About us

AI for Automation and Autonomy + Support for AI Certification

Founded in 2016, Daedalean is a pioneer in the creation of certifiable, trustworthy, and reliable AI-based avionics systems to  provide safer, more cost-effective, and efficient flight.

The company is working to certify and bring to market a full line of products to identify aerial objects (from airliners to drones to birds), navigate in GPS-denied environments, land safely without ground infrastructure, detect wires otherwise invisible to pilots, and beyond. These capabilities form the building blocks toward the ultimate goal of delivering autonomous flight.
Daedalean has achieved substantial progress with aviation regulators, and is poised to become the first to attain certification of an AI-enhanced system for safety-critical applications.
Building on the experience, the company will become the aerospace industry’s only one-stop solution for certifying AI-enabled systems, offering a comprehensive suite of products and services for developers to access the AI revolution.
With offices in Zurich, Riga, and Phoenix, the company has a team of 150+ people with expertise in machine learning, aviation-grade software engineering, flight testing, safety assessment, and certification, as well as the development and fulfillment of public-private partnerships.

Governance

Bas Gouverneur
CEO
MSc in Aerospace Engineering
Executive MBA SR Technics Group, RUAG
Yemaya Bordain
President of Americas
PhD in electrical and computer engineering
Intel Corporation
Yvonne Gross
VP of Finance & Operations
BSc in BA and BSc in Finance Starwood
Swiss Int. Airlines
Joschka Hoefling
VP of Product
DSc in systems engineering and MSc in aerospace engineering
UMS Skeldar
Sylvain Alarie
VP of Engineering
BSc in Mechanical and Systems Engineering and Engineer's Degree (Diploma)
Volocopter, Thales, Parker Aerospace, Rockwell Collins
Luuk van Dijk
Executive Chairman of the Board
PhD in Physics
Google, SpaceX
Bas Gouverneur
CEO of Daedalean
MSc in Aerospace Engineering
Executive MBA SR Technics Group, RUAG
Emmanuel Mogenet
Board member and Advisor
Former Head of Google Research Europe, Daedalean Investor
Thomas Kindler
Board member and Advisor
PhD in Law and Masters (LL.M.) in International Corporate Law
Partner at Blue Horizon
James Synge
Board member
Partner at Carthona Capital
Dr. Daniel Danciu
Advisor on Software Development
PhD in Artificial Intelligence
Babeș-Bolyai University Google, YouTube
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hofmann
Daedalean Angel Investor and Advisor
PhD in Computer Science Postdoctoral Fellow (MIT and UC Berkeley), Ass Prof Computer Science (Brown Uni.)
Co-founder / Chief Scientist for OpenText, Prof Computer Science (Uni Darmstadt), Dir Fraunhofer IPSI, Dir Eng and co-site Lead (Google ZH), Prof Data Analytics (ETH), Co-founder / CTO 1plusX, Co-director Max Planck-ETH Center for Learning Systems
Reza Madjidi
Advisor on Avionics Certification
BSc in Computer Science, MBA in Technology Management
ConsuNova CEO (strategy, avionics certification programs), FAA Systems & Equipment DER certification auditor, trainer, consultant.
Pete Hutton
Advisor on Aerospace IC (microchips)
BSc in Electronics and Microcomputer (University of Dundee), PgD in Digital Techniques (Heriot-Watt University)
Chairman at Agile Analog, Cambridge GAN Devices and Metaboards. Angel Investor at Cambridge Angels and Equity Gap. Previously Arm, Wolfson Microelectronics, ARC International, Cadence Design Systems, ES2, Plessey and Unisys
Andrea Schlapbach
Advisor on Commercialization and Market Launch
MSc in Physics/Chemistry
FLARM, SAFEmine/Hexagon/Leica, Swiss RE, SIX Group Fixed-wing pilot and flight instructor
Randy Knaflic
Advisor on HR and Organizational Matters
Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
Daedalean Angel investor and currently advisor to early-stage start-ups., former Director of Talent with Google, VP of HR for SpaceX and Jawbone.
Yair Reem
Advisor on Finances
BSc in Electrical Engineering
MPA, AMP Hasso Plattner Ventures, Extantia Capital