Carina Fors is a senior researcher in the field of road equipment and has been working at VTI since 2007. She primarily works with road markings, but also with road lighting, traffic signs, and other road equipment, focusing on the interaction between road, driver, and vehicle.
Her area of expertise includes functional requirements and performance measurement, material testing, visibility/readability, measurement methods, and data-driven analysis.
The research is conducted within Nordic and national projects, often commissioned by road authorities.
Carina is the assistant project manager for the Nordic certification system for road marking materials, NordicCert, and is responsible for the annual validation of mobile measurement instruments used for functional assessment of road markings.
She holds a Master of Science in Applied Physics (2003) and a Licentiate degree in Medical Engineering (2007).
Anna Anund Research Director
Anders Wretstrand Researcher
Anna Sjörs Dahlman Senior Researcher
Carina Fors Senior Researcher
Christer Ahlström Senior Researcher
Jakub Sliacan Researcher
Jonas Ihlström Analyst
Katja Kircher Senior Research Leader
Kristina Larsson Research Assistant
My Weidel Research Assistant
Sara Nygårdhs Senior Researcher
Stina Larsson Doctoral student
Organisation
Research Department of Traffic and Road Users
Unit: The Human in the Transport System
2 January 2026