DrMatthias Guertler

Dr.-Ing. Matthias Guertler is a Senior Lecturer (~ US associate professor) and founding member of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing at the University of Technology Sydney. He holds a German engineering PhD in Engineering Systems Design (Dr.-Ing.) from the Technical University of Munich, Germany, along with two Master degrees, one in manufacturing and mechatronics engineering, and one in innovation management. Matthias is a core member of the newly established Australian and New Zealand, Design and Engineering Network (ANDEN).

His applied research in Engineering Systems Design focuses on developing and applying new processes, methods and tools that help organisations in building an in-depth understanding of specific issues/problems, developing alternative solutions, and assessing and selecting the most suitable ones. While this usually means the product development of technical systems, it can also include overarching issues like technology adoption and force design. His research can be categorised into two overarching areas:
1.) Advanced Systems Engineering, including AI-enhanced Systems Engineering and hybrid-agile Systems Engineering
2.) Systematic advanced manufacturing technology adoption in SMEs

Current examples include the development of (a) local LLM system to augment requirement engineering, (b) new guidelines to design safe cobot workplaces, and (c) the development of adoption framework of new advanced and digital manufacturing capabilities, such as collaborative robotics, additive manufacturing and digital twins – also considering necessary socio-technical enablers like organisational and individual competences and training.

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. 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 product development and advanced manufacturing, and the transfer of research results to practice.


Interested in doing a PhD that combines research with practical impact to support Australian companies and organisations?

• Contact me via Matthias.Guertler@uts.edu.au - please include a CV, transcript of record, and brief outline of your research interest and background.
• Topics around systems engineering include
  • Strengthen local industry through scalable systems engineering capabilities
  • Explore AI augmentation of systems engineering to make its adoption and use easier while keeping human skills and talent
  • Support companies in adapting new technologies to address capability needs while ensuring compatibility with existing Brownfield systems
• Industry PhDs are welcome too.