Christian Janke is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for the Bachelor of Science in Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Campus. Following his assignments as a helicopter pilot in the German Armed Forces, he moved into research where he coordinated national and international research projects in the aerospace field. His current research focus is the safe and secure integration of drones into the airspace, the use of small drones and robotics in education and the prevention of drone misuse.
In his research he assesses the performance and suitability of several technologies as hardware element in upcoming UTM solutions.