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RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

RESEARCHER DIRECTORY

The single greatest challenge to developments in domestic commercial UAS development for the United States has been identification of UAS in the air. To that end, UND has a full-fledged suite of researchers and a Federal Aviation Administration Test Site attempting to solve the challeng-es presented by so-called “Beyond Line of Sight” operations. Drs. Will Semke and Jim Higgins are developing advanced SWARM technology that would solve major challenges in detection. Similarly, Dr. Naima Kaabouch is leading the field in detection for non-cooperative airborne bodies, such as stealthed aircraft or small birds. These areas have immediate applicabil-ity towards developing major capabilities in counter-terror and counter- autonomy technologies.

FLIGHT OPERATIONS

At every level of UND, faculty and staff work towards realizing the state’s goal of becoming the global capital for applied UAS research. To that end, one of the university’s deans, Dr. Bradley Rundquist, continues to perform research in the UAS space around remote sensing and object classifica-tion. His work has propelled the University of North Dakota to become a major source of employees for agencies like the National Security Agen-cy and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Similarly, Dr. Forrest Ames’ expertise in aerodynamics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer has helped him become a foremost authority in the field of aerodynamics through custom wind tunnel development since his former work at Rolls Royce. Finally, Dr. Jeremiah Neubert’s dual roles of roboticist and deep machine learning pattern recognition expertise have come fully to the fore with his work on space exploration and pattern visualization.

APPLIED RESEARCH

UND and the State of North Dakota have an expressed policy of encouraging faculty to work with private industry. Within this capacity, the institution has engendered a number of major public-private partnership grants, including work on automated detection of image anomalies for a major public utility company and Big Data public-private partnership facilitation through the National Science Foundation.

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

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The University of North Dakota is also diving headfirst into the Big Data revolution, but choosing to concentrate on the institution’s central focus on UAS-generated data. For example, Dr. Gretchen Mullendore’s work with Northrop Grumman in concert with the company’s engineers of the Global Hawk to analyze aerospace environments previously thought to be unsafe. Utilizing high-performance computing enabled analysis of deep convection turbulence with advanced atmospheric modeling, Dr. Mullendore has enabled Northrop Grumman to operate the Global Hawk within theaters previously thought of as inaccessible. Similarly, Dr. Travis Desell in computer science and Dr. Susan Felege in biology have worked together to create automatic detection for naturally-camouflaged wildlife. The defense applications for image analysis, camouflage detection, and pattern recognition are unlimited.

DATA EXPLOITATION

In the wake of the drone intrusion into the White House grounds, the Guardian reached out to UND’s famed UAS Research Compliance Comittee as a pioneering space for UAS research ethics and law enforcement. Because Grand Forks and the University of North Dakota exist in a collaborative environment with state and federal regulators, including the FAA, the institution is in a unique space to drive UAS innovation while also addressing public concerns. The institutions’ committee, as a result, has become one of the foremost authorities on best practices for UAS. To date, there has been no significant citizen opposition to Grand Forks’ emphasis on the UAS industry, due to a public interest in driving a sustainable industry in the region. This community-wide interest led tothe creation of the Grand Sky UAS Park, which is located on a U.S. Air Force base.

INSTITUTIONAL POLICY RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY ENVIRONMENT

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UND has been active in unmanned ‘flight’ research for over 12 years, with major efforts in human factors, detect and avoid, airspace integration, and payload development. There is additional related ‘flight’ research in areas such as propulsion, airframes, controls, sensors and communications technologies. A goal of the Institute will be to grow and integrate all of these research areas. Please think about how your research fits with or adds to these areas and tell us.

FLIGHT

Applications are the drivers of unmanned and autonomous research, as they provide the motivation for the use of these systems. Unmanned and autonomous systems are employed to help answer questions , and ultimately, development of applications is based on the acquisition of data and the conversion of this data into actionable information through a ‘data supply chain’ consisting of the closely linked functions of data storage, communica-tions, security and analysis. Please think about the potential use of unmanned and autonomous systems in your own research, whether such use would provide valuable added insight to your work, and what the broader impacts of such use would be.

