Emily Penk completed a master's degree in computer engineering at the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin.

In addition to her studies, she worked at Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH in the field of process engineering. Her activities included software development in Matlab and model-based systems engineering.

Her achievements in supporting education through AI led to a scholarship from the interdisciplinary research group "Augmenting Mind and Body", whose Spring School she attended from 14 to 21 March 2025.