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Dr. Krishna Sampigethaya, Organizer
No full textDr. Krishna Sampigethaya is currently the Chair for the Department of Cyber Intelligence and Security at the Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ, a DHS/NSA designated Center of Academic Excellence for Cyber Defense; offering one of the world\u27s few ABET accredited cybersecurity degree programs; a member of the US CYBERCOM Academic Engagement Network and the RSA®C Security Scholar Program; a DoD Cyber Scholarship Program site; and the only NSF CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) institution for aviation and aerospace cybersecurity.
Krishna received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Washington (2007) and was the first to defend a thesis on connected vehicle privacy and aircraft cyber security. He then joined The Boeing Company and was selected early as the first Associate Technical Fellow for aviation cyber-physical security. He was also the first Associate Director for cyber security at the United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Research Center.
Krishna founded the first aviation cyber security technical committee, sponsored by the SAE in 2008, and has organized cyber security tracks at AIAA, IEEE, and SAE aerospace conferences. He has served on the RTCA SC-216 standard committee. He co-edited the first special issue on cyber-physical systems, published in the first centennial year issue of the Proceedings of the IEEE journal. With over 65 papers, 24 keynotes/plenaries, and 24 patents in aviation CPS security, he has received awards such as the ASEI Engineer of the Year Award handed to him by the Honorable Charles Bolden and ASEI Corporate Engineering Excellence Award. At Embry‑Riddle, he has led several projects in aviation and aerospace cyber security including the world\u27s first student-led aviation cyber-physical security competition. He has taught the world’s only and award-winning ICAO course on aviation cyber security to professionals from over 24 countries.https://commons.erau.edu/avcysecworkshop-bios-2024/1000/thumbnail.jp
Bryan Hatton, Participant
No full textBryan Hatton is a Cybersecurity Researcher working at the Idaho National Laboratory for the past 18 years. He is an Idaho native raised in a small town outside of Idaho Falls. He currently lives in Ashton, with his wife and 2 children. At INL he has been working to help secure critical infrastructure.
He helped to set up ICS-CERT now part of CISA at DHS. He has been working on the Aviation Cyber Initiative for the past 8 years. Among his accomplishments is leading the winning team at DEFCON CTF. When not working he enjoys tinkering with electronics and 3D printing and is a volunteer firefighter with the North Fremont Fire Department.https://commons.erau.edu/avcysecworkshop-bios-2024/1019/thumbnail.jp
Jason Schoenbeck, Participant
No full textJason Schoenbeck has over 15 years of experience in various aspects of security. His career in cybersecurity began in the United States Air Force where he was a Cyber Warfare Operator focused on mission assurance of DoD fielded weapons systems.
At Collins, Jason led the Product Cybersecurity group within the Avionics business responsible for incorporating security into the products as a part of the Collins Secure Systems Development Life Cycle (SSDLC). He helped establish the SSDLC process and deployed it for the Avionics business. He currently leads the Product Cybersecurity Office team at Collins Aerospace. He is responsible for defining the strategy for the direction of Product Cybersecurity at Collins, identifying gaps, and anticipating new trends and requirements.https://commons.erau.edu/avcysecworkshop-bios-2024/1046/thumbnail.jp
Walt Whitecotton, Participant
No full textWalt Whitecotton has worked for the past 20 years in various sales, business development and management roles responsible for data center infrastructure, enterprise software, IT consulting services and cloud computing solutions. He’s worked at Microsoft, Dell, and Amazon Web Services – he returned to AWS June 2022 as a business development manager for the Gov Cloud regions supporting the US government.
He has introduced innovative technologies and worked to support the advancement of information technology to meet the needs of large enterprise organizations throughout the Dept of Defense & Intelligence Community.
He\u27s a graduate of the University of Missouri, a veteran, and former US Air Force pilot. He also supports the Special Olympics and Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital as a volunteer. He resides in MD and when not at work enjoys spending time outdoors and flying recreationally.https://commons.erau.edu/avcysecworkshop-bios-2024/1053/thumbnail.jp
Hammerhead Winglet Design (Full Text of Presentation)
Get PDFThe Hammerhead winglet, developed by Mako Winglets, represents a significant advancement in enhancing aerodynamic efficiency for experimental and amateur-built (E/AB) aircraft. This spiroid winglet addresses the limitations of the current aftermarket wingtip market, where options are often costly, labor-intensive, and yield only marginal performance improvements. Our approach involved a comprehensive evaluation of the Hammerhead winglet\u27s design and functionality, allowing homebuilders to easily assemble and install the winglets. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were employed to analyze the aerodynamic performance of the winglet, revealing a significant reduction in drag due to the effective management of wake vortices. Results indicate an improvement in lift-to-drag ratios and enhanced lateral stability. Furthermore, the Hammerhead winglet demonstrates a potential increase in fuel efficiency of up to 10%, providing a practical and efficient solution for light aircraft performance enhancement. This innovative design addresses the existing market gap and empowers homebuilders to improve their aircraft\u27s efficiency, making it a valuable addition to the experimental aviation community
Info and Games - College of Arts and Sciences
No full textA table will be set up in the College of Arts and Sciences atrium to share information and play games with students relating to textbook affordability and open education resources
Generalizing Classification of Pilot Workload: Transfer Learning versus a JEPA-Inspired Transformer Architecture
Get PDFWithin the context of learning, there poses difficulty when objectively measuring human performance. In this work, we investigate the evaluation of human performance via its relation to the individual\u27s mental capacity by classification of cognitive load within the domain of aviation. By utilizing a mixed virtual and physical flight simulation environment in conjunction with biometric sensing, we create and evaluate the predictive capabilities of a Joint-Embedding Predictive Architecture (JEPA) and compare the architecture and results to traditional methods for transfer learning and domain adaptation. We find that our JEPA inspired architecture can achieve more than 70% accuracy of cognitive workload, compared to the 63% and 56% accuracies of traditional transfer learning methods. Through this foundation, we have made advancements in multi-modal and multi-task learning to classify various features across numerous pilots, operators, and novices within aviation. Our predictive model can automate the evaluation of cognitive load, enabling creation of generalizing features even when labeled examples are scarce
