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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
10:00 AM to 12:15 PM 
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
  General Session
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Aerospace Systems Overview
Presenter: Dr Michael Gregg - USAF AFRL

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
RQV Introduction
Presenter: Mr Michael Zeigler - USAF AFRL

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
RQV Capability Area: Autonomous Collaborative Platforms
Presenter: Dr Douglas Meador - USAF AFRL/RQVI

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Shaping Cost-Effective Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Swarms
Presenter: Dr Robert Love - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

12:15 PM to 1:15 PM 
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
  LUNCH

1:15 PM to 2:15 PM 
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
  General Session
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Navigating Challenges with Increasing UAS Numbers and Capabilities
Presenter: Mr Tom Barnett - Kratos Defense

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Manufacturing Technology for Aircraft Structures
Presenter: Dr Jonathan Miller - USAF AFRL/RXM

2:15 PM to 2:45 PM 
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
  BREAK

2:45 PM to 4:45 PM 
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
  General Session
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
RQV Capability Area: Next-Generation Mobility
Presenter: Mr Ryan Plumley - USAF AFRL/RQVA

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
HSVTOL - An Enduring Need
Presenter: Mr Leighton Anderson - Bell Textron

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Naval Air Vehicle S&T Investment Goals and Strategy
Presenter: Mr Steven Donaldson - NAVAIR SYSCOM

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
NG Low Cost Attritable Aircraft Platform Study (LCAAPS) Phase 1 – a Different Approach
Presenter: Mr Tod Palm - Northrop Grumman Corp

Wednesday, September 13, 2023
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM 
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
  General Session
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
RQV Capability Area: Next Generation Systems
Presenter: Mr Douglas Szczublewski - USAF AFRL

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Redefining Simulation and Design in the Age of AI: Fact or Fiction?
Presenter: Dr Karen Willcox - The University of Texas at Austin

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Redefining Possible in the Air Domain
Presenter: Dr Michael Leahy - DARPA/APO

10:00 AM to 10:30 AM 
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
  BREAK

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM 
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
  General Session
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Design for Speed: Transforming Vehicle Engineering Methods to Meet 21st Century Security Needs
Presenter: Dr Linda Stancin - Lockheed Martin

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Methodologies to Accelerate Operational Capability Fielding
Presenter: Mr Jerad Hayes - Boeing Co

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Digital Engineering for Future Platforms
Presenter: Dr Steven Burd - Pratt & Whitney

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM 
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
  LUNCH

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
  Aerodynamic Validation
Session Chair: Mr Benjamin Hagen - USAF AFRL/RQV
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
NASA Aerosciences Evaluation and Test Capabilities (AETC) Portfolio Office Update
Presenter: Mr Stephen Helland - NASA GRC

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
DoD AEDC/AFRL Facility Update
Presenter: Mr Scott Meredith - AEDC

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
NPAT Wind Tunnel Characterization Working Group Activities
Presenter: Mr Earnest Arrington - HX5 Sierra at NASA Glenn

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
  Aerospace Vehicle Transdisciplinary Design Methods
Session Chair: Dr Dean Bryson - USAF AFRL
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Quantifying Utility of Aerospace Derivatives: Multi-Fidelity Aero-Propulsion Optimization
Presenter: Mr Matthew Johnson - Northrop Grumman Corp

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Aeroelastic and Aerothermoelastic Design Optimization using a Coupled Adjoint Method
Presenter: Dr Nathan Wukie - USAF AFRL

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Manufacturability Considerations in MADO and Conceptual Design
Presenter: Mr Nathan Quay - Lockheed Martin Co

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
  Inlet-Engine Compatibility Assessment for Flight Test
Session Chair: Dr Angela Scribben - USAF AFRL/RQVI
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Propulsion Flowpath Integration for an Unmanned Fighter Using a Business Jet Engine
Presenter: Mr Morgan Funderburk - Blue Force Technologies

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Rapid Propulsion Development Approach for UAVs using Commercial Engines
Presenter: Dr Howard Lee - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Breathing Life into Unmanned Aerial Systems: Aeropropulsion Integration for Rapid Development
Presenter: Mr Tom Barnett - Kratos Defense

