Sayyed Shoaib-Ul-Hasan

Sayyed Shoaib-ul-Hasan is a researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. His research focuses on circular economy, sustainable production, industrial transformation, and the role of data and digitalisation in supporting more resource-efficient and sustainable industrial systems. His work combines engineering and management perspectives, with a particular interest in translating circular economy principles into practical approaches for industry.

At KTH, Shoaib is involved in research, teaching, and collaborative projects related to circular economy and sustainable manufacturing. He contributes to teaching on circular economy, sustainability, and production systems and is involved in the development and coordination of educational activities in these areas.

His current research covers topics such as circular battery value chains, digital product passports, supply-chain information sharing, circular business models, product life extension, remanufacturing, and environmental assessment. An important part of his work is understanding how better information, data sharing, and decision-support methods can enable companies to make more informed decisions on reuse, repair, remanufacturing, second-life applications, and recycling.

At KTH, he is involved in several research and strategic initiatives, including:

• CE@KTH (Circular Economy at KTH):An internal strategic initiative that brings together research, education, and collaboration around circular economy. Shoaib contributes to activities related to circular manufacturing and industrial transition.

• KTH Battery 3PC Initiative:An initiative focusing on Process, Production, Product, and Circularity in battery manufacturing and battery value chains. Shoaib contributes mainly from the circularity, information-management, and industrial-systems perspectives.

• DiCiM Project:A European research project developing digital solutions to support circular economy activities across value chains in sectors such as electronics, white goods, and automotive. Shoaib has been involved in the project since its start and contributes particularly to work related to circularity, data interoperability, and standardization.

He is also involved in other national and European research projects addressing topics such as circular battery management, reverse logistics, product life extension, digitalisation, and sustainable industrial systems. In several of these projects, he contributes to project coordination and work-package leadership, as well as collaboration between academic and industrial partners.

Alongside his research and teaching activities, Shoaib is actively involved in national, European, and international standardization work related to circular economy. He serves as:

• National expert inSIS/TK 616 – Circular Economy

• Expert member ofCEN/TC 473 – Circular Economy/WG2

• Expert member ofISO/TC 323 – Circular Economy/WG2

Through his involvement in ISO/TC 323, he has contributed to the development and dissemination of the ISO 59000 series on circular economy. He has also delivered workshops and seminars onISO 59010:2024 – Circular Economy — Guidance on the Transition of Business Models and Value Networks, helping organisations and researchers understand how the standard can be applied in practice.

Across his research, teaching, project activities, and standardization work, Shoaib is particularly interested in connecting academic research with practical industrial challenges and contributing to the transition toward more circular, resource-efficient, and sustainable production systems.