APPLICATIONS

There is an exciting convergence occurring in the data industry. First, the development of unmanned and autonomous systems as vehicles for acquiring large amounts of data is maturing at a rapid pace. At the same time, diverse industries such as agriculture, power utilities, banking and finance, energy development, biomedical sciences and others have been heavily leveraging Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for the purposes of analytics, visualization and near-real-time decision making. Bringing Big Data and the IoT to bear on the large datasets generated by unmanned and autonomous systems will open the door to applications development. Please think about how your research in data, Big Data and the IoT could fit with the many applica-tions of unmanned and autonomous systems.

DATA SUPPLY CHAIN

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The development and application of cyber-security technologies is crucial to the operation of unmanned and autonomous systems, to the data that they produce, and to the applications that they enable. Unmanned systems must be operated safely and securely, free of hacking/spoofing, and the data obtained, whether of defense or economic importance, must be kept proprietary and out of the hands of unauthorized persons or organizations. From power grids to agriculture, the data and information obtained through unmanned operations must be secure. Please think about how your research fits with cyber-security.

CYBERSECURITY

Unmanned and autonomous systems, as evolving and innovative technologies, are related to many public policy issues. Entrepreneurs are populating the systems and products related to these systems, and they are import-ant stakeholders in the evolving regulatory structures. Policy issues are also closely linked to other focus areas described above, and involve all branches and levels of government. Regulation related to unmanned and auton-omous systems is therefore arising in disparate organizational, jurisdictional, and agency settings, from federal agencies like the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Department of Defense, to municipal law enforcement agencies. With its long history with unmanned systems, UND is a natural policy leader. Please think about how your research impacts or fits with Policy.

POLICY

Unmanned and autonomous systems seem to be developing at an exponential rate. New innovations, technol-ogies, capabilities and applications are appearing rapidly. Just knowing what is in use currently is a challenge. Knowing what new technologies will be introduced a year from now or 10 years from now is an even greater chal-lenge. To be at the forefront, the Institute must take on multiple roles. First, we must be an active observer of the many fields that impact unmanned and autonomous systems and disseminate and inform the UND and broader North Dakota communities of the developments in these fields on a frequent basis. This calls for an active infor-mation and communications function. Second, we must be a leader in unmanned and autonomous research and technology development. This calls for frequent exchanges of ideas. It also calls for initiation of rapid-response research. It calls for rapid access to funding. Please think about how we establish the institute as a national thought leader in unmanned and autonomous research.

NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES

Research Institute for Autonomous Systems

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MARK ASKELSON, Ph.D. ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES | PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Detect and Avoid 1. Data Analysis 2. Unmanned Aircraft Systems 2. Modeling 3. Atmospheric Sciences 3. Project Management

Relevant Work: • Askelson, M. A., P. Drechsel, J. Nordlie, C. J. Theisen, C. Carlson, T. Woods, R. Forsyth, and R.Heitman,2013:MQ-9UnmannedAircraftResponsivenesstoAirTrafficController Commanded Maneuvers: Implications for Integration into the National Airspace System. Air TrafficControlQuarterly,21(1),79-92.• Marsh, R., C. Theisen, M. Askelson, J. Nordlie, and N. Kimber, 2014: Airspace aircraft informationdisplaysystemforflightoperationsinNorthDakota.IEEEAerospace Conference 2014, Big Sky, MT, 11 pp.• Wehner, P. J., J. Schwartz, D. Hashemi, C. T. Howell III, H. A. Verstynen, C. Buttrill, M. Askelson, and W. Semke, 2013: Evaluating prototype sense and avoid alternatives in simulationandflight.Assoc.UnmannedVehicleSystemsInternational(AUVSI)Unmanned Systems 2013, Washington D. C., 19 pp.

