Matthias Guertler
- Research Program Co-lead (Designing Socio-technical Robotic Systems program)
- University of Technology Sydney
Matthias Guertler is a Lecturer (assistant professor) and member of the management board of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Group at the University of Technology Sydney. He holds a German engineering PhD in mechanical engineering (Dr.-Ing.) from the Technical University of Munich, Germany, along with two Master degrees in mechanical engineering and management.
He also was a visiting academic at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, the University of Newcastle, Australia, and the University of Wollongong, Australia. Through his longstanding work in and with German and Australian manufacturing companies and the Australian Defence Force, he built a deep understanding of the socio-technical opportunities and challenges of advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0.
His work experience ranges from a simple metal shop, via the shared-economy start-up WeWash to MTU Aero Engines. Through his applied research projects, he supports organisations in understanding and solving pressing complex socio-technical problems. His work particularly focuses on the interface and dependencies between advanced manufacturing and engineering design and the transfer of research results to practice.
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