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
- 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
- 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
- Towards cycling engagement by mapping design interventions to observed barriers : an example from Glasgow's bike share programme
- Shepherd Mia, Shealy Tripp, Urquhart Lewis, Harrington Deirdre, Maier Anja
- Proceedings of the Design Society Vol 4, pp. 1065-1074 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2024.109
- The aesthetics of robot design : towards a classification of morphologies
- Mobed Dean Aaron Ollah, Wodehouse Andrew, Maier Anja
- Proceedings of the Design Society Vol 4, pp. 2413-2422 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2024.244
- Exploring indicators of system-of-systems resilience : outcomes of a health systems design workshop at an international conference
- Pannunzio Valeria, Komashie Alexander, Walsh Sebastian, Milne Richard, Kipouros Timoleon, Lamé Guillaume, Maier Anja, Brayne Carol, Clarkson P John
- Proceedings of the Design Society Vol 4, pp. 2675-2684 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2024.270
Professional Activities
- The Design Society - Rigi Meeting 2025
- Chair
- 17/3/2025
- Digital Design Network Plus (D2N+)
- Recipient
- 11/2/2025
- CreaTech
- Contributor
- 10/2/2025
- Introducing the Handbook of Engineering Systems Design
- Invited speaker
- 3/2/2025
- 8th International Health Systems Design Research (HSDR8) Symposium
- Chair
- 16/12/2024
- Let's Talk Product! Panel discussion
- Speaker
- 6/11/2024
Projects
- A systems approach to implementing digital tools for earlier Alzheimer’s detection in Scottish primary care services
- Maier, Anja (Principal Investigator)
- 30-Jan-2024 - 29-Jan-2025
- 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 - 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
- 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