Zürich, Switzerland-headquartered Daedalean—a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) software for aircraft—has opened an office in Phoenix. Joining its locations in Switzerland and Latvia, the U.S. office will serve the future of autonomous flight control systems in North and South America. Additionally, the company has hired industry tech and sales veteran Dr. Yemaya Bordain as president to lead the new office.

Bordain joins Daedalean after more than seven years as global sales director at Intel, where she architected and grew the global adoption of Intel’s product offerings addressing safety in the aerospace industry and managed industry-leading advances in partnership with top global OEMs, including Lockheed-Martin, Collins Aerospace, Indra Sistemas, and Mercury Systems.

“Bordain brings her strong technical and domain expertise in a winning combination with the aerospace industry-wide relationships and deep knowledge of the ecosystem. Landing this accomplished and talented executive to lead the Phoenix office shows the priority, dedication, and commitment to Daedalean’s strategic development in the U.S.,” said Daedalean CEO and founder Dr. Luuk van Dijk.

Daedalean employs a team of more than 90 people with expertise in machine learning and computer vision, aviation-grade software engineering, flight testing, safety assessment, and certification. Avidyne is working with the company on PilotEye, an AI-based see-and-avoid system for aircraft.