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Industry Sessions

MONDAY, March 2
Time Name Abstract
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM How TBO, A/G communications and Viasat SB-S Iris are transforming global airspace efficiency Pending
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

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12:30 PM - 01:00 PM

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02:30 PM - 03:00 PM

Modernizing America's Airspace: Balancing Speed, Safety, and Continuity in Critical Infrastructure Transformation

The National Airspace System (NAS) network modernization represents one of the most complex infrastructure transformations in aviation history – requiring the simultaneous operation of current systems while building the foundation for next-generation air traffic control. This session provides an objective examination of the technical, operational and security challenges inherent in modernizing critical infrastructure at scale. <strong>Abstract:</strong>
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM Scaling AI-Enabled Engineering in the FAA Research Development and Operating Environment In the traditional landscape of Air Traffic Management (ATM) software engineering, leadership is often held hostage by the "Iron Triangle" of project management: Scope, Cost, and Schedule. Conventional wisdom dictates you can pick two, but never all three. However, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seeks to modernize its cloud environments– such as the Research Development and Operating Environment (RD-OE) —the specific, Amazon Web Services (AWS) based Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) environment where critical Research and Development occurs—a new paradigm is required. At Skymantics, we have found that Artificial Intelligence (AI), when integrated as a cultural cornerstone, has the physics-bending ability to shatter this paradigm.This presentation details the technical and engineering cultural breakthroughs achieved within the Skymantics Foundry and provides a roadmap for bringing these AI-enabled tools, processes, and practices into the FAA RD-OE. Leveraging our deep experience handling complex challenges—such as fixing "flight object/flow object" Universal Trajectory Notation (UTN) senses and managing Sensitive Flight Data (SFD) —we demonstrate how mature AI integration transforms the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). We will explore how the implementation of an "App Store" framework within the RD-OE can provide a structured path for AI-enabled DevOps DevOps, DevSecOps, and automated testing.Our data-driven approach moves beyond the hype of LLMs (Large Language Models). Over a recent study, the Skymantics Foundry observed a 25% to 30% increase in overall team amplification, adding the equivalent of 3.07 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) capacity to a 12-person team. We will demonstrate how these specific gains can be replicated within the FAA ecosystem:- Software Engineering: Achieving a 36% average productivity gain through AI-supported TDD (Test Driven Development) and real-time code assistance using tools like Cursor and Claude.- IVV (Integration Verification and Validation) & QA (Quality Assurance): Reducing defect rates by using AI (Artificial Intelligence) to link requirements directly to codebases and automating SQL (Structured Query Language) data mashups.- Systems Engineering: Utilizing "Requirements Multiplexing" to cross-reference new requirements against existing constraints, reducing feedback loops from weeks to minutes.- Data Science: Automating "data munging" and cleaning tasks—which typically consume 80% of a scientist's time—to achieve amplification factors as high as 70%.The session will conclude with a strategy for transitioning enterprise-grade products into an AI-enabled future. We will show that while tooling costs for a 12 engineer team are negligible (approximately $1.25 per hour), the hourly benefit generated is nearly $274.55. This is not just about writing code faster; it is about taking the proven architecture of the Skymantics Foundry, RD-OE and optimizing the AI-enabled potential of the FAA’s precision based engineering culture.Learning Objectives- Bridge the Gap: Understand how to export AI-enabled workflows from a private foundry environment into the FAA’s AWS based RD-OE.- Optimize Roles: Evaluate the impact of AI on specialized ATM roles, from Data Science to IVV.- Ensure Integrity: Identify strategies for handling SFD data and complex flight logic using "Co-pilot, not Auto-pilot" principles.- Quantify Success: Apply real-world metrics to justify AI integration, including project acceleration rates that allow a one-year project to finish approximately 90 days early.
TUESDAY, March 3
Time Name Abstract
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM available
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Sustaining Mission-Critical Voice. Continuity, resilience, and quality across operational networks Ensuring safe, uninterrupted communications in IP-based ATC environmentsAs the Federal Aviation Administration continues to evolve Air Traffic Control (ATC) voice communications to support the long-term modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS), the transition to IP-based architectures represents both a necessary and highly complex undertaking. The NAS’s unmatched scale, operational diversity, and safety requirements introduce considerations that extend well beyond those encountered in smaller or more centralized ANSP environments. Technology wise, though, the challenges are very similar.Running mission-critical ATC voice services over IP infrastructure introduces a new operational reality. While IP enables greater flexibility, scalability, and access to rich performance data, it also presents challenges that legacy monitoring and assurance tools were never designed to address. At the same time, this shift creates opportunities to improve resiliency, and service quality across the end-to-end voice communications environment.In this session, Rohde & Schwarz, by the presence of our Systems and Test Engineering Manager - ATC, Ms. Viviana Acosta, will share practical insights drawn from ANSPs that have already navigated this transition, with a focus on lessons applicable to FAA operations. Topics will include:• Real-world challenges encountered when operating IP-based ATC voice systems in safety-critical environments• Technical and operational insights from ANSPs that have successfully implemented IP voice monitoring and assurance strategies• The opportunities that standard IT monitoring tools create in ATC voice communications • Methods for evaluating whether an end-to-end voice infrastructure can meet evolving operational, performance, and resiliency demands
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM available
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM

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03:15 PM - 03:45 PM

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03:45 PM - 04:15 PM

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WEDNESDAY March 4
Time Name Abstract
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM available