Dr. Max Mulder

Biography

Max Mulder studied Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), specializing in avionics, flight dynamics, and control theory in human-machine systems. He received his MSc degree in 1992 and his PhD degree (cum laude) in 1999, focusing on a cybernetics perspective in tunnel-in-the-sky displays. Since 1999, he has served as an assistant professor and became a full professor in Aerospace Human-Machine Systems at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering in 2009. As head of the Control & Simulation section, he oversaw a department with 45 academic staff, responsible for research and education concerning the safe and efficient operation of aerospace vehicles. Max was honored as a TU Delft Professor of Excellence in 2021 for his impactful contributions in education and research. His research interests encompass manual control cybernetics, human perception performance, and the applications of these fields in flight simulation and haptic control interfaces. He has supervised over 360 MSc and 63 PhD students and has (co-)authored more than 700 peer-reviewed academic publications. Max also holds editorial positions in various prestigious journals and has received numerous conference awards, including the Andrew P. Sage Transactions Paper Award in 2019. His teaching encompasses graduate courses on signal analysis, control systems, and human-machine systems.

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