She has responsibility for Research groups in Materials technologies and in Mechatronics. During her 26 years of working experience, she was involved in national and international development projects, driven by realizing innovative applications of cutting edge technologies, also including ultrasonic imaging, optical measurements, flow metering, model based data-interpretation, chemical sensing. In her managerial responsibilities she focuses upon application driven co-creation for industrial applications. Machteld has a background in Physics and did her PhD in Ultrasonic Diagnostics.