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. She is also Professor at the DTU – Technical University of Denmark, where she has 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 Associate Editor 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
- 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
- Nomination PhD Supervisor of the Year
- Recipient
- 11/2019
- Fellow of ATV – the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences
- Recipient
- 3/2019
Publications
- Walking the managerial tightrope : top management involvement in product innovation projects
- Felekoglu Burcu, Durmusoglu Serdar S, Maier Anja M, Moultrie James
- European Journal of Innovation Management Vol 27, pp. 742-774 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-08-2021-0408
- Mapping the journeys of atrial fibrillation patients and citizens using wearable devices for remote cardiac monitoring
- Suresh Kumar Sagar, Andreaku Eva, Marianna Tzachsan, Maier Anja M
- Proceedings of the Design Society Vol 3, pp. 2575-2584 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2023.258
- Understanding long-term behaviour change techniques : a mixed methods study
- Cash Philip, Wrobel Agata, Maier Anja, Hansen John Paulin
- Journal of Engineering Design Vol 34, pp. 383-410 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09544828.2023.2227933
- Technology Cards : a design game for navigating in a future of digital technologies
- Nymark Ernstsen Sidsel K, Thuesen Christian, Mossing Christian H, Brinck Stig, Maier Anja
- International Journal of Design Vol 17, pp. 37-53 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.57698/v17i1.03
- Association between primary care electrocardiogram markers and Alzheimer's disease
- Isaksen Jonas L, Ghouse Jonas, Skov Morten W, Olsen Morten S, Holst Anders G, Pietersen Adrian, Nielsen Jonas B, Maier Anja, Graff Claus, Gerds Thomas A, Frikke-Schmidt Ruth, Kanters Jørgen K
- Journal of the Neurological Sciences Vol 447 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2023.120581
- Different networks for different purposes : a network science perspective on collaboration and communication in an engineering design project
- Piccolo Sebastiano A, Lehmann Sune, Maier Anja M
- Computers in Industry Vol 142 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2022.103745
Professional Activities
- 18th International Design Conference (DESIGN2024)
- Participant
- 20/5/2024
- Royal Society Industry College and University of Edinburgh networking dinner
- Participant
- 21/3/2024
- Launch Event FutureForge
- Participant
- 21/3/2024
- Highlights of Strathclyde's Innovation Ecosystem
- Speaker
- 19/3/2024
- The Design Society - Rigi Meeting 2024
- Chair
- 13/3/2024
- The Coronation Challenge (Event)
- Advisor
- 1/2024
Projects
- 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
- Designing Cycling Engagement
- Maier, Anja (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2024
- 22/145 Systems Engineering Innovation hubs for Multiple longterm Conditions - Devlopment 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-2024
- DCC'22 Tenth International Conference On Design Computing Cognition
- Maier, Anja (Principal Investigator) Hay, Laura (Co-investigator) Hay, Laura (Research Co-investigator)
- 31-Jan-2022 - 06-Jan-2022
- Made Smarter Innovation - Research Centre for Smart, Collaborative Industrial
- Maier, Anja (Principal Investigator) Mehnen, Jorn (Co-investigator) Yan, Xiu (Co-investigator)
- 30-Jan-2021 - 29-Jan-2025
Contact
Professor
Anja
Maier
Head Of Department
Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management
Email: anja.maier@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3005