Anna G. Stefanopoulou obtained her Diploma (1991, Nat. Tech. Univ. Of Athens, Greece) and M.S. (1992, Univ. of Michigan, U.S.) in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. She received her second M.S. (1994) and her Ph.D. (1996) from the University of Michigan, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department. Dr. Stefanopoulou is presently a Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Michigan. She was an Assistant Professor (1998-2000) at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Technical Specialist (1996-1997) at the Scientific Research Laboratories at Ford Motor Company.

Dr. Stefanopoulou is an ASME Fellow, a member of the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) Board of Governors, an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Control System Technology and an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous Systems. She was Chair (2001-1999) and Co-Chair (1999-1997) of the Transportation Panel in American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in the Dynamics, Systems, and Control Division (DCSD).  She is a recipient of the 2005 Outstanding Young Investigator by the ASME DSC division, the 2005 Henry Russel Award, a 2002 Ralph Teetor SAE Educational Award, a 1997 NSF CAREER Award and multiple Ford Innovation awards. She was selected as one of the 2002 World’s most promising Innovators from the MIT Technology Review, and she was an invitee of the 1999 and 2001 National Academy of Engineering Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering. She is the author of 125 journal and conference articles including 4 best paper awards. She has a book on “Control of Fuel Cell Power Systems” and nine US patents. Her current research interests are in control of advanced internal combustion engines and fuel cell power systems.