Dr.-Ing. Maria Freese
Group leader “Work Research
& Industry 5.0“
Dr.-Ing. Maria Freese
Production Systems and Automation (IEPS)
Since May 2023, Maria Freese has been working as a group leader at the Chair of Production Systems and Automation at the Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg. She obtained her Bachelor in Psychology and master’s degree in Human-Technology-Interaction from the Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg. From 2013 to 2017, Maria Freese worked as a doctoral candidate at the German Aerospace Center in Braunschweig. After this, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands (2018 – 2023), except from January to August 2022, when she worked as a researcher at Raccoon Serious Games (commercial serious gaming company) in the Netherlands.
Professional distinctions and memberships
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April 2025 |
Certified facilitator of Lego® Serious® Play method and materials |
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March 2025 |
Invited Speaker, German-American Frontiers of Engineering Symposium |
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February 2025 – ongoing |
Chair of the Executive Board of the Swiss Austrian German Simulation and Gaming Association |
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July 2024 |
Keynote Action, International Simulation and Gaming Association’s Conference |
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May – July 2024 |
University of Canterbury Visiting Erskine Fellowship at the Human Interface Technology Lab NZ (University of Canterbury, New Zealand) |
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August 2023 – ongoing |
Associate Editor, Journal of Simulation and Gaming |
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October |
Keynote, Austrian Center for Digital Production Partner Conference |
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July 2023 |
Best Workshop Award, International Simulation and Gaming Association Conference |
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December 2022 – ongoing |
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Jury member, German Simulation and Gaming Award |
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December 2021 – ongoing |
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Board member, Swiss Austrian German Simulation and Gaming Association |
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July 2021 – ongoing |
Member, International Simulation and Gaming Association |
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June 2021 |
German Simulation and Gaming Award |
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September 2016 |
FameGame Competition Winner, Simulation Technology and Training Conference & International Simulation and Gaming Association Conference |