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About
Anna Friesel is a Danish engineering educator whose career has centered on innovative pedagogy in robotics, autonomous systems, and more recently, the ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence in engineering education. Based at the Copenhagen University College of Engineering, she has been a pioneering force in project-based and interdisciplinary learning, most notably through a landmark fourth-semester undergraduate course in which students design and build fully autonomous mobile robots — an approach documented in her most-cited works from 2004 and 2007, which together have accumulated 30 citations. Her research demonstrates that combining hands-on robot development with foundational disciplines such as microprocessors, control theory, and mathematical modeling produces more skilled and inventive engineers. Friesel has also championed diversity in STEM, developing competition-driven, narrative-based programs to engage girls aged 11–17 in programming and robotics through FIRST LEGO League initiatives. Her integration of learning analytics into STEM education reflects a commitment to evidence-based teaching. Most recently, her work on the Erasmus+ "Ethical Engineer" project signals a forward-looking focus on embedding ethical responsibility and truthful AI principles into the next generation of European engineering curricula.
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- 2Project in robotics at The Copenhagen University College of Engineering14 citations · 2004
- 3Ethical Engineer: Enhancing AI Education in Engineering6 citations · 2024
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- 6Supporting Robotics Education in STEM with Learning Analytics3 citations · 2016
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