Dr. Annette Frederiksen studied mechatronics at the Technical University of Dresden, Germany and received her PhD (Dr.-Ing.) from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. In 2008, she joined Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, working in the research and development of display and optical sensor technologies. Currently, she is deeply involved in lidar sensor development and in eye safety evaluations of complex laser products. She actively participates as an expert in the German (DKE/GK 841), European (CLC/TC 76) and international (IEC/TC 76) standardization committees for optical radiation safety. In 2017, she became Secretary of CLC/TC 76 and in 2018 Assistant Secretary of IEC/TC 76.