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
  Next Generation Structures
Session Chair: Dr James Joo - USAF AFRL
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
CANCELLED Compliant Structure Optimization of Morphing Control Surfaces
Awaiting Confirmation
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Topology Optimized Structural Configurations using Physics Informed Methods
Presenter: Mr Matthew Leonard - USAF AFRL

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Going beyond component printing: How AM enables the full digital manufacturing thread for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
Presenter: Mr Daniel Fournier - General Atomics - ASI

2:30 PM to 3:00 PM 
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
  BREAK

3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
  Aerodynamic Validation
Session Chair: Capt Daniel Inman - USAF AFRL
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
NPAT National Force Measurement Working Group Activities
Presenter: Mr Jonathon Ponder - NASA

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Large Scale Air Calibration Lab in 16S
Presenter: Mr Nathan Payne - USAF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Data Quality/Data Uncertainty
Presenter: Ms Erin Hubbard - NASA Glenn Research Ctr

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Real Time Data Visualization system in AFRL's Trisonic Gas-Dynamics Facility (TGF)
Presenter: Mr Paul Smith - USAF AFRL

3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
  Aerospace Vehicle Transdisciplinary Design Methods
Session Chair: Dr Christopher Lupp - USAF AFRL
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Methods for Stress-based Structural Conceptual Design in a MADO Framework
Presenter: Dr Daniel Woods - USAF AFRL/RQVS

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Aerodynamic Optimization using Multi-Fidelity CFD Analysis
Presenter: Mr David Weston - USAF AFRL/RQVA

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Collaborative Design via the Engineering Sketch Pad
Presenter: Dr John Dannenhoffer - Syracuse University

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Rapid CFD for Conceptual Design
Presenter: Mr Rick Hooker - Helden

3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
  Inlet-Engine Compatibility Assessment for Flight Test
Session Chair: Ms Alyson Turri - USAF AFRL/RQVI
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Inlet Design and Integration for the X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle: Approach and Lessons Learned
Presenter: Dr Katie Blackmar - Dynetics a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
An Engine Perspective on Inlet Compatibility
Presenter: Mr David Drye - USAF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Beyond the Ground: Inlet Compatibility Best Practices for Successful First Flights
Presenter: Dr Brian Binkley - USAF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Flight Test Best Practices for Propulsion Integration Testing
Presenter: Mr Eric Hansen - USAF

3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
  Next Generation Structures
Session Chair: Dr Thomas Spradlin - USAF AFRL/RQVS
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Topology Optimized Wing Frame and Fuselage Design
Presenter: Dr James Joo - USAF AFRL

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Non-Traditional Composite Layup Design and Testing
Presenter: Ms Savannah Crampton - USAF AFRL/RQVS

Authors: Maj John Brewer - USAF AFIT, Dr James Joo - USAF AFRL
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Scalable Composites Robotic Additive Manufacturing (SCRAM)
Presenter: Mr David Ivankovich - Northrop Grumman Corp

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Utility of Robotic Sheet Metal Forming Technology in Manufacturing of Affordable Aerospace Structures
Presenter: Dr Babak Raeisinia - Machina Labs Inc

Thursday, September 14, 2023
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Active Flow Control
Session Chair: Dr Aaron Altman - USAF AFRL/RQVA
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
DARPA CRANE - What It Means for Flow Control
Presenter: Dr Richard Wlezien - DARPA TTO

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Overview of the CRANE X-Plane Test Capabilities and the Modular AFC Augmented Wing Testbed
Presenter: Dr Kevin Uleck - Aurora Flight Sciences

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Lockheed Martin Perspectives on AFC: Lessons Learned and a Path Forward Toward Adoption
Presenter: Mr Guy Montoro - Lockheed Martin

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Flow Control Technologies & Design Methodologies in the Georgia Tech CRANE Program
Presenter: Dr Jimmy Tai - Georgia Institute of Technology

8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Design for Future Capability
Session Chair: Mr Jason Kao - USAF AFRL
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
REACT Overview
Presenter: Mr Jason Kao - USAF

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Overview of AFRL/GA-ASI LCAAPS
Presenter: Mr Christopher Poole - General Atomics ASI

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
MADO for LCAAT Off-Board Active Sensor Station
Presenter: Dr Dean Bryson - USAF AFRL

