KEITH GARFIELD - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Dr. Garfield obtained his PhD in Computer Science from UCF in 2006. His research focus includes foundations of modeling and simulation techniques and artificial intelligence applications. He has participated  in several NextGen programs at the Florida Test Bed (FTB).  As a Technical lead with Dr. Kelly Neville  for Task G, 4D FMS and Trajectory Based Operations, Dr. Garfield formed and led a team to develop a proposal to create a Human in the Loop (HITL) Simulation Plan to study 4D aircraft trajectories with Required Time of Arrivals. This work resulted in an HITL simulation performed at the FTB in 2010. Dr. Garfield also performed software inspections and assisted in the preparation of contract deliverable documents for the development of the Task H, Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures, software tools. As a Co-Project Iead with Dr. Richard Stansbury for Task K, Flight Data Object, Dr. Garfield performed benefits analyses, participated in standardization of FDO standards, and assisted in the development of scripts and scenarios for two demonstrations held at the FTB in 2011. Finally, Dr. Garfield developed and administered a software assessment process and tool by which deliverable software was assessed for Task P, Flight Information Services.

VITALY S. GUZHVA - PROFESSOR OF FINANCE

Vitaly S. Guzhva, Ph.D., CFA, is an Associate Professor in the College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University where he teaches Finance, Economics, and Safety courses. Dr. Guzhva has participated in multiple NEAR Lab research projects that required cost-benefit and/or advanced statistical analysis, including FAA-sponsored projects such as: Benefits of 4D Trajectory Based Operations, Aircraft Arrival Management System, Key Spaceport Planning and Design Requirement Study, Airborne Execution of Flow Strategies, and others.

Dr. Richard S. Stansbury is an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), Daytona Beach, FL. As a NEAR Lab affiliate, Dr. Stansbury supports FAA research in NextGen and Commercial Space Transportation. He has supported research related to the Flight Object as a mechanism for exchanging flight information within the NextGen system. He has also supported the development of a rocket-rated ADS-B prototype to safely integrate commercial space traffic into the national airspace. In February 2013, a fully functioning rocket-rated ADS-B prototype payload reached an altitude of 94,000 ft on-board a high altitude balloon.

In addition, his early UAS research, funded by the FAA, focused upon the survey of current and near-term future UAS technologies and their regulatory impact (through a regulatory gap analysis). This research has been continued under a grant from NASA. Starting in 2010, Dr. Stansbury began development, as co-Project Leader of a multidisciplinary team, on an unmanned aircraft for NOAA to provide in-situ measurement of atmospheric conditions within tropical cyclones - the Gale UAS. An initial field test of the Gale UAS was performed in fall 2012 with a follow-up flight in spring 2013.