Tyan Maksim Borisovich

Dr. Maxim Tyan is a specialist in aerospace systems engineering, with extensive experience in multidisciplinary design optimization, aircraft modeling, and digital twin systems. He earned his Integrated MSc-PhD in Aerospace Information Engineering from Konkuk University (2010–2015) and a BSc in Aerospace Engineering from Tashkent State Technical University (2005–2009).

He worked as a Research Professor at Konkuk University (2017–2024), and briefly served as an Assistant Professor (April–August 2024). In August 2024, he joined New Uzbekistan University as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He also held the position of Senior Researcher at the Konkuk Aerospace Design Airworthiness Institute.

His research interests include:

1. Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
2. Design under Uncertainties
3. Surrogate Modeling
4. Aircraft Design (manned/unmanned, electric, hybrid, C/V/STOL)
5. Computational Fluid Dynamics
6. Flight Simulation and Control
7. Aircraft Digital Twin

1. Maxim Tyan, Nhu Van Nguyen, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2015. “Improving Variable-Fidelity Modelling by Exploring Global Design Space and Radial Basis Function Networks for Aerofoil Design.” Engineering Optimization, 47(7): 885–908.
2. Maxim Tyan, Nhu Van Nguyen, Sangho Kim, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2017. “Comprehensive Preliminary Sizing/Resizing Method for a Fixed Wing-VTOL Electric UAV.” Aerospace Science and Technology, 71 (December): 30–41.
3. Tyan, Maxim, Nhu Van Nguyen, Sangho Kim, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2017. “Database Adaptive Fuzzy Membership Function Generation for Possibility-Based Aircraft Design Optimization.” Journal of Aircraft, 54(1): 114–124.
4. Tyan, Maxim, Nhu Van Nguyen, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2017. “A Tailless UAV Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Using Global Variable Fidelity Modeling.” International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 18(4): 662–674.
5. Tyan, Maxim, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2019. “Efficient Multi-Response Adaptive Sampling Algorithm for Construction of Variable-Fidelity Aerodynamic Tables.” Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 32(3): 547–558.
6. Tyan, Maxim, Jungwon Yoon, Nhu Van Nguyen, Jae-Woo Lee, and Sangho Kim. 2019. “Design-Airworthiness Integration Method for General Aviation Aircraft during Early Development Stage.” Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 91(7): 1067–1076.
7. Tyan, Maxim, Cheol Kyun Choi, Tuan Anh Nguyen, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2022. “Rapid Airfoil Inverse Design Method with a Deep Neural Network and Hyperparameter Selection.” International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences, September 2022.
8. Nguyen, Nhu-Van, Maxim Tyan, Jae-Woo Lee, and Yung-Hwan Byun. 2014. “Investigations on Missile Configuration Aerodynamic Characteristics for Design Optimization.” Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 57(4): 210–218.
9. Nguyen, Nhu Van, Jae-Woo Lee, Maxim Tyan, and Daeyeon Lee. 2015. “Possibility-Based Multidisciplinary Optimisation for Electric-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Design.” The Aeronautical Journal, 119(1221): 1397–1414.
10. Nguyen, Nhu Van, Jae-Woo Lee, Maxim Tyan, and Sangho Kim. 2015. “Repetitively Enhanced Neural Networks Method for Complex Engineering Design Optimisation Problems.” The Aeronautical Journal, 119(1220): 1253–1270.
11. Nguyen, Nhu Van, Maxim Tyan, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2015. “A Modified Variable Complexity Modeling for Efficient Multidisciplinary Aircraft Conceptual Design.” Optimization and Engineering, 16(2): 483–505.
12. Lee, Daeyeon, Nhu Van Nguyen, Maxim Tyan, Heun Geun Chun, Sangho Kim, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2016. “Enhanced Multi-Fidelity Model for Flight Simulation Using Global Exploration and the Kriging Method.” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 231(4): 606–620.
