Dr. Maute is an assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and a member of the Center of Aerospace Structures at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering in 1998, and his Bs/Ms. in Aerospace Engineering in 1992, both from the University of Stuttgart, Germany. His research is concerned with computational mechanics, optimization and inverse analysis methodologies, and parameter sensitivity analysis for nonlinear structural and coupled multi-physics problems, such as fluid-structure interaction and coupled electro-thermo-mechanical problems. In the recent past, Maute has developed stochastic prediction and design optimization methods for coupled multi-physics problems under uncertainty using high-fidelity models. Maute has published his work in over 80 journal articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings.