Best Paper Awards

David Lubkowski Memorial for Advancement in Digital Avionics Best Paper Award

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First Place | Track: Urban Air and Advanced Mobility (UAAM)

Minimum Separation Boundary for UAM Tactical Deconfliction Based on Avoidance Risk Ratio Model
Junsoo Kim, Gihun Nam, Dongchan Min, Jiyun Lee, and Sam Pullen

 

Second Place | Track: Air Traffic Management (ATM)

Multi-Party Flight Trajectory Negotiation for Upper Class E Traffic Management
Shayna Gaulden, Tien Nguyen, Wenbin Wei, Michael Korens, Min Xue, Paul Lee, and Joseph Silva

 

Third Place | Track: Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) and Standardized Avionics Platforms

Avilution’s Extensible Flight System (XFS) Software: Making MOSA Practical
Mark Spencer, John Stough, and Ty Lastrapes

Best of Track Awards

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1Air Traffic Management (ATM)3189Multi-Party Flight Trajectory Negotiation for Upper Class E Traffic ManagementShayna Gaulden, Tien Nguyen, Wenbin Wei, Michael Korens, Min Xue, Paul Lee, & Joseph Silva
2Urban Air and Advanced Mobility (UAAM)3081Minimum Separation Boundary for UAM Tactical Deconfliction Based on Avoidance Risk Ratio ModelJunsoo Kim, Gihun Nam, Dongchan Min, Jiyun Lee, & Sam Pullen
3Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance and Information Networks (CNS)3076Forecasting-Based Anomaly Detection with Temporal Fusion Transformers Using Flight Operational Quality Assurance DataBulent Ayhan, Anahita Imanian, Erik Vargo, Meenu Ravi, Huang Tang, & Jason Ice
4Cyber, Systems, Software (CSS)3032Airworthiness Security Methods: Modeling and Highlighting Attack Paths in System and Software Architectures for Threat Scenario-Driven Security AnalysisMarvin Blecken, Hartmut Hintze, Fabian Giertzsch, & Ralf God
5Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) and Standardized Avionics Platforms3190Avilution’s Extensible Flight System (XFS) Software: Making MOSA PracticalMark Spencer, John Stough, & Ty Lastrapes
6Human Factors (HF)3252Gaze Analysis of Air Traffic Contoller Using AI-Based Conflict DetectionCelina Vetter, Kristina Samardžić, Ivan Tukarić, Tomislav Radišić, & Ruth Häusler Hermann
7Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)3247Enhancing Separation Assurance by Using Newly Developed ADS-L Messages Containing GNSS Raw Measurement DataBenjamin Lochow, Luisa Tautz, & Maarten Uijt de Haag
8Poster3042Scientific Machine Learning Based Pursuit-Evasion Strategy in Unmanned Surface Vessel Defense TacticsUgurcan Celik, Mevlut Uzun, Gokhan Inalhan, & Mike Woods
8Space Systems and Special Topics (SSST)3282Deobfuscating Machine Learning Assurance and ApprovalKimberly Wasson & Robert Voros

