Max is a PhD candidate in the area of comparative constitutional law at Utrecht University. He conducts research into procedural doctrines (justiciability and remedies) that shape the constitutional role of courts, particularly focusing on novel instances of rights based litigation. Drawing on constitutional experiences in Germany (Verfassungsprozessrecht), the United States (focusing on the enforcement of constitutional values in public law litigation) and the United Kingdom (under the Human Rights Act 1998), his research aims to shed new light on Constitutional Procedure as an emerging field of study and practice in the Netherlands. As part of his research, Max was affiliated to Harvard Law School as a Visiting Researcher in Spring Semester 2023.

Max also has extensive experience in the area of law and technology, with a particular emphasis on the interrelationship between Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights. His book on the human rights impact of algorithms (Algoritmes en Grondrechten, Boom Juridisch 2018), co-authored with Professors Janneke Gerards and Remco Nehmelman, was an early contribution to this domain of research. Max still regularly presents about this topic, both within and outside academia.

As one of the 'Faces of Science' of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Max regularly writes about his work as a PhD candidate.