Andrea Upmann studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen and worked for 14 years in overall vehicle development at Ford-Werke GmbH before her appointment. At RWTH Aachen she is now the Vice Dean for Studies and Teaching in the Aerospace & Automotive Engineering Department. Andrea is also an EU ADAS Core Engineer at Ford-Werke GmbH, working on the In-Cabin Sensing Project with a focus on driver-facing cameras. With her extensive background in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), she is dedicated to advancing the development of innovative solutions to improve safety, comfort, and user experience in the future of autonomous driving and vehicle systems.

Her motto is to put people at the centre of everything – both in teaching and in the design of a vehicle. Andrea lives in Cologne with her husband and four-year-old son. In her free time, she likes to do things with family and friends. She enjoys traveling, hiking, jogging and spinning.

With around 14,000 students, almost 2,000 graduates every year, 10 departments, around 90 degree programs, eleven in-house and five affiliated institutes, and four competence platforms, the FH Aachen, with its two locations in Aachen and Jülich, is one of the largest and most important universities of applied sciences in Germany. Around 240 professors and around 900 employees work here in teaching, research, and administration. The FH Aachen offers its students a degree program that prepares them excellently for work in modern and future-oriented professions. In addition to the classic MINT subjects such as mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and technology, the university's range of courses also includes the areas of economics and design. The approximately 90 bachelor's and master's degree programs offer a growing selection of market-oriented dual degree programs in addition to full-time study.