Astrid Linder

Astrid Linder is Professor of Traffic Safety at Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, VTI, an Adjunct Professor at Chalmers University, Sweden, and Adjunct Professor (Research) at Monash University, Australia. She received her PhD in traffic safety from Chalmers from where she also has a MSc in Engineering Physics. Traffic safety, models of the human and injury prevention are main fields of her research. Prof Linder initiated and led the research resulting in the world’s first physical dummy model based on the average female for assessment of the vehicle occupant safety and is listed as one of 100 most inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2023 by BBC and on Forbes 50 Over 50 2025.