The AIAA Intelligent Systems Technical Committee (ISTC) is concerned with the application of Intelligent System (IS) technologies and methods to aerospace systems, the verification and validation of these systems, and the education of the AIAA membership in the use of IS technologies in aerospace and other technical disciplines.
Committee Membership
Welcome!
For information on the ISTC’s mission, please see the Our Mission page!
If you are interested in joining the ISTC, please complete a Technical Committee Nomination form (you must already be an active AIAA member and logged into the site to submit a form): https://www.aiaa.org/home/get-involved/committees-groups/technical-committees/committee-nomination-form
| Chair Information: | ISTC Officers: |
| Justin Bradley, jmbradley@ncsu.edu | * Co-chair: Natasha Neogi * Chair-elect: Dani Selva * Secretary: Isaac Weintraub |
Sub-Committee Listing
The ISTC is divided into nine subcommittees:
- Awards
- Conference Planning
- Membership
- Procedures
- Professional Development, Education, & Outreach
- Public Policy
- Publications
- Communications
- Workshop Planning (2022-2023)
Awards
Objective: To honor outstand technical & non-technical accomplishments by AIAA members through an awards structure.
Contact Info: Andy Lacher (Chair), Raj Sharma (Co-Chair)
Conference Planning
Objective: To determine and organize the technical content at the major conferences where the TC meets.
Contact Info: Cody Fleming (Chair), Raj Sharma (Co-Chair)
Membership
Objective: To maintain an active, balanced membership and steward membership upgrades within the TC.
Contact Info: John Valasek (Chair), David Casbeer (Co-Chair)
Procedures
Objective: To maintain and disseminate information on how the ISTC functions to current and new members.
Contact Info: Liang Sun (Chair), Justin Bradley (Co-Chair)
Professional Development, Education, and Outreach (PDE&O)
Objective: To increase the awareness of Intelligent System technologies among K-12 grade levels, university students, and professionals and to come up with innovative approaches to involve students.
Contact Info: Yan Wan (Chair), Chetan Kulkarni (Co-Chair)
Publications
Objective: To disseminate and publicize the activities of the AIAA Intelligent Systems and ISTC communities.
Contact Info: John Bird (Chair), Kerianne Hobbs (Co-Chair)
Communications (formerly Website)
Objective: To maintain a web-page that contains procedural information, the ISTC roster, and other information about the ISTC’s current interests and activities such as sub-committees and Working Groups, as well as manage the ISTC group on LinkedIn to provide updates and press releases on things pertaining to the TC such as members getting awards, workshops, special sessions at conferences, etc.
Contact Info: Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay (Chair), Catharine McGhan (Co-Chair)
Workshop Planning (2025-2026)
Objective: To determine and organize the technical content at the annual Intelligent Systems Workshop.
Contact Info: Jay Wilhelm (Chair), Luca Carlone (Co-Chair)
Member Listing
Current Members:
| Full Name | Institution | AIAA Membership | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed, Nisar | University of Colorado Boulder | Senior Member | . |
| Allen, Danette | NASA Langley | Associate Fellow | Publications |
| Ayoubi, Mohammad | Santa Clara University | Associate Fellow | Awards, Publications |
| Bandyopadhyay, Saptarshi | Jet Propulsion Lab, Caltech | Member | Communications, Workshop |
| Bird, John | University of Texas at El Paso | Member | Conference, Publications |
| Bowers, Roshawn | Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems | Member | Conference, Communications |
| Bradley, Justin | North Carolina State University | Associate Fellow | ISTC Chair, Awards, Procedure |
| Carlone, Luca | MIT | Associate Fellow | Awards, PDE&O, Workshop |
| Casbeer, David | Air Force Research Laboratory | Associate Fellow | Conference, Membership |
| Cook, Steve | Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Office of Independent Airworthiness | Associate Fellow | Conference, Workshop |
| Dogan, Kadriye Merve | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Member | Publications, Communications |
| Edwards, Christine | Lockheed Martin Space Systems | Senior Member | Awards, Workshop |
| Fleming, Cody | Iowa State University | Associate Fellow | Conference, Workshop |
| Geng, Junyi | The Pennsylvania State University | Young Professional | PDE&O, Workshop |
| Goh, Edwin | Jet Propulsion Lab | Senior Member | Publications, Procedure |
| Hays, Chris | Air Force Research Laboratory | Young Professional | (New TC Member) |
| Kolcio, Ksenia | Okean Solutions, Inc. | Senior Member | Publications, Workshop |
| Kulkarni, Chetan | NASA Ames / SGT | Associate Fellow | PDE&O, Workshop |
| Lacher, Andrew | NASA Langley Research Center | Associate Fellow | Awards |
| Lampton, Amanda | Systems Technology, Inc | Associate Fellow | Conference, Workshop |
| Lombaerts, Thomas | NASA Ames / SGT | Associate Fellow | Conference, PDE&O |
| McGhan, Catharine | . | Senior Member | PDE&O, Communications |