EMAIL: [email protected]

PHONE: 701.777.6334

AARON BERGSTROM, M.S. UND COMPUTATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER | HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING SPECIALISTEducation: M.S., North Dakota State University

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Supercomputing 1. Supercomputing 2. Big Data 2. 3D Technologies 3. Data Visualization 3. Data

Relevant Work: • Proceeding XSEDE16 Proceedings of the XSEDE16 Conference on Diversity, Big Data, andScienceatScaleArticleNo.57Miami,USA—July17-21,2016


PHONE: 701.777.2075

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JASON JENSEN, Ph.D. POLITICAL SCIENCE/PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Martin School

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Policy 1. Policy Analysis 2. Regulation 2. Statistical Analysis 3. Entrepreneurship 3. Research Methods

Relevant Work: •Smith,A,&Jensen,J.L.(forthcoming).AnAssessmentofFactorsImportanttoLegislators in Budget Decisions; How Much Impact Can Agencies Have? Public Budgeting and Finance.•Jensen,J.L.(2015).Anexaminationoftheburdensfacedbyentrepreneursatstart-upand fiveyearslater.JournalofPublicPolicyandEntrepreneurship,4(2):152-170.


PHONE: 701.777.3547

TRAVIS DESELL, Ph.D. COMPUTER SCIENCE | ASSISTANT PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Machine Learning 1. Neural Networks 2. High Performance Computing 2. Crowd Sourcing 3. Big Data 3. High Performance Computing

Relevant Work: • Connor Bowley, Alicia Andes, Susan Ellis-Felege and Travis Desell. Detecting Wildlife in Uncontrolled Outdoor Video using Convolutional Neural Networks. The IEEE 12th InternationalConferenceoneScience(eScience2016).Baltimore,MD,USA. October23-27,2016.• AbdElRahman ElSaid, Brandon Wild, James Higgins and Travis Desell. Using LSTM RecurrentNeuralNetworkstoPredictExcessVibrationEventsinAircraftEngines.TheIEEE 12thInternationalConferenceoneScience(eScience2016).Baltimore,MD,USA. October23-27,2016.• Marshall Mattingly III, Andrew Barnas, Susan Ellis-Felege, Robert Newman, David Iles and Travis Desell. Developing a Citizen Science Web Portal for Manual and Automated Ecological Image Detection. The IEEE 12th International Conference on eScience (eScience2016).Baltimore,MD,USA.October23-27,2016.


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RONALD MARSH, Ph.D. COMPUTER SCIENCE | CHAIR/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., North Dakota State University

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Image Processing 1. Image Enhancment 2. Visualization 2. Super Resolution 3. Pattern Recognition 3. Image Compression

Relevant Work: • R. Marsh, K. Ogaard, M. Kary, J. Nordlie, and C. Theisen, “Development of an Information Display System for UAS Operations in North Dakota,” International Journal of Computer InformationSystemsandIndustrialManagementApplications,ISSN2150-7988,Volume3, 2011, pp. 435-443.• R. Marsh and T. Schmitt, “Object distance determination using a joint transform correlator,” International Journal of Science and Applied Information Technology, Volume 6, No.1,2017,ISSN2278-3083• R. Marsh, T. Young, T. Johnson, and D. Smith, “Enhancement of Small Telescope Images Using Super-Resolution Techniques,” Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.May2004.


PHONE: 701.777.4013

PRAKASH RANGANATHAN, Ph.D. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., North Dakota State UniversityResearch Keywords: Research Area: 1. Cyber Security 1. Smart Grid 2. Smart Grid 2. Cyber Security 3. Optimization 3. Linear Programming ModelsRelevant Work: • Hahn, C. Peterson, S. Noghanian and P. Ranganathan, “Optimization of swarms of UAVs,” 2016 IEEEInternationalConferenceonElectroInformationTechnology(EIT),GrandForks,ND,2016, pp.0793-0797.DOI:10.1109/EIT.2016.7535341• R. Mahmud, R. Vallakati, A. Mukherjee, P. Ranganathan and A. Nejadpak, ‘A Survey on Attacks on Smart Grid Metering Infrastructures: Threats and Solutions”, IEEE EIT Conference, Illinois, May 23-25 2015.•M.Campion,C.Bina,P.Ranganathanet.al.PredictingWestNileVirus(WNV)Occurrencesin North Dakota using Data Mining Techniques FTC 2016 - Future Technologies Conference 2016 6-7December2016|SanFrancisco,UnitedStates•Olivo,E.,Campion,M.andRanganathan,P.(2016)DataCompressionforNextGeneration PhasorDataConcentrators(PDCs)inaSmartGrid.JournalofInformationSecurity,7,291-296.• Radha Krishnan Angamuthu, Prakash Ranganathan, “Investigation of forecasting methods for the hourly spot price of the Day-Ahead Electric Power Markets”, 2016 IEEE International ConferenceonBigData(IEEEBigData2016),December5-82016,WashingtonD.C.USA.


