Co Petersen is an R&D engineer at NLR, where he focuses on the safe integration of drones and other new airspace users into existing airspace. His areas of expertise include the European U-space framework, Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, drone detection and classification, unmanned operations over the sea, and the integration of drone operations into urban environments.

Before joining NLR, Co worked as a Technical Support Manager in the aircraft leasing industry. He holds a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Delft University of Technology.