13. Nguyen, Nhu Van, Daeyeon Lee, Maxim Tyan, Jae-Woo Lee, and Sangho Kim. 2016. “Efficient Stall Compliance Prediction Method for Trimmed Very Light Aircraft with High-Lift Devices.” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 231(6): 1124–1137.
14. Nguyen, Nhu Van, Maxim Tyan, Sunghyun Jin, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2016. “Adaptive Multifidelity Constraints Method for Efficient Multidisciplinary Missile Design Framework.” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 53(1): 184–194.
15. Nguyen, Nhu Van, Maxim Tyan, Jae-Woo Lee, and Sangho Kim. 2016. “Investigations on Stability and Control Characteristics of a CS-VLA Certified Aircraft Using Wind Tunnel Test Data.” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 230(14): 2728–2743.
16. Maw, Aye Aye, Tun Lwin, Maxim Tyan, Jae-Woo Lee, and Sangho Kim. 2018. “Efficient Approach to Database Integration for an Aerospace Vehicle Design and Certification Framework.” Advances in Engineering Software, 118 (April): 27–34.
17. Maw, Aye Aye, Maxim Tyan, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2020. “IADA*: Improved Anytime Path Planning and Replanning Algorithm for Autonomous Vehicle.” Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 100(3): 1005–1013.
18. Maw, Aye Aye, Maxim Tyan, Tuan Anh Nguyen, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2021. “IADA*-RL: Anytime Graph-Based Path Planning with Deep Reinforcement Learning for an Autonomous UAV.” Applied Sciences, 11(9): 3948.
19. Nguyen, Le Viet Thang, Maxim Tyan, Jae-Woo Lee, and Sangho Kim. 2021. “Enhancement of Light Aircraft 6 DOF Simulation Using Flight Test Data in Longitudinal Motion.” The Aeronautical Journal, 125(1290): 1358–1379.
20. An, Jae-Hyun, Do-Youn Kwon, Kwon-Su Jeon, Maxim Tyan, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2022. “Advanced Sizing Methodology for a Multi-Mode EVTOL UAV Powered by a Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Battery.” Aerospace, 9(2): 71.
21. Silva, Francisco Airton, Carlos Brito, Gabriel Araújo, Iure Fé, Maxim Tyan, Jae-Woo Lee, Tuan Anh Nguyen, and Paulo Romero Martin Maciel. 2022. “Model-Driven Impact Quantification of Energy Resource Redundancy and Server Rejuvenation on the Dependability of Medical Sensor Networks in Smart Hospitals.” Sensors, 22(4): 1595.
22. Pham, Vinh, Maxim Tyan, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Chiho Lee, Le Viet Thang Nguyen, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2023. “Adaptive Data Fusion Framework for Modeling of Non-Uniform Aerodynamic Data.” Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 36(7): 316–336.
23. Lee, Jae Lyun, Maxim Tyan, Do Youn Kwon, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2023. “Enhanced Calibration and Performance Prediction Method for Entire Propulsion System of eVTOL UAV.” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification.
24. Pham, Vinh, Maxim Tyan, Tuan Anh Nguyen, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2024. “Extended Hierarchical Kriging Method for Aerodynamic Model Generation Incorporating Multiple Low-Fidelity Datasets.” Aerospace, 11(1): 6.
25. Alam, Mohammad Irfan, Zin Win Thu, Nghia Nguyen, Maxim Tyan, and Jae-Woo Lee. 2024. “Integrated Propulsion System Analysis Framework for Designing Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft.” IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 1–1.

2011 KSAF Spring Conference, Seoul

APISAT 2014, Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology

AIAA/ISSMO MDO Conferences (2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2022)

Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (2012–2024)

EngOpt and WCSMO World Congresses

Innovation 2011 & 2014, Tashkent

KSAS Spring & Fall Conferences (2011–2023)

AIAA AVIATION Forums

ACSMO 2020, Seoul

RAeS London Flight Simulation Symposium

Asian CFD and Optimization Conferences

Smart Hospital Systems and Sensor Networks Symposium