Erik Blasch Accomplishments
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Fellow: IEEE Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society (AESS) (2018)
Fellow: Society of Photo-Optical and Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) (2008)
Associate Fellow: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (2012)
AIAA Information Systems Award (2021)
Small Business Technology Commercialization Award (2019)
Fulbright Scholar Selection - Avionics (2017)
Military Sensing Society (MSS) Joe Mignogna Leadership in Data Fusion Award (2014)
Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) Russ Bio-Engineering Award (2009)
Adjunct Engineering Professor of the year (Wright State University) (2004)
Elected: IEEE Aerospace and Electronics System Society (AESS) Board of Gov. (2010-2016)
Elected: International Society of Information Fusion, President (2007), BoG (2000-2010)
MDPI Computers Best Journal Paper - Blockchain methods for IoT (2018)
AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference Best of Track (top 5 papers) - (2014)
IEEE AESS Harry Rowe Mimno Best Magazine Paper Award (2012)
IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference (Advisor) - Best Student paper (2007)
IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference (Student) - Best Student paper (1999)
EDUCATION
Air War College (ACSC, SOS, ABC)† Air University Maxwell AFB, AL 2008
MD - Accepted Three Ohio Schools Dayton, OH 2000
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering Wright State University Dayton, OH 1999
Ph.D./MS. Psychology Wright State University Dayton, OH ABD02
M.S. Astronautical Engineering Air Force Institute of Tech. WPAFB, OH ABD00
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering [1] University of Wisconsin Madison, WI ABD99
M.S. Economics Wright State University Dayton, OH 1999
M.B.A. Finance Wright State University Dayton, OH 1998
M.S. Electrical Engineering Wright State University Dayton, OH 1997
M.D. First Year [1] University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 1996
Certificate in Neuroscience
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Tech Atlanta, GA ABD95
Certificates in Health Science/Premed and Aerospace
M.S. Industrial Eng. Georgia Institute of Tech Atlanta, GA 1994
Certificate in Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
M.S. Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Tech Atlanta, GA 1993
B.Sc. Mechanical Eng. & Economics Mass. Inst. of Technology Cambridge, MA 1992
†Air Force Education
1996 Air Force Basic Personnel Officer Course (Kelly AFB, San Antonio, TX)
2003 Squadron Officer’s School, Maxwell, AFB, Ala (Seminar)
2008 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell, AFB, Ala (Seminar)
2008 Air War College, Maxwell, AFB, Ala (Seminar)
[1] Called to Active Duty in Dayton Ohio in 1996.
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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES
Air Force Officer, USAF, 1992 - 2021
Instrument Pilot, 1998, Private Pilot 1997, 300 + Hours
9 G Centrifuge – 60 hours, 1998-2000
EIT Engineering License, 1991
ACQ Level III, Science and Technology Manager (SPRDE-S&TM)
ACQ Level III, Systems Engineering (SPRDE-SE).
Certified in CPR/Red Cross, Scuba Diving, Sky Diving, HAM Radio
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Deployed/Patented multi-intelligence fusion tools to AF OA DCGS - (lead for 50 person team) - 2017
Transferred/Patented video associated with text tools to Fusion Cells - (as lead for E2AT) - 2014
Published premier textbook on High-Level Information Fusion -(w/ Dale Lambert) 2012
Compiled all image fusion metrics (w/ Zheng Liu) - 2010
Innovated a method for fusing confusion matrices from classifiers (w/ Tim Ross)- 2008
Organized information fusion quality of service metrics - 2005
Authored the state of the art DOD-Fusion model - DFIG (replaced the JDL) - 2002
Advocated for user refinement or cognitive awareness in information fusion models (Level 5) - 1999
