Jayson Clifford - Software Engineer

Jayson Clifford received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Masters in Software Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2005 and 2008 respectively. While completing his graduate degree; he worked as a Research Associate for the ERAU College of Engineering. He has worked on a number of research projects involving the development of hardware, firmware, and operator interface software for unmanned vehicle systems. His graduate research also explored the application of artificial life and genetic algorithms in managing and optimizing the behavior of non-homogeneous groups of unmanned vehicles.
Projects
- Software Engineer for NOAA/ERAU's Gale UAS (2011)
- Software Engineer for NextGen Task "E" UAS (2011)
- Software Engineer for UAS operation in the NAS (2011)
Other duties include Jayson's work at the NEAR lab involves developing simulation and tools to investigate the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the NAS.
NEAR Personnel
- Director
Massood Towhidnejad, Ph.D. - Administrative Assistant
Diana Dunham - Project Manager
Carlos Castro - Senior Software Engineer
Abbayu Hussein - ATM Researcher
Brandon Newman - Software Engineer
Jayson Clifford - Senior Software Engineer
Johnathan Pesce - Senior Software Engineer
Mohamed Mahmoud - Senior Research Associate
Todd Waller