PHONE: 701.777.4431

NICK WILSON, M.B.A. AVIATION | ASSISTANT PROFESSOREducation: M.B.A., Bethel University

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Human-Machine Interface 1. Program Management 2. User Interface / Feedback Design 2. Business Development 3. Curriculum Design 3. Team Coordination

Relevant Work: •Wilson,N.D.,Daku,S.A.(2016).IndustryinMotion:PilotStudyonInstructorand Management Perceptions of New Hire Pilot Technical and Professional Preparation. InternationalJournalofAviation,Aeronautics,andAerospace,3(3).•Wilson,N.,Tavakolian,K.,Fazel-Rezai,R.(2016).Systemsandmethodstoprovide feedback to pilot/operator by utilizing integration of navigation and physiological monitoring.USPatentApp.15/153,198.• Johnson, B., Erickson, J., Schneider, C., Alam, M. N., Glessing, D., Wilson, N., Tavakolian, K., Fazel-Rezai, R. Aviation navigation feedback device. Electro Information Technology (EIT),2016IEEEInternationalConferenceon(pp.0760-0764).IEEE.•Wilson,N.D.,Basile,E.,Dusenbury,M.(2016).FundingChangesfromtheDepartmentof VeteransAffairs:MeasuringtheImpactonUndergraduateFlightStudentCareerand AcademicGoals.CollegiateAviationReview,34(2),86-98.


PHONE: 701.777.6749

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BRIAN URLACHER, Ph.D. POLITICAL SCIENCE | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Foreign Policy 1. Statistical Methods 2. Intelligence 2. Public Opinion Research 3. Counter Terrorism


PHONE: 701.777.3541

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SALEH FARUQUE, Ph.D. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., University of Waterloo, Canada

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Tactical UAV for Cyber Security 1. Tactical UAV for Cyber Security 2. Mission Critical Data Communication 2. Mission Critical Data Communication 3. 4D Navigation & Collision Avoidance 3. 4D Navigation & Collision Avoidance

Relevant Work: •SalehFaruque,ShamsFaruqueandWilliamSemke,“OrthogonalOn-OffKeying(O3K)for Free-Space Laser Communications With Ambient Light Compensation” SPIE Optical Engineering, Volume 52, Issue 9, Lasers, Fiber Optics, and Communications, 2013(Published).•SalehFaruqueandPrakashRanganathan,PatentPending:20160315774A1,“Smartgrid secure communications method and apparatus”. Pending•ShamsFaruque,SalehFaruqueandWilliamSemke:PatentGrannted,9,154,228,“Method and apparatus for signal reception with ambient light compensation “, Granted Oct. 6, 2015


PHONE: 701.777.4428

BENJAMIN TRAPNELL, M.S. AVIATION | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOREducation: M.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. UAS Operations Risk Mitigation 1. Aviation Education 2. UAS Systems Education 2. UAS Education 3. UAS Flight Education and Training 3. Program Development

Relevant Work: • Training the Future Operators; Unmanned Tech Solutions, Tactical Defense Media, Inc. Fall, 2013• Regulatory and technology survey of sense-and-avoid for UAS, AIAA Infotech@ Aerospace 2007ConferenceandExhibit• Bridging the Gap: Implementing An Undergraduate Degree Program For Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Program Review, 2010


PHONE: 701.777.4766

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RIC FERRARO, Ph.D. PSYCHOLOGY | PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., Universty of Kansas

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Human Factors 1. Cognition 2. Cognition 2. Aging 3. Aging 3. Neuropsychology

Relevant Work: •Ferraro,F.R.(2016).AssessingmotioncueingseateffectivenessinUAVpilots/sensors Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems, 4, 146-150.•Ferraro,F.R.,VanDyke,D.,Zander,M.,AndersonK.,&Kuehlen,B.(2015).Risk perception in aviation students: Weather matters. International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics,andAerospace,2,1-7.•Ferraro,F.R.(2015).Agingandtechnology.JournalofAgingScience,3,117.