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Expanded MDO for Effectiveness-based Design Technologies (EXPEDITE) Program Overview
Presenter: Dr Michael Buonanno - Lockheed Martin Co

8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Large Aircraft Structures
Session Chair: Dr Stephen Clay - USAF AFRL/RQVS
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Fail-Safe Technologies for Bonded Unitized Composite Structures (FASTBUCS)
Presenter: Dr Stephen Clay - USAF AFRL/RQVS

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
The Effects of Digital Transformation on Air Vehicle Structural Certification
Presenter: Dr Brian Justusson - The Boeing Co

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Overview of Modeling for Affordable Sustainable Composites (MASC)
Presenter: Dr Waruna Seneviratne - National Institute for Aviation Research NIARWSU

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Organic Matrix Composites Process-to-Performance Evaluation Research and Analysis (OPPERA)
Presenter: Dr David Mollenhauer - USAF AFRL/RXNP

8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Structural Validation
Session Chair: Mr Matthew Stefanski - USAF AFRL/RQVV
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Ground Vibration Testing on Experimental eVTOL
Presenter: Ms Melissa Hall - USAF AFRL/RQVV

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
F/A-18 Strain Gage Loads Calibration Test
Presenter: Mr Tony Chen - NASA

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Flutter Airworthiness Clearance Effort for a New Wing Store on F-15B/D
Presenter: Ms Natalie Spivey - NASA AFRC

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Limit Cycle Oscillation - Testing and Training of the Thin-Winged F-16
Presenter: Mr Daniel Ramos - USAF

Author: Ms Minjung Kang - USAF
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM 
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  BREAK

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Active Flow Control
Session Chair: Dr Caleb Barnes - USAF AFRL
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Selecting the Right AFC for Your Application
Presenter: Dr Rene Woszidlo - The Boeing Co

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Thoughts on AFC Applications, Ongoing Work and Future Physics-Based Modeling
Presenter: Dr Aaron Altman - USAF AFRL/RQVA

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Design for Future Capability
Session Chair: Mr Trenton White - USAF AFRL (Invited)
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Gemini Overview
Presenter: Dr Christopher Lupp - USAF AFRL/RQVC

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Mission-Focused Uncertainty Quantification Applied to Industrial Aircraft Design
Presenter: Dr Jacob Haderlie - Northrop Grumman

Author: Mr Kentaro Sugiyama - Northrop Grumman Corp
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Effectiveness- The Metric That Matters
Presenter: Mr William Beglin - University of Dayton Reseach Institute

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Large Aircraft Structures
Session Chair: Dr Padmasiri Ranatunga - USAF AFRL/RQVS
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Technology Development for Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM)
Presenter: Dr Richard Young - NASA

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) Composite Blind Analysis Challenge
Presenter: Dr Karen DeMille - USAF

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Validation of Laser Bond Inspection (LBI)
Presenter: Dr Steven Brady - The Boeing Co

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Structural Validation
Session Chair: Mr Matthew Durham - USAF AFRL
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Structural Validation testing for X-57 Airworthiness
Presenter: Mr Wesley Li - NASA

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Additively Manufactured Hypersonic Inlet Cowl Test
Presenter: Mr Michael Kurtz - GoHypersonic Inc

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Transition from High Temperature Lab sensor to Hypersonic Flight Test Vehicle
Presenter: Mr William Boles - USAF AFRL/RQVV

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Affordable Limited Life Structures
Session Chair: Mr Kevin Brown - USAF AFRL
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Printed Composites for Attritables and Rapid Deployables (PiCARD)
Presenter: Dr Dennis Butcher - USAF AFRL

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Autonomous Collaborative Platforms – An Overview of Needs and Manufacturing Technologies
Presenter: Mr Craig Neslen - USAF AFRL

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Design for Manufacture of Attritable Aircraft Primary Structure (DMAAPS) - Braided Wing
Presenter: Mr Thomas Margraf - Spintech Holdings Inc

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Digital Engineering for Airframe Propulsion PTMS Integration
Session Chair: Dr Joshua Deaton - USAF AFRL
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Digital Mission Engineering for APPI
Presenter: Mr Cale Zeune - USAF AFRL/RQVA