| McLain, Timothy | Brigham Young University | Associate Fellow | Awards, Workshop |
| McQuinn, Cassie-Kay | Texas A&M University | Student | Conference, PDE&O |
| Moncayo, Hever | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Associate Fellow | Conference, Workshop |
| Neogi, Natasha | NASA Langley Research Center | Fellow | ISTC Past-Chair, Awards, Conference |
| Paunicka, James | Boeing Engineering Operations & Technology | Associate Fellow | Membership, PDE&O |
| Phillips, Sean | Air Force Research Laboratory | Member | Publications, Workshop |
| Phillips, Grant | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | . | Conference, Communications |
| Pritchett, Amy | Pennsylvania State University | Fellow | (New TC Member) |
| Puranik, Tejas | Boeing Commercial Airplanes | Senior Member | Awards, PDE&O |
| Rafi, Melvin | University of Colorado Boulder | Member | Conference, Communications |
| Selva, Daniel | Texas A&M University | Associate Fellow | ISTC Chair-Elect, Conference, Workshop |
| Sharma, Raj | Air Force Institute of Technology | Associate Fellow | Awards, Conference |
| Snyder, Steve | NASA Langley Research Center | Member | Publications, Workshop |
| Stimpson, Alexander | ASSETT Inc. | Member | Communications, Procedures |
| Sun, Liang | Baylor University | Senior Member | Conference, Publications |
| Sung, Woong Je | Georgia Institute of Technology | . | PDE&O, Publications |
| Tikayat Ray, Archana | Convoz AI | Young Professional | Awards, Publications |
| Valasek, John | Texas A&M University | Fellow | Membership, Workshop |
| Wan, Yan | University of Texas at Arlington | Associate Fellow | Awards, PDE&O |
| Weintraub, Isaac | Air Force Research Laboratory | Associate Fellow | ISTC Secretary, Conference, Workshop |
| Wilhelm, Jay | Ohio University | Associate Fellow | Awards, Workshop, Deputy Technical Discipline Chair |
| Wong, Edmond | NASA Glenn Research Center | Senior Member | PDE&O, Communications |
| Xie, Junfei | San Diego State University | Senior Member | Membership |
| Yu, Huafeng | U.S. Department of Transportation | Member | Awards, Publications |
| Yucelen, Tansel | University of South Florida | Associate Fellow | Conference, Publications |
Friend of the TC:
| Full Name | Institution | AIAA Membership | Year Started | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akilan, Layla | Mile 2 | . | . | . |
| Chakrabarty, Anjan | Supernal | Member | 2017 | Publications |
| Clement, Danielle | Lockheed Martin | Senior Member | 2020 | PDE&O, Communications |
| de Alvear Cárdenas, José Ignacio | . | . | . | . |
| Dunlap, Kyle | . | . | . | . |
| Ganesh, Prashant | . | . | . | . |
| Hays, Chris | . | . | . | . |
| Hobbs, Kerianne | Air Force Research Laboratory | Associate Fellow | 2017 | Publications, Workshop |
| Lehman, Hannah | Texas A&M University | Student Member | 2021 | PDE&O, Workshop |
| Muvva, Krishna | . | . | . | . |
| Nagarajan, Pranav | . | . | . | . |
| Rozier, Kristin | Iowa State University | Associate Fellow | 2008 | . |
| Shah, Julie | MIT | Associate Fellow | 2011 | Awards, Conference |
| Shrestha, Elena | University of Michigan | Senior Member | 2021 | PDE&O, Communications |
| Stringer, Mary | NASA Langley Research Center | Member | 2020 | Membership, Workshop |
| van Wijk, David | . | . | . | . |
Alumni:
| Full Name | Institution | AIAA Membership | Year Started | Year Left the ISTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolf, Florian | German Aerospace Center DLR | Senior Member | 2015 | 2020 |
| Atkins, Ella | University of Michigan | Fellow | 2002 | 2018 |
| Choi, Han-Lim | Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology | Associate Fellow | 2017 | 2024 |
| Chua, Zarrin | Blue Origin | Senior Member | 2018 | 2022 |
| Clauss, Jon | Lockheed Martin | Senior Member | 2022 | 2024 |
| De Visser, Coen | Delft University of Technology | Member | 2018 | 2024 |
| Goecks, Vinicius | US Army Research Lab | Member | 2018 | 2024 |
| Harris, Joshua | Texas A&M University | Associate Member | 2016 | 2023 |
| Kivelevitch, Elad | Mathworks | Senior Member | 2012 | 2022 |
| Kochersberger, Kevin | Virginia Tech | Associate Fellow | . | . |
| Le Vie, Lisa | NASA Langley Research Center | . | 2021 | 2022 |
| Leszczynski, Zigmond | Aerospace Corp | Associate Fellow | 2018 | 2022 |
| Meade, Andrew | Rice University | Associate Fellow | 2011 | . |
| Melcher, Kevin | NASA Glenn | Associate Fellow | 2011 | 2022 |
| Muse, Jonathan | Air Force Research Laboratory | Senior Member | 2016 | 2020 |
| Nguyen, Nhan | NASA Ames | Associate Fellow | 2007 | 2022 |
| Oyama, Akira | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Senior Member | 2009 | 2022 |
| Rangavajhala, Sirisha | Draper Laboratory | Member | 2020 | 2023 |
| Rudd, Lael | Draper Labs | Associate Fellow | . | 2021 |
| Ryan, John | NASA Langley | Senior Member | 2014 | 2020 |
| Sabo, Chelsea | Lockheed Martin | Senior Member | 2008 | 2021 |
| Steck, James | Wichita State University | Associate Fellow | 2016 | . |
| Swei, Sean | NASA Ames | Associate Fellow | 2016 | . |
| Yucel, Adnan | Lockheed Martin | Associate Fellow | 2011 | 2021 |
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