Christian Seidel

Christian Seidel is a Research Professor in Intelligent Autonomous Airtransport at Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences (THI) since 2022. He is affiliated with AImotion - AI Mobility Node and Faculty I at THI, focusing on intelligent autonomous flight guidance systems.

• Education
  • Doctorate in Engineering (2004) from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
  • Physik-Diplom (1999) from Technische Universität München (TUM)

His research spans autonomous flight systems, AI in aviation, avionics engineering, and sensor technologies (e.g., lidar-based obstacle detection). Prior roles included leading autonomous flying R&D at Airbus Helicopters (2013-2021) and engineering systems for helicopter avionics at Airbus Defence & Space (2004-2012).

He works in the AImotion - AI Mobility Node lab, advancing AI-driven mobility solutions.