Started the premier society for Information Fusion (ISIF) (w/ Chee Chong, X Rong Li, Dan Zhu) - 1998
Derived a belief filter for simultaneous tracking and identification applied to image/radar sensors - 1997
Brought tracking and classification to AFRL, (to be renamed Feature-Aided Tracking) - 1996
Part of 4 person team – won the AAAI mobile robotics contest - 1994
Part of 6 Person Team – First in the World Autonomously control a helicopter – 1993
Part of team that won over 30 international solar car races – 1989-1992
ENGINEERING CONTESTS
IEEE Engineering Challenges
IEEE NEACON Grand Challenge - 2012 – Winner “Multiscale THz Image Fusion” (with Jianbo Gao)
IEEE NEACON Grand Challenge - 2011 – Winner “EO/THz Image Fusion” (with Zheng Liu)
Supported the contest evaluation in 2009, 2010
IEEE NEACON Grand Challenge - 2008 – Winner
IEEE AVSS Grand Challenge (http://www.avss2010.org/challenge.html )
UAVSI: 1993 First in the world to autonomously control of a helicopter outdoors
http://www.auvsi.org/AUVSI/AUVSI/Events/AUVSIStudentCompetitions/Default.aspx
GT Aerial Unmanned Vehicle Team – 1995 Winner of AUVSI Competition (3rd) Rules
GT Aerial Unmanned Vehicle Team – 1994 Winner of AUVSI Competition (4th)
GT Aerial Unmanned Vehicle Team – 1993 Winner of AUVSI Competition (1st)
Mobile Robotics: GT Unmanned Ground Vehicle Team – 1994 Winner of AAAI Robotics Contest (1st)
www.aaai.org/ojs/index.php/aimagazine/article/download/1132/1050
Top 16 – MIT 2.70 contest, numerous others in MIT robotics lab
Solar/Electric Car – http://www.mit.edu/~solar-cars/
http://solar-cars.scripts.mit.edu/car/solectria5.php
Captain – Aztec 90-91 - http://solar-cars.scripts.mit.edu/car/aztec.php
Sold Cruise Control Design to Ford – ’92, Composites work with Solectria (’92)
MIT Solar/Electric Car Team – 1989, ’90, ’91, ’92 Winner of American Tour Del Sol (1st)
MIT Solar/Electric Car Team – 1991 Winner of GM Sunrayce (3rd)
MIT Solar/Electric Car Team – 1991, ’92 Winner of Phoenix 500 (2nd)
MIT Solar/Electric Car Team – 1991, Visitation to Korea
MIT Solar/Electric Car Team – 1989, 91, 92 Winner of Canadian Tour del Sol (1st)
MIT Solar/Electric Car Team – 1989, ’91 Winner of Swiss Tor Del Sol (3rd)
Other participation: First transcontinental trip of a solar car – 1989
Supported MIT AUVS entry as well as Concrete canoe
Olympics of the Mind (renamed Odyssey of the Mind)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey_of_the_Mind
Olympics of the Mind back then was:
Odyssey of the Mind World Champion 1988, representing Georgia (3rd, 7th)
Odyssey of the Mind World Champion 1986, representing Wisconsin (2nd, 4th, >20th)
Odyssey of the Mind World Champion 1985 representing Wisconsin (3rd, 3rd, 10th)
Odyssey of the Mind World Champions 1984 representing Wisconsin (1st of 600+ teams)
Wisconsin State Science Fair 1984 (1st place robotics), 1986 (1st place robotics)
CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT
Awards (30+) for Individual and team efforts (2000-2017)
government technical, programmatic, community, and leadership awards
MILITARY AWARDS
USAF Commendation, Achievement, and Meritorious Service Medals (2000-2021)
Company Grade Officer of the Year (AFRL) - (2/300), (1998)
Wright Labs (now part of AFRL) Early Career Award (1997)
IMA for the Year (2007, 2012, 2015, 2018)
Call Sign "thermo" ( .... as many degrees as)
FUNDED AWARDS
Numerous other agency grants
ARL research/travel grant
ONR cooperative research
NSF Co-PI
DARPA Agent (3 times)
AFOSR PI grant (4 times)
Wright Labs Early Career Award
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES (Team awards)
IEEE AESS 2019 Tech Panel of the Year (Avionics)
IEEE AESS 2007 Chapter of the Year - Dayton (while President)
ATHLETICS
Soccer (College, Semi-pro),
Running, (Marathons >30, top 10 finishes at local races)
Ironman Distance (<40 hours)
EDUCATION
Eagle Scout, Valedictorian, GA Governors Honors Program (Math)
MUSIC
Praise Band (Guitar), Marching Band (Saxophone)