Dr. Niels Haandbaek is a Director of Engineering at Daedalean AG in Zürich, Switzerland, where he leads a team of hardware engineers, driving innovative technology development for future products. He has more than two decades of experience spanning across diverse areas such as integrated circuit design, microfluidic single-cell analysis, and the development of scientific instruments for quantum computing. With his team, he now works on the practical aspects of creating hardware for certifiable AI-enhanced automation and autonomy in the context of manned and unmanned aviation.