PHONE: 701.777.2414

DAVID DELENE, Ph.D. ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES | RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., University of Wyoming

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Atmospheric Aerosols 1. Instrumentation 2. Cloud-Physics 2. Airborne Data Processing, Analysis, 3. Air Quality Visualization 3.AirframeModifications

Relevant Work: •Delene,D.J.,AndreaNeumann,AlexeiKorolev,MattFreer,OlivierHenry,JonathanCrosie, StephanieGagne,LandanMacDonald,AaronBansemer,AndrewHeymsfield,Colin Gurganus, Ted Fisher, Wei Wu, Greg McFarquhar, Towards Community Software Development to Process and Analyze Cloud Physics In-situ Aircraft Data, Bulletin of the AmericanMeteorologicalSociety,inpreparation,2017.•Delene,D.J.,SuitabilityofNorthDakotaforConductingEffectiveHygroscopicSeeding, JournalofWeatherModification,48,43-67,2016,• Delene, D. J., Airborne Data Processing and Analysis Software Package, Earth ScienceInformatics,4(1),29-44,2011


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SUSAN FELEGE, Ph.D. BIOLOGY | ASSISTANT PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., University of Georgia Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Wildlife Ecology 1. Wildlife Ecology 2. Data Automation 2. Applications 3. Applications 3. Data Automation

Relevant Work: •MattinglyIII,M.,A.Barnas,S.N.Ellis-Felege,R.Newman,D.Iles,andT.Desell.2017. Developing a citizen science web portal for manual and automated ecological image detection. IEEE 12th International Conference on e-Science.•Burr,P.C.,A.C.Robinson,R.T.Larsen,R.A.Newman,S.N.Ellis-Felege.2017.Sharp-tailed grousenestsurvivalandnestpredatorhabitatuseinNorthDakota’sBakkenoilfield. PLoS One.• Barnas, A., R. A. Newman, C. J. Felege, M. P. Corcoran, S. D. Hervey, T. D. Stechmann, R.F. Rockwell, and S. N. Ellis-Felege. In Review. Evaluating Behavioural Responses of Nesting Lesser Snow Geese to Unmanned Aircraft Surveys. Ecology and Evolution.


PHONE: 701.777.3699

DAN MUUS, B.A. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION & FOUNDATION | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICEREducation: B.A., University of North Dakota Research Keywords: 1. Oil & gas 2. Agriculture

Relevant Work: • UAS Magazine• Inside Unmanned SystemsEMAIL: [email protected]

PHONE: 701.777.2327

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HASSAN REZA, Ph.D. COMPUTER SCIENCE | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., North Dakota State University Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Model-Based Engineering 1. Software and System Architecture of Adaptive Systems 2. Applied Formal Methods 2. Cyber Physical Systems 3. Software Testing 3. Security Engineering

Relevant Work: • Darren Seifert, Hassan Reza:A Security Analysis of Cyber-Physical Systems Architecture for Healthcare.Computers5(4):27(2016)• Jeremy Straub, Hassan Reza: A Blackboard-style decision-making system for multi-tier craftcontrolanditsevaluation.J.Exp.Theor.Artif.Intell.27(6):763-777(2015)• Reza et al. Toward Model-Based Requirement Engineering Tool Support. IEEE Aero- Conference,MT,March2017


PHONE: 701.777.4127

SIMA NOGHANIAN, Ph.D. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., University of Manitoba, Canada

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Antennas for Unmanned Systems 1. Antennas 2. UAV Swarm 2. Wireless Channel Modeling 3. Wireless Power Transfer 3. Computational Electromangetics

Relevant Work: • J. Hahn, C. Peterson, S. Noghanian and P. Ranganathan, “Optimization of swarms of UAVs,” 2016 International Conference on Electro/Information Technology, Grand Forks, ND, USA, May 2016. •N.Adhikari,A.Kumar,andS.Noghanian,“Acost-effectivetest-bedforvehicularchannel measurements,”IEEEAntennasandWirelessPropagationLetters,vol.15,pp.674-677, 2016,DOI:10.1109/LAWP.2015.2468221.• C. Bergsrud and S. Noghanian, “Microstrip aperture-coupled antenna design for in-space powerreceptionexperimentusingnano-sizedsatellite,”2015USNC/URSISymposium, Vancouver, Canada, July 2015.•R.Shadid,S.Sajal,andS.Noghanian,“Efficiencycomparisonofinductiveandmicrowave powertransferforbiomedicalapplications,”2017IEEEInternationalSymposiumonAnten nasandPropagation,APS&CNC/USNC/URSISymposium,SanDiego,CA,USA,July2017.