Best of Session Awards

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A1L-AAI Application in ATM3194Empowering Human-Ai Collaboration in Air Traffic Control Through Smart Interaction DesignLukas Tyburzy, Mohsan Jameel, Robert Hunger, & Julian Böhm
A1L-BUAM Traffic Management3182Urban Air Mobility Fleet Rebalancing with Real-Time Updates on Estimated Time of ArrivalJungu Kang, Seokbin Yoon, Keumjin Lee, & Sang Hyun Kim
A1L-CCommunication Security3169Evaluating Post-Quantum Key Exchange Mechanisms for UAV Communication SecurityRidwane Aissaoui, Jean-Christophe Deneuville, Christophe Guerber, & Alain Pirovano
A1L-DSecurity Analysis and Modeling 13032Airworthiness Security Methods: Modeling and Highlighting Attack Paths in System and Software Architectures for Threat Scenario-Driven Security AnalysisMarvin Blecken, Hartmut Hintze, Fabian Giertzsch, & Ralf God
A1L-GSafety3143Proposed Flight Recorder Recommendations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Into the National Airspace SystemOlayemi Ogirimah, Waleed Raza, Gurvir Bawa, Justus Renkhoff, Houbing Song, & Richard Stansbury
A1L-HSpace Systems3306Resident Space Objects Tracking Using Estimation-Based Data FusionKhaja Faisal Hussain, Nour El Din Safwat, Kathiravan Thangavel, Alessandro Gardi, & Roberto Sabatini
A2L-APerformance and Impact Assessment3336Statistical Modeling of Arrival Performance in Terminal AirspaceMayara Condé Rocha Murça, Alessandro Vinícius Marques Oliveira, & João Basílio Tarelho Szenczuk
A2L-BAirspace Procedures3332Quantifying Effects of Departure and Flight Time Uncertainty on Urban Air Mobility OperationsRishabh Bhandari, Hanbong Lee, & Kushal Moolchandani
A2L-CCommunications3293Redefining Flight Crew Communications Tasks: A New Approach to Automating Air Traffic Control InteractionKatarina Vuckovic, Geoffrey Shapiro, Timothy Wittkop, & David Gribble
A2L-DTools and Data for Certification3130Principles and Metrics for Digital Curation in AviationDavid Archer, Abha Moitra, Kit Siu, & Paul Cuddihy
A2L-EFPGA, Wired and Wireless Communication in Avionics3008Towards in Situ Wire Fault Detection Using Powerline Communication TechnologyLeyna Sadamori, Liset Martinez Marrero, Juergen Wassner, & Stephen Dominiak
A2L-FFlight Deck and Simulation3023Flight Deck Design of a Hybrid Turbine/Electric Passenger AircraftTim Etherington, Trey Arthur, Melissa Hill, & Jonathan Litt
A2L-GDesign Assurance3216Runtime Monitoring of Flight Control with Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic InversionHannes Hofsäß & Florian Holzapfel
A2L-HAerospace Special Topics3282Deobfuscating Machine Learning Assurance and ApprovalKimberly Wasson & Robert Voros
A2L-IPANEL: Cybersecurity3321Recommendations for Cybersecurity Analysis in the “New” Regulatory EnvironmentDave Matthews, Rodrigo Coutinho, & John Krainski
A3L-AGround and Airborne Flow Management3197A Hierarchical Multi-Agent Coordinated Decision-Making for Strategic Slot AllocationNhat-Hoang Phan Nguyen, Duc-Thinh Pham, & Vu N. Duong
A3L-BTrajectory Generation3081Minimum Separation Boundary for UAM Tactical Deconfliction Based on Avoidance Risk Ratio ModelJunsoo Kim, Gihun Nam, Dongchan Min, Jiyun Lee, & Sam Pullen
A3L-CNavigation and Guidance3076Forecasting-Based Anomaly Detection with Temporal Fusion Transformers Using Flight Operational Quality Assurance DataBulent Ayhan, Anahita Imanian, Erik Vargo, Meenu Ravi, Huang Tang, & Jason Ice
A3L-DAI/ML Tools and Data Management3090Towards Certifiable AI in Aviation: A Framework for Neural Network Assurance Using Advanced Visualization and Safety NetsJohann Maximilian Christensen, Wanja Zaeske, Janick Beck, Sven Friedrich, Thomas Stefani, Akshay Anilkumar Girija, Elena Hoemann, Umut Durak, Frank Köster, Thomas Krüger, & Sven Hallerbach
A3L-EModern IMA Systems Development3083Conceptual Design of IMA Platforms with Distributed A653-P4 Computing Modules for Next-Generation AircraftJasmin Broehan, Thimo Bielsky, Nils Kuelper, & Frank Thielecke
A3L-FPilot Training and Performance3034Multi-Modal Speech-Touch Controls on the Flight Deck: Impact on Pilot PerformanceSonia Dodd, Nichola Lubold, Steven Boswell, & Shell Stacey
A3L-GAutonomous Flight Control3086Finite Time Horizon State Synchronization of Asynchronous Flight Control ComputersEvangelos Huber, Valentin Marvakov, Daniel Gierszewski, Hannes Hofsäß, & Florian Holzapfel
