Speaker Profile

Dr. Ella Atkins is a Professor in the University of Michigan’s Aerospace Engineering Department where she directs the Autonomous Aerospace Systems (A2SYS) Lab and is Associate Director of the Robotics Institute.  Dr. Atkins holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan.  She is an AIAA Fellow, small public airport owner/operator, private pilot, and Part 107 UAS pilot. Dr. Atkins has built a research program in decision-making and control to assure safe contingency management in manned and unmanned Aerospace applications.  She is currently Editor-in-Chief of AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems (JAIS)