Michael Felux

Prof. Dr. Michael Felux is full Professor and team leader of the Aviation Infrastructure group at the ZHAW School of Engineering, Zurich University of Applied Sciences. He also co-founded and co-owns the Estonian consultancy Navaid OÜ, providing GNSS/CNS expertise while ensuring non-conflict with his academic role.

Education

• Dr.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering, TU München (2012 – 2018)
• Dipl.-Tech. Math. in Mathematics, TU München (2003 – 2009)
• CAS Hochschuldidaktik (Higher-Education Didactics), PHZH (2021)

Research Focus

Michael Felux’s research centres on safe, secure and efficient aviation communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS). He investigates GNSS-based augmentation systems (GBAS, SBAS) for precision approach and landing, develops real-time interference detection & localization techniques to counteract jamming and spoofing, and explores high-integrity navigation solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Additional interests include environmental optimisation of flight procedures and multi-constellation, multi-frequency signal processing.

Across more than 50 peer-reviewed publications since 2015, his work consistently targets the intersection of technical robustness and operational feasibility. Recent papers map GNSS disruption events across European airspace, quantify fuel-burn reductions enabled by GBAS-guided continuous-descent approaches, and introduce cost-efficient machine-learning frameworks for real-time localisation of malicious radio-frequency interference.

Scientific Awards & Recognition

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Research Funding & Projects

• Spoofer Localization – Swiss project leader, ongoing
• EGNSS DFMC for GBAS based operations – EU project leader, ongoing
• Making I-CNS A Reality – integrated CNS technology, project leader, ongoing
• High Integrity Satellite Navigation for UAV using Galileo HAS – project leader, ongoing
• LINA – Shared large-scale infrastructure for safe testing of autonomous systems, team member, ongoing
• Collision avoidance system for manned & unmanned aircraft via SDR – completed
• Emission Reduction using Satellite Navigation for Approach Guidance – completed

Laboratory & Team

As head of the Aviation Infrastructure team at ZHAW, Prof. Felux directs a multidisciplinary group developing next-generation CNS technologies. The team operates dedicated GNSS/GBAS testbeds, flight-trial aircraft, and spectrum-monitoring networks to validate concepts from simulation through to real-world deployment.