A3L-HAir Mobility, Mission Planning & Operations3150Trajectory and Binning Strategy with LQG/LTR Controller for Aircraft Arresting Gear SystemYacine Boudria, Raymond Sepe Jr., & Steven Bastien
A3L-IMulticore Processing3131Combining Argumentation-Based and Model-Based Approaches for the Certification of Multi-Core Architectures: The PHYLOG MethodologyAnthony Fernandes Pires, Frédéric Boniol, Kevin Delmas, Benjamin Lesage, Alfonso Mascarenas Gonzalez, Claire Pagetti, & Thomas Polacsek
A4P-KPoster Session 1 - ATM, CNS, CSS3275Towards a Heuristic Optimizer for a Target Time Management System in Air Traffic Flow ManagementSebastian Gruber, Paul Feichtenschlager, Christoph Fabianek, Eduard Gringinger, & Christoph G. Schuetz
A4P-LPoster Session 3 - UAAM3017Predictive Workload Model for Air Traffic Controllers During UAM OperationsMegan Shyr, Amir Farrahi, & Savita Verma
A4P-MPoster Session 2 - HF, IMA, SSST3042Scientific Machine Learning Based Pursuit-Evasion Strategy in Unmanned Surface Vessel Defense TacticsUgurcan Celik, Mevlut Uzun, Gokhan Inalhan, & Mike Woods
A4P-NPoster Session 4 - UAS3237Textual and Network Analysis of Title 14 CFR Part 107 WaiversEthan Jordan, Carlos Paradis, Misty Davies, & Charles Werner
B1L-AAAM and UTM Traffic Integration3029Application of Two-Layered Genetic Algorithm for Demand-Oriented UAS Public Route Network DesignZhaoxuan Liu, Guoqiang Xu, Ke Shi, & Yifan Xu
B1L-BSimulation Frameworks3181A Robust Machine Learning Method for Safe and Efficient UAS IntegrationAnahita Imanian, Songyuan Zhang, Austin Whitesell, Craig Wanke, & Chuchu Fan
B1L-CNavigation for Drones3314Ground-Corrected Barometric Vertical Navigation System for Vertiport OperationsSamuel Heilein & Omar García Crespillo
B1L-DAI/ML Safety Considerations3121Robustness Assessment of a Runway Object Classifier for Safe Aircraft TaxiingYizhak Elboher, Raya Elsaleh, Omri Isac, Mélanie Ducoffe, Audrey Galametz, Guillaume Povéda, Ryma Boumazouza, Noémie Cohen, & Guy Katz
B1L-EChallenges and Assessment of Avionic Platforms3036Another Way of Assessing Complexity in Avionics: Derived 3D Avionics Platform ModelsMartin Halle & Frank Thielecke
B1L-FAir Traffic Control3252Gaze Analysis of Air Traffic Contoller Using AI-Based Conflict DetectionCelina Vetter, Kristina Samardžić, Ivan Tukarić, Tomislav Radišić, & Ruth Häusler Hermann
B1L-GSensing 13043Airborne Optical Sensing: Improving Ground Target Tracking with GIS Road Network IntegrationJohannes Ostler & Peter Stütz
B1L-HModels, Simulation & Embedded Aerospace Systems3185ASP: An Aerospace Specification Process for Modules Using VHDLCarlos Renato Dos Santos & Johnny Marques
B1L-ISecurity Solutions3249Moving Target Defence in 6G UAV NetworksAhmed Alismail, Huw Whitworth, Saba Al-Rubaye, Antonios Tsourdos, Liz James, & Lawrence Baker
B2L-AClimate Impact and Trajectory Based Operations3053OpenSky Report 2024: Analysis of Global Flight Contrail Formation and Mitigation PotentialJunzi Sun, Xavier Olive, Esther Roosenbrand, Céline Parzani, & Martin Strohmeier
B2L-BCommunications Technologies3109HIRF Tolerance and Avoidance for Advanced Air Mobility VehiclesTruong Nguyen
B2L-CGNSS and Trajectories3271Smoother Guidance – Less Emissions? GNSS-Based Precision Approach Guidance vs. ILSMichael Felux, Alessio Schnegg, Sophie Jochems, Valentin Fischer, Manuel Waltert, Oliver Meyer, Thomas Dautermann, & Bernd Korn
B2L-DSystem and Safety Considerations3120Simulation-Driven Failure Modes and Effects Analysis of Flight Control System ArchitecturesJulian Rhein, Marco Bimbi, Giovanni Miraglia, & Florian Holzapfel
B2L-FFighter and Tactical Aerospace3272Cognitive Modeling Approach for Generating Authentic Tactical Agent BehaviorJiří Hanák, Jiří Novák, & Peter Chudý
B2L-GSensing 23196Probabilistic Parameter Estimators and Calibration Metrics for Pose Estimation from Image FeaturesRomeo Valentin, Sydney Katz, Joonghyun Lee, Don Walker, Matthew Sorgenfrei, & Mykel Kochenderfer
B2L-HAI/ML Verification and Certification3099Towards Detecting Unintended Behaviors in Machine Learning AlgorithmsHenry Späth & Zamira Daw
B2L-IPANEL: Technology Perspectives on Human Factors Challenges3307Identifying Human Factors Research for Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Advanced Air MobilityWilliam Kaliardos, Jon Holbrook, & Alan Hobbs
