Aviation Engineering
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Konstantinos Stamoulis
Professor of Aviation Engineering
Konstantinos Stamoulis holds a PhD in Fatigue of Micromechanical Systems and MSc diplomas in Applied Mechanics and Materials Science and Engineering. He has been Professor of Aviation Engineering at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences since 2020.
Miguel Mujica Mota
Senior lecturer and researcher Aviation Management
Miguel Mujica Mota is Senior lecturer and researcher Aviation Management. His research interests lie in the use of simulation, modelling formalisms and heuristics for the optimization and performance analysis of aeronautical operations, manufacture and logistics.
Maria Papanikou
Senior lecturer and researcher Safety and Human Factors
Maria Papanikou is senior lecturer and researcher Safety and Human Factors. Maria’s current projects focus on pilot fatigue and mental health as well as knowledge and data management, focusing on learning from what works well.
Catya Zuniga
Senior lecturer and researcher Aviation Management
Dr. Zuniga’s main research interest has been focused on developing strategic and tactical airport and air traffic management decision support tools and strategies to improve the performance of the aviation operations.
Daniel Friesen
Lecturer and researcher
Dr. Daniel Friesen is a lecturer and researcher in MRO Engineering at the Aviation Engineering Research Group at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, focusing on simulation, automation, and human-machine systems.
Fatemeh Hosseinpour
Researcher
Fatemeh Hosseinpour is a postdoctoral researcher specializing in predictive maintenance and reliability prediction for industrial applications. She is committed to advancing and optimizing decision-making in Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) by developing innovative approaches. Additionally, she actively mentors students by sharing her expertise and providing research guidance.
Utku Kale
Researcher
Dr. Utku Kale is a scientific researcher specializing in transportation safety and human factors in aviation. He also serves as an expert for the European Commission on the Human Dimension of the Single European Sky within the "Mobility and Transport" Unit for a five-year term (2024–2029).
Sudip Kundu
Researcher
Sudip Kundu is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Bright Sky Project at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, following his PhD from Monash University – IITB in Australia. His research focuses on developing cold spray repair methodologies and conducting an in-depth analysis of failure mechanisms in aircraft component repairs.
Erlangga Sunaryo
Researcher
Erlangga Rudy Sunaryo is a researcher in Aviation Management and Engineering. He has a background in transport (aviation) economics and specializes in aviation sustainability, strategic management, and advanced airport technology. His current research explores strategic management decision-making in response to disruptive technological changes in airport operations.
Maria Zilidou
Researcher
Maria is a researcher specializing in ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) methods for aerospace applications. Committed to advance and optimize processes in aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO), she develops novel inspection methods for various use-cases within the aviation sector, while also supporting student research through her expertise.
