg, Arild; Bohemia, Erik; Buck, Lyndon; Gulden, Tore; Kovacevic, Ahmed; Pavel, Nenad (Ed.). Proceedings of E&PDE 2017 - International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. Building Community: Design Education for a Sustainable Future. The Design Society
- Pavel, Nenad; Zitkus, Emilene (2017). EXTENDING PRODUCT AFFORDANCES TO USER MANUALS. Berg, Arild; Bohemia, Erik; Buck, Lyndon; Gulden, Tore; Kovacevic, Ahmed; Pavel, Nenad (Ed.). Proceedings of E&PDE 2017 - International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. Building Community: Design Education for a Sustainable Future. The Design Society
- Pavel, Nenad; Skjelbred, Bente (2016). Learning through design for wellbeing. Bohemia, Erik; Buck, Lyndon; Eriksen, Kaare; Kovacevic, Ahmed; Ovesen, Nis; Tollestrup, Christian (Ed.). Design Education: Collaboration and Cross-Disciplinarity. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, Aalborg University, Denmark, 8th-9th September 2016. The Design Society
- Berg, Arild; Gulden, Tore; Ornäs, Viktor Hiort af; Pavel, Nenad; Sjøvoll, Vibeke (2015). The Metal T-shirt: Transmedia Storytelling in Products. Karjalainen, Toni-Matti; Kärki, Kimi (Ed.). Modern Heavy Metal: Markets, Practices and Cultures. Helsinki: Aalto University & Turku: International Institute for Popular Culture
- Pavel, Nenad; Stoltenberg, Einar (2015). Organizational identity construal through design process. Bingham, Guy; Bohemia, Eric; Kovacevic, Ahmed; McCardle, John; Parkinson, Brian; Southee, Darren (Ed.). Great expectations : design teaching, research & enterprise : proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, Loughborough Design School, University of Loughborough, United Kingdom, 3rd-4th September 2015. The Design Society
- Pavel, Nenad; Omlid, Mikael (2015). Design process and conscious problem solving through computer aided design education. Bingham, Guy; Bohemia, Eric; Kovacevic, Ahmed; McCardle, John; Parkinson, Brian; Southee, Darren (Ed.). Great expectations : design teaching, research & enterprise : proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, Loughborough Design School, University of Loughborough, United Kingdom, 3rd-4th September 2015. The Design Society
- Pavel, Nenad; Berg, Arild (2014). Shared memory in design complexity. Bohemia, Erik; Eger, Arthur; Eggink, Wouter; Kovacevic, Ahmed; Parkinson, Brian; Wits, Wessel (Ed.). Design Education & Human Technology Relations. The 16th International Conference on Engineering & Product Design Education. The Design Society
- Pavel, Nenad; Berg, Arild (2014). Collaborative innovation: a study of creative teamwork in offshore industry and in design education. Bohemia, Erik; Eger, Arthur; Eggink, Wouter; Kovacevic, Ahmed; Parkinson, Brian; Wits, Wessel (Ed.). Design Education & Human Technology Relations. The 16th International Conference on Engineering & Product Design Education. The Design Society
- Pavel, Nenad; Berg, Arild (2014). Complexity in Design-Driven Innovation: A Case Study of Knowledge Transfer Flow in Subsea Seismic Sensor Technology and Design Education. Lim, Youn-kyung; Niedderer, Kristina (Ed.). Proceedings of DRS 2014: Design's big debates. Design Research Society Biennal international conference 16-19 June 2014. Design Research Society
Textbooks (1)
- Pavel, Nenad (2005). The industrial designer's guide to sketching : strategic use of sketching in the design process. 89 p.. Tapir Akademisk Forlag
Research reports (2)
- Berg, Arild; Brevik, Birger; Pavel, Nenad (2021). Education for Resilience with Emerging Technologies: A Qualitative Study on the Learner – Media Relationship in Product Design Education. 229 p.. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet
- Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Lunde, Merete; Ness, Ottar; Bjerck, Mari; Forshaug, Ann Kristin; Høiseth, Marikken; Andersson, Anders-Petter; Bjørnerås, Anita Blakstad; Witsø, Aud Elisabeth; Kvam, Lisbeth; Langørgen, Eli; Leithaug, Ann-Elén; Horghagen, Sissel; Aasback, Anne Wullum; Dahl-Jørgensen, Tagni; Cappelen, Birgitta; Torkildsby, Anne Britt; Pavel, Nenad; Eggen, Torgrim; Ristad, Tone; Østvik, Jørn; Mjøen, Odd Morten; Goodall, Gemma; Saur, Ellen; Ulleberg, Hans Petter; Begnum, Miriam Eileen Nes; Tøssebro, Jan (red.); Høiseth, Marikken (2021). Tjenester for Alle - Konferanse om universell utforming. 32 p.. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Dissemination (21)
- Nguyen, Tina Ngoc; Ahmed, Waad; Austegard, Maren Lieng; Dahl, Annecken; Sykorova, Kamila; Mathew, Anna; Saidi, Trust; Pikkarainen, Minna; Pavel, Nenad; Gazerani, Parisa (2026). Exploring Motivational Strategies for Scoliosis Orthosis Wear Using Health Design Thinking: A Co-design Study in Norway. The 1st International Online Conference on Children's Health
