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Anne-Marie Oostveen is a leading researcher at the intersection of Industry 4.0, human-robot collaboration (HRC), and sustainable workforce development. Her work critically examines how digital manufacturing technologies and collaborative robots (cobots) reshape the modern workplace, with a strong emphasis on ethical and human-centered design. Oostveen’s most influential paper, “Workplace 4.0: Exploring the Implications of Technology Adoption in Digital Manufacturing on a Sustainable Workforce” (2022, 105 citations), provides a foundational analysis of the challenges and opportunities posed by technology adoption, highlighting the need for a sustainable, skilled workforce in the digital age. She has also advanced the field by studying operator acceptance of industrial robots through psychological and physiological responses (2020), and by systematically reviewing the ethical dimensions of HRC (2023), addressing critical issues of safety and unintended risks. Her research is pivotal for engineers, policymakers, and students seeking to understand how to integrate advanced automation responsibly, ensuring that technological progress aligns with human well-being and ethical standards.