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
MBSE Approach towards Rapid Design of Power & Thermal Subsystems for APPI
Presenter: Dr Soumya Patnaik - USAF AFRL/RQQI

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
APPI RQV Perspective
Presenter: Dr Joshua Deaton - USAF AFRL

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
APPI RQT Perspective
Presenter: Dr Michael List - USAF AFRL/RQTT

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
LCMC/MBSE Requirements and Acquisition
Presenter: Mr David Drye - AFLCMC

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Kinetic Weapons Integration
Session Chair: Mr Ian Maatz - USAF AFRL/RQVI
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Separation of Miniaturized Munitions - Project Overview
Presenter: Mr Rudy Johnson - USAF AFRL/RQVI

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Dynamic Balance Design/Results
Presenter: Mr Ian Maatz - USAF AFRL/RQVI

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Advancements in Modeling Unsteady Store Separation
Presenter: Dr Nicholas De Lucca - MZA Associates

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Multidisciplinary Experimentation, Validation and Flight Testing
Session Chair: Dr Richard Beblo - USAF AFRL/RQVC
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Aeroelastic Scaling of 3D Printed Models
Presenter: Dr Robert Taylor - University of Texas at Arlington

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Dynamic Aeoroelastic Testing of 3D Printed Wind Tunnel Models
Presenter: Dr Alexander Pankonien - USAF AFRL

2:30 PM to 3:00 PM 
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  BREAK

3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Affordable Limited Life Structures
Session Chair: Mr Burton Fisher - USAF AFRL
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Advanced Rapid Prototyping
Presenter: Mr Peter Buzzard - Blue Force Technologies

Author: Mr Peter Buzzard - Blue Force Technologies
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Low Cost Agile Manufacturing of UAV Structure – Applications for Platform Sharing
Presenter: Mr Jon Amback - General Atomics - ASI

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Low Cost Agile Manufacturing of UAV Structure – An Approach with Platform Sharing
Presenter: Mr Joshua Dempsey - Kratos Defense

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Low Cost Agile Manufacturing of UAV Structure – An Approach with Platform Sharing
Presenter: Mr Jonathan BartleyCho - Northrop Grumman Corp

3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Digital Engineering for Airframe Propulsion PTMS Integration
Session Chair: Dr Michael List - USAF AFRL/RQTT (Invited)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Model Based... Everything?!: Project Sirius - Exploring Digital Engineering in the early phases of design with the goal of accelerating validation and certification
Presenter: Mr Edward Scholl - Lockheed Martin

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Lessons Learned in Deploying MBSE at Scale
Presenter: Ms Alyssa Niquette - Pratt & Whitney

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Hybrid Integrated Propulsion-PTMS Exploration with Advanced Aircraft Architectures utilizing MDAO
Presenter: Mr Matthew DeFore - Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
CANCELLED Integrated Risk Reduction Benefits of Hybrid Electric Propulsion for EMD Programs
Awaiting Confirmation
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Kinetic Weapons Integration
Session Chair: Dr Rachelle Speth - USAF AFRL/RQVI
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Exploration of Machine Learning Methods Using a Small Store CFD Database
Presenter: Dr Peter Cavallo - CRAFT Tech

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Dynamic Response of Cavity Door Operation at Supersonic Speeds
Presenter: Dr Rajan Kumar - Florida State University

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Supersonic Envelope Expansion of the GBU-31 Separating from the F-35
Presenter: Mr Christopher Lipford - USAF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
OBWS Weapons Integration - Vision
Presenter: Dr Michael Stanek - USAF AFRL/RQVI

3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, September 14, 2023
  Multidisciplinary Experimentation, Validation and Flight Testing
Session Chair: Ms Lauren Zientarski - USAF AFRL
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Past and Future Tests of the Aurora DARPA CRANE AFC System and Aircraft
Presenter: Mr Alexander Feldstein - Aurora Flight Sciences

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Design and Flight Testing of Boeing's Little Horned Owl
Presenter: Mr James Guglielmo - The Boeing Co

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Morphing Missile Design and Sled Testing
Presenter: Dr Richard Beblo - USAF AFRL/RQVC

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
CANCELLED Flight Testing of Northrop Grumman's Great Horned Owl and Little Horned Owl
Awaiting Confirmation
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