B3L-ASeparation and Trajectory Management3189Multi-Party Flight Trajectory Negotiation for Upper Class E Traffic ManagementShayna Gaulden, Tien Nguyen, Wenbin Wei, Michael Korens, Min Xue, Paul Lee, & Joseph Silva
B3L-BUAM Special Topics3320An Examination of Powered-Lift Aircraft Operations in Urban AreasMichael Feary, John Kaneshige, Kimberlee Shish, Loran Haworth, Amber Villa, Thomas Lombaerts, Kevin Monk, Nelson Iwai, John Archdeacon, & Mieczyslaw Steglinski
B3L-CAeronautical Communication Networks3170Intelligent Message Routing and Optimization for Aircraft in 6G Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial NetworksChih-Kuang Lin, Fadhil Firyaguna, Hamada Alshaer, & Philip Harris
B3L-DSoftware Topics3105Defining Quantifiable Measures for Data Coupling and Control CouplingAndy Galloway, Phillip Hamm, Chris Hubbs, & Daniel Wright
B3L-EModel-based Avionics Platform Development3039Universal Configuration Format for Virtual, Hybrid and Hardware Testing of Avionic PlatformsPhilipp Chrysalidis & Frank Thielecke
B3L-FHuman Autonomy and Flight Data3177Towards Safe Collaboration Between Autonomous Pilots and Human Crews for Intelligence, Surveillance, and ReconnaissanceRichard Agbeyibor, Vedant Ruia, Jack Kolb, Carmen Jimenez Cortes, Samuel Coogan, & Karen Feigh
B3L-GNavigation3250Exploring RNP Applications in Urban Air Mobility: A Quadrotor UAV Accuracy StudyMaria Hanna & Thomas Dautermann
B3L-IPANEL: Digital Flight Rules3309Intelligent Cyber-Physical System for Advanced Air Mobility and UAS Traffic ManagementNour El Din Safwat, Kathiravan Thangavel, Khaja Faisal Hussain, Alessandro Gardi, & Roberto Sabatini
C1L-AUTM/DAA3247Enhancing Separation Assurance by Using Newly Developed ADS-L Messages Containing GNSS Raw Measurement DataBenjamin Lochow, Luisa Tautz, & Maarten Uijt de Haag
C1L-BDetect and Avoid3051Detect and Avoid and Collision Avoidance Flight Test Results with ACAS XrRobert Rorie & Casey Smith
C1L-CSurveillance3340Optimizing Electronics Architecture for the Deployment of Convolution Neural Networks Using System-Level ModelingDeepak Shankar & Tom Jose
C1L-DAI/ML Applications3268Machine Learning Based Radar Cross-Section Clustering Towards Enhanced Situational Awareness for Next-Generation Fighter AircraftMustafa Rasit Ozdemir, Ahmet Faruk Kucuk, Gokhan Inalhan, Barış Başpınar, & Seyda Ertekin
C1L-EModular Open System Approach3190Avilution’s Extensible Flight System (XFS) Software: Making MOSA PracticalMark Spencer, John Stough, & Ty Lastrapes
C1L-FSpecial Topics3142MURDOC: Transforming Pixels Into Perception for Camouflage DetectionDebra Hogue, Zachary Kastl, Joseph Karch, Don Nguyen, Lacey Schley, Justin Lewis, Shane Connelly, & Chris Weaver
C1L-GAI and Machine Learning3087Real-Time Imitation NMPC Using Least-Squares Optimization for Aircraft Trajectory TrackingSonali Rani & Matthias Gerdts
C1L-HTesting and Certification3298Examining Certification Challenges for Pre-Existing Software-Defined Radio in Safety-Critical Avionics ApplicationsLin Bao, Christopher Fuhrman, Rene Jr. Landry, Abdessamad Amrhar, & Jean-Marc Gagne
C1L-IFormal Methods3144Flight Incident Analysis Through Symbolic ArgumentationDionisio de Niz, Bjorn Andersson, Mark Klein, John Lehoczky, Hyoseung Kim, George Romanski, Jonathan Preston, Floyd Fazi, Daniel Shapiro, Douglass Schmidt, Ronald Koontz, & Sam Procter
C2L-AArrival Operations3188Towards Fuel Efficient RNP ApproachesDavid De Smedt, Ferdinand Behrend, & Henrik Ekstrand
C2L-BUAM Flight Planning3167Flight Test Evaluation of Autonomous Descending-Decelerating Precision Point-in-Space Approach to the GroundDavid Zahn, Gayle Patterson, Ethan Williams, Sarah Eggum, & Tyler Fettrow
C2L-CNavigation Without GNSS3151Lower Bounds on Magnetic Navigation Performance as a Function of Magnetic Anomaly Map QualityAditya Gupta, Prasenjit Sengupta, Richard Phernetton, & Andrew Sosanya
C2L-DSecurity Analysis and Modeling 23092Threat Modeling and Security Improvements for Ethernet-Based Avionic NetworksAndreas Hagl
C2L-EUAS Special Topics3264Trajectory Planning for Offshore Wind Farm Logistics with Unmanned AircraftJannik Heinze, Simon Schopferer, & Maarten Uijt de Haag
C2L-ISurveillance for Drones3310Optimization of Radar Networks for Airspace Surveillance in UAM and AAM ScenariosLeonardo Milone, Flavia Causa, Giancarmine Fasano, Luca Manica, Giacomo Gentile, & Micheal Dubois