- Sykorova, Kamila; Mathew, Anna; Pavel, Nenad; Gazerani, Parisa; Saidi, Trust; Kvammen, Mette Fløystad; Pikkarainen, Minna (2026). A Comparative Co Design Study of Adolescents’ and Caregivers’ Perspectives on Mobile App Content for Conservative Scoliosis Management. 51st Nordic Spinal Deformities Society (NSDS) Annual Meeting
- Sykorova, Kamila; Mathew, Anna; Pavel, Nenad; Gazerani, Parisa; Saidi, Trust; Kvammen, Mette Fløystad; Pikkarainen, Minna (2026). User priorities and design concerns for personalized digital support in conservative treatment of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. SOSORT 2026 World Congress,
- Saidi, Trust; Pavel, Nenad; Gazerani, Parisa; Pikkarainen, Minna (2026). A Participatory Design Exploration of a Clinician-Centred Adaptive Exergaming Platform. The Future is Digital – International Perspectives on Healthcare Transformation (TTRN CPH2026)
- Mathew, Anna; Sykorova, Kamila; Pavel, Nenad; Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; RENNIE, LINDA; Pikkarainen, Minna; Gazerani, Parisa (2024). Mapping Emerging Trends in Conservative Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Bibliometric Analysis of Sensor-Integrated Strategies and Intelligent Braces. Nordic Spinal Deformities Society Annual Meeting
- Mathew, Anna; Larsen, Frida Elise; Sykorova, Kamila; Pavel, Nenad; Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; RENNIE, LINDA; Pikkarainen, Minna; Gazerani, Parisa (2024). Pain, stress, and suffering in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: exploring trends in conservative treatment through illuminated bibliometric analysis. Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain 2024 (SASP2024)
- Pavel, Nenad; Jha, Preeti Kumari; Lasskogen, Silius Martinussen; Moharana, Kumar Sourav; Perez, Haizea; Pheng, Julianne; Simsek, Hamza; Taylor, Alex; Asbjørnsen, Stine; Luna, Natalia Wanguestel de; Hebrok, Marie; Lowley, James; Heidenstrøm, Nina; Bal, Eren; Christodoulou, Christodolous; Berg, Arild (2023). IMAGINE – en utstilling med studenter ved produktdesign, OsloMet
- Jacoby, Julia Miriam Andrea; Berg, Arild; Pavel, Nenad; Hebrok, Marie (2022). 'Design research initiatives from OsloMet’. Design Days, New European Bauhaus, EU
- Hebrok, Marie; Pavel, Nenad; Lowley, James (2022). Speculative critical design as a means for interrogating imaginaries of sustainable futures. 4th International Conference on Anticipation
- Heimer, Astrid Maria; Pavel, Nenad; Wettre, Mikkel (2021). Agency; relational aspects in art, craft, and design. Aesthetics of materiality
- Eggen, Torgrim; Pavel, Nenad; Cappelen, Birgitta; Andersson, Anders-Petter; Torkildsby, Anne Britt (2021). A Joint Syllabus in Universal Design - for Design Schools in Norway. Konferansebidrag og faglig presentasjon - Vitenskapelig foredrag
- Torkildsby, Anne Britt; Eggen, Torgrim; Pavel, Nenad; Cappelen, Birgitta; Andersson, Anders-Petter (2021). Universal Design Practice in Norwegian Industry and Academia - more than Rules and Guidelines. Tjenester for alle. Konferanse om universell utforming
- Andreassen, Kristin; Haugen, Sigrid; Pavel, Nenad (2017). Robotiserad lerkonst
- Pavel, Nenad (2017). How Designers Learn. Proceedings of E&PDE 2017 - International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. Building Community: Design Education for a Sustainable Future
- Pavel, Nenad; Skjelbred, Bente (2016). Learning through design for wellbeeing. 18th international conference on engineering and product design education
- Omlid, Mikael; Pavel, Nenad; Berg, Arild; Søderlund, Marte Furset; Furuholt, Jørgen Lie (2015). Prisdryss til produktdesign
- Pavel, Nenad (2015). How Designers Learn; Managing Interfaces for Intuitive Understanding of Design Problems. 14th NORDCODE Seminar and Workshop, 2015
- Pavel, Nenad; Berg, Arild (2014). Shared memory in design complexity. The 16th international conference on engineering & product design education
- Pavel, Nenad; Berg, Arild (2014). Collaborative innovation: a study of creative teamwork in offshore industry and in design education. The 16th international conference on engineering & product design education
- Pavel, Nenad; Berg, Arild (2014). Complexity in design-driven innovation: A case study of knowledge transfer flow in subsea seismic sensor technology and design education. DRS 2014, Design's big debates. Pushing the boundaries of design research
- Pavel, Nenad (2013). Complexity in design driven innovation:case study of knowledge transfer flow in subsea seismic sensory technology. Thinking X Making, 12th NORDCODE Seminar & Workshop
These publications are obtained from Norwegian Research Information Repository. The list may be incomplete.