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