Foothill Section WIE/CN Joint Technical Talk-Featuring Kathleen Kramer "Evolving Cyber Systems in Avionics"

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Greetings, it is our first event this year!  Please join us for an important and timely discussion presented by Kathleen A. Kramer: "Evolving Cyber Systems in Avionics"   Avionics systems are part of a formerly slow-changing industry and that have emerged as cyber-physical systems, in an aviation context where practical implementation is complex, multi-agent, and safety critical.  AI techniques promise new solutions, but are particularly challenged by the priority on certification for safety.   

Kathleen is a recent candidate for IEEE President Elect, 2023, and well known speaker for both WIE and Consultants Network, as well as an IEEE AESS Distinguished Lecturer. She brings extensive experience and backgroud in Aerospace Systems but is also a model for dedication and service as a volunteer for the IEEE organization.  She will enlighten and inform us on what is at stake in securing aerospace systems using AI as well as share her insights as a consulting engineer.


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  • Date: 18 Oct 2022
  • Time: 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
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  • Starts 30 September 2022 08:00 AM
  • Ends 17 October 2022 10:08 PM
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Kathleen A Kramer Kathleen A Kramer

Topic:

Avionics Systems: Considering Artificial Intelligence Techniques Where Safety Is Critical

Abstract:
In the aviation context, AI doing things conventionally performed by humans could
have applied to even older dynamics-based implementations of an autopilot but now
more implies judgement reserved in past to human pilot, and clearly applies to
unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The description of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has
continually been evolving over past few decades in correlation with the advancement
in technology itself. The ingress into numerous spheres of life has been aided by
progress in some of the supporting technologies, namely, high-powered parallel
processing, big data analysis and cloud computing, deep learning algorithms. There
is a real challenge to aviation safety certification to identify and verify all possible
safety-critical conditions, particularly for critical avionics systems, including those
providing communication and navigation.


Also included, perspectives and progress for Women in Engineering (WIE) in this and
related technical fields.

Biography:

Kathleen A. Kramer is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of San
Diego. A Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society,
she maintains an active research agenda in the areas of multisensor data fusion,
navigation, and cyber security in aerospace systems, and leads the AESS technical
panel on Cyber Security. In addition to academic positions, she has also been a
Member of Technical Staff at several companies, including ViaSat, Hewlett Packard,
and Bell Communications Research. She is a leader in engineering accreditation
activities for IEEE with ABET and has contributed to several recent advances in the
criteria, impacting university education in 41 countries. She received the B.S. degree
in electrical engineering with a second major in physics from Loyola Marymount
University, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the
California Institute of Technology.

Address:California, United States




Agenda

I. Introductions

II. Talk

III.Q&A