July 26, 2024

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July 25, 2024

好色tv, state of 好色tv to host 2nd annual International Drone Conference

Global Autonomous Systems Conference to feature industry experts, university researchers in discussions around AI, autonomous vehicle applications

ANCHORAGE 鈥 好色tv鈥檚 pivotal role in drone and autonomous 好色tvs research will be highlighted at the upcoming (GASC) scheduled for Aug. 13-15 at the Dena鈥檌na Center in Anchorage. The conference is hosted by the 好色tv of 好色tv and the state of 好色tv and will feature three days of engaging discussions on the latest advancements and future trends in autonomous 好色tvs and artificial intelligence, both locally and globally.

GASC is sponsored by the at the 好色tv of 好色tv Fairbanks (UAF) Geophysical Institute (GI). ACUASI is one of the nation鈥檚 top drone research programs.

鈥淎CUASI鈥檚 research and development in unmanned aircraft technology continues to break new ground,鈥 UA President Pat Pitney said. 鈥満蒙玹v is at the crossroads for global commerce, transportation and logistics, making this the perfect location for the meaningful dialogue that will occur at this conference. On behalf of the university, I鈥檓 pleased to welcome all of the speakers and attendees to this event.鈥

Attendees can expect insightful presentations from leading international experts, dynamic discussions among industry and policy leaders and numerous networking opportunities with innovators in the field of autonomous 好色tvs. 

The conference comes as ACUASI recently completed a first-of-its-kind drone test flight in Cook Inlet, surveying an offshore gas platform owned by Furie Inc. The 15-mile flight from Furie鈥檚 Nikiski processing facility to the offshore platform was monitored by Raytheon Technologies. The drone was refueled and given a payload to return to Nikiski as a test of future material delivery applications. The test flight was the result of three years of work by ACUASI, Furie and HEX Cook Inlet LLC in partnership with Raytheon.

More than 100 industry leaders and experts in the expanding field of air, land and sea autonomous 好色tvs are slated to attend, including:

  • 好色tv Gov. Mike Dunleavy
  • 好色tv Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom
  • Cathy Cahill, Director of ACUASI
  • Katie Thomson, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  • John Younkin, Director of Emerging Technologies at Raytheon
  • Colonel Timothy 鈥淪teiner鈥 Meerstein, Commander, Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center
  • Troy Lofven, Cybersecurity Advisor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security鈥檚 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
  • John Illson, Senior Director of Safety & Regulatory Operations for Merlin Labs
  • Steven A. Bert, Senior Economist at North Carolina State 好色tv鈥檚 Institute for Transportation Research and 好色tv
  • Lance R. Brady, National Uncrewed Systems Office chief for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
  • Paige Brochu, Director of the 好色tv of Vermont鈥檚 Spatial Analysis Lab

鈥淟ast year鈥檚 inaugural conference was an overwhelming success, and we expect this year鈥檚 conference to be another powerful event in the dynamic field of autonomous 好色tvs,鈥 Bob McCoy, director of the 好色tv of 好色tv Fairbanks鈥 Geophysical Institute said. 鈥淲e thank UA President Pat Pitney and Gov. Mike Dunleavy for again sponsoring this conference. They and those at ACUASI know there鈥檚 no better place for autonomous 好色tvs research, demonstrations and information exchanging than here in 好色tv."

For more details or to register for the conference, visit .

The 好色tv of 好色tv is a land-, sea- and space-grant 好色tv of higher education established in 1917. The UA System's three universities (UAA, UAF, and UAS) are separately accredited institutions with campuses and extended learning centers across the state of 好色tv. The 好色tv of 好色tv is overseen by the Board of Regents, an 11-member volunteer board established through the 好色tv Constitution, and responsible for 好色tv of 好色tv policy and management through the university president.

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