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WILLIAM SEMKE, Ph.D. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | CHAIR/PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. UAS Payload Systems 1. Design 2. Precision Motion 2. Vibration 3. Perching 3. Innovation

Relevant Work: • Semke, W., Editors: D. Marshal, R. Barnhart, E. Shappee, and M. Most, “Chapter 14 Unmanned Aircraft Subsystem Integration,” Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Ssytems, 2nd Ed.,CRCPress,Taylor&FrancisGroup,pp.279-296,2016.• Wehner, P., Schwartz, J., Hashemi, D., Stock, T., Howell, C., Verstynen, H., Buttrill, C., Askelson, M., and Semke, W., “Evaluating Prototype Sense and Avoid Alternatives in Simulation and Flight,” AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2013, Washington D.C., August 12-15, 2013.• Swetich, W. and Semke, W., “Eliminating Blur in Small Unmanned Aircraft Imaging Systems,”ProceedingsoftheInternationalModalAnalysisConference(IMAC)XXXV:A ConferenceandExpositiononStructuralDynamics,2017.


PHONE: 701.777.4571

JOHN NORDLIE, M.S. COMPUTER SCIENCE | RESEARCH ASSISTANTEducation: M.S., University of North Dakota Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Remote Sensing 1. Programming 2. Command and Control 2. Communications 3. Telemetry 3. Visualization

Relevant Work: • John Nordlie, Jeremy Straub, Chris Theisen, Ronald Marsh, “Solar Ballooning: A Low-Cost Alternative to Helium Balloons for Small Spacecraft Testing,” The American Institute of AeronauticsandAstronautics(AIAA)SciTech2014conference,NationalHarbor,Maryland, January, 2014.• Ronald Marsh, John Nordlie, Chris Thesien, Nate Kimber, and Mark Askelson, “Aerospace Aircraft Information Display System for Flight Operations in North Dakota,” IEEE Aerospace Conference, Bozeman, Mt, March, 2014.• John Nordlie, Jeremy Straub, Chris Theisen, and Ronald Marsh, “The Use of Solar Balloons at UND as a Lo-Cost Alternative to Helium Balloons for Small Spacecraft Testing and STEM Education,” UND Scholarly Forum, March, 2014.


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MARK HOFFMANN, Ph.D. CHEMISTRY | ASSOC. VP RESEARCH/PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Molecular Electronic Structure 1. Sparse Matrices 2. Surfaces 2. Eigenvalues 3. Entanglement 3. C Language

Relevant Work: •Lange,K.K.;Tellgren,E.I.;Hoffmann,M.R.;Helgaker,T.AParamagneticBonding MechanismforDiatomicsinStrongMagneticFields,Science2012,337,327−331.•Tamukong,P.K.;Khait,Y.G.;Hoffmann,M.R.DensityDifferencesinEmbeddingTheorywith ExternalOrbitalOrthogonality.J.Phys.Chem.A2014,118,9182−9200.•Nicholls,D.;Li,R.;Ware,B.;Pansegrau,C.;Cakir,D.;Hoffmann,M.R.;Oncel,N.AnSTM andDFTStudyonZinc(II)PhthalocyaninetetrasulfonicAcidonBi-layerEpitaxialGraphene onSiliconCarbide(0001).J.Phys.Chem.C2015,119,9845.


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JOE VACEK, J.D. AEROSPACE | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOREducation: J.D., Univeristy of North dakota

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Law 1. Law 2. Regulation 2. Policy 3. Policy 3. Liability

Relevant Work: • Vacek,J.(2017)TheNextFrontierinDroneLaw:LiabilityforCybersecurityNegligenceand Data Breaches for UAS Operators. Campbell L. Rev. 39:1.• Vacek,J.(2016)InsuranceasaMissionEnabler,EncyclopediaofAerospaceEngineering: UAS. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.• Vacek,J.(2016)RemoteSensingofPrivateDatabyDronesisMostlyUnregulated: ReasonableExpectationsofPrivacyareAtRiskAbsentComprehensiveFederalLegislation. N.D. L. Rev. 90:3.


