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Meike Jipp’s research lies at the intersection of dependable interactive systems, assistive robotics, and intelligent autonomous navigation. Her work centers on designing robust system architectures that ensure safety and reliability in human-robot collaboration, particularly in high-stakes environments. Jipp’s major contributions include a generic system architecture for dependable interactive systems, demonstrated through a flying robot example, which extends behavior-based recursive control to multi-agent and human-robot interactions. She also pioneered a user-centered system design approach for electrically powered wheelchairs, integrating flexible, adaptable architectures to enhance mobility assistance. Her comparative assessment of path-planning algorithms, notably the Structured Intelligence Approach (SIA), advances autonomous mobile robot navigation by combining transdisciplinary theories of intelligent behavior. With over 20 citations across her most-cited works, Jipp’s impact is evident in her ability to bridge theoretical frameworks with practical applications. Her notable achievements include applying these principles to skill acquisition in robot-assisted spine surgery, showcasing her work’s translational value. For students and researchers, Jipp’s research offers a compelling model of how dependable system design can transform assistive and autonomous technologies, making interactions safer and more intuitive.