Anna Wieczorek

Anna Wieczorek is a Full Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), affiliated with the Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences. She serves as the TU/e Sustainability Ambassador and leads major projects like the €10.4M Interreg NWE SmartCORE initiative and the NWO-funded ORAKLE project. Her research focuses on sustainability transitions, socio-technical systems, renewable energy, and community-driven innovation in energy and mobility, with a regional focus on Europe and the Global South.

Education background includes a PhD in Innovation Sciences from Utrecht University and extensive work at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam’s Institute for Environmental Studies. She co-founded the Sustainability Transitions Research Network (STRN) and established its Global South and Brazilian chapters. Notable awards include the EU Citizens Award for Sustainable Energy Innovation (2020) and multiple teaching excellence awards.

Key research areas include community energy systems, virtual power plants, blockchain applications in energy, and governance of low-carbon transitions. She supervises PhD students in sustainability and innovation, and her work bridges academic research with practical implementation through projects like the cVPP, which empowers communities to drive energy transitions. Active in editorial roles (e.g., Urban Transformations journal) and international collaborations, her work emphasizes actionable research for societal impact.

Recent projects emphasize scaling community energy initiatives, digitalization’s role in energy justice, and regional governance capacities for sustainable transitions. She also explores mobility systems innovation, including cycling-as-a-service and shared automated mobility.