PHONE: 701.777.3336

ERIN ROESLER, B.S. AVIATION | CHIEF INSTRUCTOR - UASEducation: B.S., University of North Dakota

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Policy 1. Training/Curriculum Development 2. Flight 2. sUAS Policy 3. Training


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GREGORY VANDEBERG, Ph.D. GEOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE | CHAIR/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., Kansas State University

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Water Resources 1. Geographic Information Systems 2. Geospatial Analysis 2. Global Positioning Systems 3. Water Quality 3. Remote Sensing

Relevant Work: • Vandeberg, G. S., VanLooy, J., 2016. Continental Glacier meltwater contributions to late summerstreamflowandwaterqualityinthenorthernWindRiverRange,Wyoming,USA. EnvironmentalEarthSciences.75,389•Vandeberg,G.,Dixon,C.S.,Vose,B.,Fisher,M.R.,2015.Spatialassessmentofwater quality in the vicinity of Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge, upper Devils Lake basin, NorthDakota.EnvironmentalMonitoringandAssessment,187(2):40.DOI:10.1007/s10661- 014-4222-7• Gbolo, P., Gerla, P., Vandeberg, G., 2015. Using high-resolution, multispectral imagery to assesstheeffectofsoilpropertiesonvegetationreflectanceatanabandonedfeedlot. GeocartoInternational30(7):793-809


PHONE: 701.777.4588

WAYNE SEAMES, Ph.D. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., University of Arizona

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. UAS Materials 1. Carbon Fibers 2. UAS Fuels 2. Renewable Fuels 3. Renewable Materials


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TIMOTHY PASCH, Ph.D. COMMUNICATION | CHAIR/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D., University of Washington

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Arctic UAS 1. Predictive Analytics 2. US/Canadian UAS Policy 2. International Communication 3. UAS Strategic Communications 3. Social Network Analysis

Relevant Work: •Bjerklie,D.,Pasch,T.J.,(ForthcomingJuly2017).ArcticDigitalCommunication.InDavid Bjerklie(Ed.),TechnologyforAll:WIFIAroundtheWorld.(vol.1).NewYork,NY:TIME•Pasch,T(2015).JournalofSpecializedTranslation,TowardstheEnhancementofArctic Digital Industries in the Canadian North: Translating cultural content to New Media Platforms. Invited Article for special edition on the Contemporary Survival of Languages and Culture.•Conway,KandPasch,T.(Eds.)(2013).BeyondtheBorder:TensionsacrosstheForty-ninth Parallel in the Great Plains and Prairies McGill/Queens University Press. ISBN: 9780773541306http://goo.gl/yNNwOh


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GARY ULLRICH, M.S. AVIATION | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOREducation: M.S., Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Safety Management Systems 1. Risk Management 2. Risk 2. Risk Mitigation Relevant Work: •Snyder,P.R.,&Ullrich,G.M.(2017).PracticalSafetyManagementSystems.Aviation Supplies and Academics, Inc.


PHONE: 701.777.3567

REZA FAZEL-REZAI, Ph.D. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Education: Ph.D., University of Manitoba, Canada

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Brain Signal Processing 1. Signal and Image Processing 2. Human Computer Interaction 2. Biomedical Engineering 3. Image Processing 3. Neural Engineering

Relevant Work: • A. Haider, R. Fazel-Rezai, “Application of P300 Event-Related Potential in Brain-Computer Interface,” in Event-Related Potentials and Evoked Potentials, In-Tech, to bepublishedin2017.• T. T. K. Munia, A. K. Verma, J. L. Gendreau, B. D. Johnson, M. Romanick, K. Tavakolian, andR.Fazel-Rezai,”PreliminaryResultsofResidualDeficitsObservedonAthleteswithPast ConcussionHistory:CombinedEEGandCognitiveStudy,”inIEEE38thAnnual InternationalConferenceoftheEngineeringinMedicineandBiologySociety(EMBC), Orlando, Florida, 2016.• A. Rabbi, A. Zony, P. de Leon, and R. Fazel-Rezai, “Mental workload and task engagement evaluation based on changes in electroencephalogram,” Biomedical Engineering Letters, vol. 2, pp.139-146, 2012.


