Naira Hovakimyan, Director W. Grafton and Lillian B. Wilkins Professor Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering 2011 Mechanical Engineering Lab (217) 244-1672 nhovakim@illinois.edu
Srinivasa Salapaka, Deputy Director 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
Bo Li Assistant Professor Computer Science University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Sayan Mitra Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Melkior Ornik Assistant Professor Aerospace Engineering University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Lui Sha Donald B. Gillies Chair, Professor Computer Science University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Georgia Institute of Technology
Evangelos Theodorou Associate Professor Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chuchu Fan Wilson Assistant Professor Aeronautics and Astronautics Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Nevada, Reno
Christos Papachristos Assistant Professor Computer Science and Engineering University of Nevada, Reno
Petros Voulgaris Chair, Victor LaMar Lockhart Professor Mechanical Engineering University of Nevada, Reno
North Carolina A&T State University
Dr.Kory L. Bennett Director for Robotics Outreach Electrical & Computer Engineering North Carolina A&T State University
Ali Karimoddini Associate Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering North Carolina A&T State University
Ioannis Raptis Assistant Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering North Carolina A&T State University
Lockheed Martin
Andrzej Banaszuk Director of Strategy Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Labs Michael Niestroy Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Engineering Manager
Christopher Elliott Lockheed Martin Fellow Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company James Ramsey Lockheed Martin Senior Research Scientist Flight Control Engineer
Carley Mollica Program Management Staff Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Labs
Sierra Nevada Corporation
Jack Cross Director of Technology, Mission Systems Technology Sierra Nevada Corporation
Jon DeWald, PMP Program Manager Sierra Nevada Corporation
Andy Smith, PhD Principal Systems Engineer Sierra Nevada Corporation
Anna Stoneman Software Engineer Sierra Nevada Corporation
Advisory Board
Belinda Batten Oregon State University
Fariba Fahroo Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Sonja Glavaski Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)