Professor Anja Maier
Head Of Department
Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management
Personal statement
Anja Maier is Professor of Engineering Systems Design and Head of Department Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management (DMEM) at the University of Strathclyde. Prior, she was Professor at the DTU – Technical University of Denmark, where she led the Engineering Systems Design research division, conducting interdisciplinary research into designing, building, and operating engineering systems and has been directly involved in all levels of teaching of design and systems from bachelor, to master, to PhD, through to continuing education.
Linking the human and engineering sides in systems design with a focus on studying and supporting human behaviour, Prof. Maier’s research results have had direct impact on the design and development of automobile and aero engines, healthcare services, medical devices, and cleantech networks. In particular, her work on system design process maturity and capability maturity assessment methods is frequently cited.
Prof. Maier is an editor of the Springer Handbook of Engineering Systems Design, serves as Vice President and Treasurer on the Board of Management of the worldwide Design Society, on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Engineering Design, as Co-Editor in Chief of the journal Design Science, is a Board member of the Copenhagen Center for Health Technology (Cachet), a fellow of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, a fellow of the International Council on Systems Engineering, a fellow of acatech - the National Academy of Science and Engineering, Germany, and a fellow of ATV – the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences, Denmark. She has worked as a technical consultant in the manufacturing and software industries.
Prize And Awards
- Visiting Professor of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management at NHS Lanarkshire
- Recipient
- 15/3/2025
- Reviewers' Favourite Best Paper Award at DESIGN2024
- Recipient
- 21/5/2024
- Fellow of INCOSE – the International Council on Systems Engineering
- Recipient
- 2/2024
- Reviewers' Favourite Best Paper Award at DESIGN2022
- Recipient
- 24/5/2022
- Cachet Deployment Challenge Trophy
- Recipient
- 8/11/2021
- Nomination PhD Supervisor of the Year
- Recipient
- 11/2021
Publications
- Design science : why, what and how – revisited
- Papalambros Panos, Gero John S, Maier Anja, Cagan Jonathan, Ahmed-Kristensen Saeema, Albers Albert, April Kurt, Blessing Lucienne, Boujut Jean-Francois, Cantamessa Marco, Cascini Gaetano, Chakrabarti Amaresh, Chen Lin-Lin, Clarkson P John, Jiao Roger J, Eckert Claudia M, Feinberg Fred, Gericke Kilian, Hanna Sean, Holtta-Otto Katja, Jankovic Marija, Jin Yan, Kleinsmann Maaike, Knight Terry, Le Masson Pascal, Lewis Kemper, Linsey Julie, Luo Jianxi, McMahon Chris, Nagai Yukari, Pigosso Daniela, Reich Yoram, Reid Tahira, Seepersad Carolyn, Seifert Colleen, Shealy Tripp, Summers Joshua, Vermaas Pieter, Wartzack Sandro, Yang Maria, Yannou Bernard
- Design Science Vol 11 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1017/dsj.2025.10026
- Autonomous poultry farming in the UK : a review of technologies and challenges
- Morsi Nour, Khedr Mohamed, Yang Erfu, Masood Tariq, Maier Anja, Campbell Karen, Wallace Ashley
- 2025 30th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC) The 30th International Conference on Automation and Computing (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/ICAC65379.2025.11196305
- A novel opto-tactile sensing approach to enhance the handling of soft fruit
- Ait Ameur Mohamed Adlan, El-Sayed Amr M, Yan Xiu T, Mehnen Jörn, Maier Anja M
- Computers and Electronics in Agriculture Vol 235 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2025.110397
- DESIGN, Aufbau einer globalen, interdisziplinären Gemeinschaft
- McMahon Chris, Maier Anja
- Designforschung Die soziotechnischen Aspekte von Qualität, Kreativität und Innovation (2025) (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78674-7_3
- Determining the prioritization of behavior change techniques for long-term stroke rehabilitation : a Delphi study
- Wróbel Agata Ewa, Cash Philip, Maier Anja, Hansen John Paulin
- Interactive Journal of Medical Research Vol 14 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.2196/59172
- Considering user experience and behavioral approaches in the design of mHealth interventions for atrial fibrillation : systematic review
- Suresh Kumar Sagar, Connolly Patricia, Maier Anja
- Journal of Medical Internet Research Vol 26 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.2196/54405
Professional Activities
- Applications of systems engineering to the design of health & care services for people with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC)
- Speaker
- 12/8/2025
- Design Science Journal Editorial
- Speaker
- 12/8/2025
- 25th International Conference on Engineering Design
- Member of programme committee
- 11/8/2025
- Expert referee for the Wissenschaftsrat (WR), the German Science and Humanities Council
- Advisor
- 8/2025
- The Design Society - Rigi Meeting 2025
- Chair
- 17/3/2025
- How can Design contribute towards reaching good health and well-being?
- Invited speaker
- 3/2025
Projects
- Engineering system design of unscheduled care - 2024 PhD Studentship
- Maier, Anja (Principal Investigator) Clark, Ruaridh (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2029
- The Digital Design Network plus:designing faster and better withless (D2N+)
- Maier, Anja (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2027
- A systems approach to implementing digital tools for earlier Alzheimer’s detection in Scottish primary care services
- Maier, Anja (Principal Investigator)
- 30-Jan-2024 - 28-Jan-2026
- KTP - Glenrath Farms Ltd. Development of an intelligent collaborative robot system for smart farm manufacturing (iCoBOTS).
- Yang, Erfu (Principal Investigator) Maier, Anja (Co-investigator) Masood, Tariq (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2026
- 22/145 Systems Engineering Innovation hubs for Multiple longterm Conditions - Development phase
- Maier, Anja (Principal Investigator) Connolly, Patricia (Co-investigator) Gray, Louise (Co-investigator) Inns, Tom (Co-investigator) Kurdi, Amanj (Co-investigator) Maguire, Roma (Co-investigator) Mehnen, Jorn (Co-investigator) Michie, Craig (Co-investigator) Mueller, Tanja (Co-investigator) Picanco Rodrigues, Vinicius (Co-investigator) Tachtatzis, Christos (Co-investigator) Whitfield, Ian (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2025
- Designing Cycling Engagement
- Maier, Anja (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2024
Contact
Professor
Anja
Maier
Head Of Department
Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management
Email: anja.maier@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3005