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TREVOR WOODS, M.B.A. NORTHERN PLAINS UAS TEST SITE | UAS SAFETY DIRECTOREducation: M.B.A., University of North Dakota

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Beyond Visual Line of Sight 1. Safety 2. Spectrum 2. Policy and Regulations 3. Policy and Regulations 3. Operations

Relevant Work: •Woods,T.,2017,BeyondVisualLineofSight–LargeUAS,NorthDakotaUASIndustryDay, Bismarck, ND. •Woods,T.,2017,UASUpdates,2017NDAerialApplicatorSafetyMeeting,Bismarck,ND. • Askelson, M.A., Drechsel, P., Nordlie, J., Theisen, C., Carlson, C., Woods, T., Forsyth, R., Heitman,R.(2013)MQ-9UnmannedAircraftResponsivenesstoAirTrafficController Commanded Maneuvers: Implications for Integration into the National Airspace System. AirTrafficControlQuarterly21(1),79-92


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CHRIS THEISEN, M.S. REGIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CENTER / NORTHERN PLAINS UAS TEST SITE | RADAR RESEARCH METEREOLOGISTEducation: M.S., University of North DakotaResearch Keywords: Research Area: 1. Unmanned Aircraft Systems 1. Data Collection & Analysis 2. Radar 2. UAS Flight Operations 3. Weather 3. SoftwareRelevant Work: •Theisen,C.,2017:UASBasedInspectionofInfrastructure.UASWeatherForum,Xponential 2017,Dallas,Texas,AUVSI[OralPresentation]•Theisen,C.andS.Roman(Harris),2017:BeyondVisualLineofSight–SmallUAS:Enabling UAS Operations through support of a UAS Network Infrastructure. NDUAS Industry Day, Bismarck,NorthDakota.[OralPresentation] • Askelson, M. A., P. Drecshel, J. Nordlie, C. Theisen, C. Carlson, T. Woods, R. Forsyth, and R. Heitman,2013:MQ-9unmannedaircraftresponsivenesstoairtrafficcontrollercommanded maneuvers:ImplicationsforintegrationintotheNationalAirspaceSystem.AirTrafficControl Quarterly.21(1)


PHONE: 701.777.6139

HOSSEIN SALEHFAR, Ph.D. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | PROFESSOREducation: Ph.D.,TexasA&MUniversity,CollegeStation

Research Keywords: Research Area: 1. Electric Drives 1. Electric Drives & Motion Control 2. Motion Control & Intelligent 2. Fuel Cells & Energy Storage Decision Systems 3. Intelligent Decision Systems 3. Fuel Cells

Relevant Work: •“TrajectoryTrainingofFeedforwardNeuralNetworksforDCMotorSpeedControl,”2017I EEETexasPowerandEnergyConference(TPEC),TexasA&MUniversity,CollegeStation, Texas,February9-10,2017.• “Induction Machine Transient Energy Loss Minimization Using Neural Networks,” 2016 North AmericanPowerSymposium(NAPS),Denver,Colorado,September18-20,2016.• “Unbiased Economic Dispatch in Control Areas with Conventional and Renewable Generation Sources,” Journal of Electric Power Systems Research, Vol. 119, Pages 313- 321, 2015.• “Equivalent Electric Circuit Modeling and Performance Analysis of a PEM Fuel Cell Stack Using Impedance Spectroscopy,” Published, IEEE Transactions Journal on Energy Conversion,Vol.25,No.3,Pages778-786,September2010.


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The UND Research Institute for Autonomous Systems (RIAS)iscreatedtohelpintegratetheexpertise,infrastructure, activities and resources of UND and the North Dakota University System, with the goal of establishingongoingandsustainableexternallyfundedunmannedandautonomousresearchleadingtoeconomicdevelopmentanddiversificationinthestateofNorthDakota.TheRIASwillhelptobrandNorthDakota as the leading destination for cutting edge unmanned and autonomous technology and workforce development.

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