Directors
W. Grafton and Lillian B. Wilkins Professor
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
2011 Mechanical Engineering Lab
(217) 244-1672
nhovakim@illinois.edu
Professor
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
367 Coordinated Science Laboratory
(217) 244-4172
salapaka@illinois.edu
Bringing Together World Experts
Multi-disciplinary team across diverse technical domains:
Verification and Validation
Control Systems
Airspace Management
Multi-Institutional Expertise
Covering a broad National footprint across:
5 Universities
2 Industry Groups
1 FAA-designated UAS test site
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Donald B. Gillies Chair, Professor
Computer Science
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Assistant Professor
Computer Science
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Aerospace Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wilson Assistant Professor
Aeronautics and Astronautics
University of Nevada, Reno
Petros Voulgaris
Chair, Victor LaMar Lockhart Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Christos Papachristos
Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
North Carolina A&T State University
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lockheed Martin
Director of Strategy
Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Labs
Lockheed Martin Fellow
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Lockheed Martin Fellow
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Program Management Staff
Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Labs
Sierra Nevada Corporation
Senior Business Development Manager
Director of Technology, Mission Systems Technology
Advisory Board
Distinguished Senior Technical Fellow at Boeing
Boeing
Flight Automation Lead
Wing, an Alphabet Company
Senior Researcher
Boeing
COO, Head of Product
Kittyhawk