NAECON 2018 Track Areas:

AES Focused Sessions:

• Aerospace Power Systems and Power Electronics (Chairs: Dr. Jinhui Zhang, GE EPIS Center, Dr. Zhenhua Jiang, University of Dayton)
• Photonics Devices and Systems (Chairs: Dr. Nicholaos Limberopoulos,  Air Force Research Laboratory, Dr. Paul McManamon, University of Dayton)
• Radar, Tomography and RF sensing (Chairs: Dr. Brian Rigling, Wright State University, and Dr. Mike Wicks, University of Dayton)
• Electronic Warfare (Chairs: Dr. Andrew Bogle and Dr. Bob Penno, University of Dayton)
• Machine Learning, Guidance and Control (Chairs: Dr. Gary Lamont, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dr. Matthew Sambora, AFLCMC)

• Terahertz and Millimeter Wave Devices (Chairs: Dr. Elliott Brown, Wright State University and Dr. Kubilay Sertel, The Ohio State University)
• Cooperative Autonomous Systems and Technology (Chairs: Dr. Rob Williams, Director, Discovery Lab Global, and Randall  Geiger, Iowa State University )

CAS Focused Sessions:

• Analog Devices and Processing (Chair: Dr. Jose Siva-Martinez, Texas A&M)
• Cybersecurity and Trusted Systems (Chairs: Dr. Charles Cerny,   Matt Casto, and Dr. David Kapp, Air Force Research Laboratory)
• Low SWaP Sensor Processing (Chairs: Dr. Kerry Hill, Air Force Research Laboratory and Dr. Al Scarpelli, Air Force Research Laboratory)
• Emerging Electronics and Microsystems (Chairs: Dr. Soumyajit Mandal, Case Western Reserve University, and Dr. Vamsy Chodavarapu, University of Dayton)
• Digital Signal and Image Processing (Chairs: Dr. Eric Balster, and Dr. Russell Hardie, University of Dayton)
• Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence (Chairs: Dr. Tarek Taha, University of Dayton, and Dr. Nilesh Powar, University of Dayton Research Institute)

Industry Focused Session:

• Panel on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Chairs: Dr. Gary Scalzi, Air Force Research Laboratory, Phil Ratterman, UDRI, John French, Ohio Aerospace Institute)