Projects

Current Projects

Aviation Cyber Security Data Science (CSDS) Task Order 26

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

PI: M. Ilhan Akbas

2023 - 2024, $1,184,951

REU Site: Cybersecurity Research of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Co-PI: M. Ilhan Akbas

2023 - 2026, $380,418

Open-Source V&V Framework for AI-Controlled Aerial Vehicles

College of Engineering (CoE) / Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety (CAAS) Collaborative Seed Grant

PI: M. Ilhan Akbas

2024, $18,864

Propose Right-of-Way Rules for UAS Operations & Safety Recommendations

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

PI: M. Ilhan Akbas

2021 - 2024, $495,000

Expanding the Nation's STEM Talent Pool Through Scholarships to Accelerate Graduates in Engineering 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Senior Personnel: M. Ilhan Akbas

2023 - 2028, $1,499,356

Turtle Tech: Sea Turtle Surveillance by UAS Edge Computing

Northrop Grumman & Brevard Zoo

Co-PI: M. Ilhan Akbas

2020 - 2023, $90,000

Current Industry-Student Group Projects

Aircraft Domain Security Enhancement

Mentor: M. Ilhan Akbas, Sponsor: Boeing

2021 - 2023


Completed Projects

Lightweight Modular Perception Enhancement

PI: M. Ilhan Akbas
2022 - 2023, $217,500

NSF MRI: Acquisition of Real-Time lab for verification of CAVs

Co-PI: M. Ilhan Akbas
2019 - 2022, $350,137

Open-Source Validation and Verification Platform for Autonomous Systems

PI: M. Ilhan Akbas
2023, $7349

Cybersecurity Training Curriculum Development

Co-PI: M. Ilhan Akbas
2022 - 2023, $974,886

EagleCam: Imaging the Lunar Lander Nova-C on the Moon

Co-PI: M. Ilhan Akbas
2020 - 2022, $300,000

Flight Deck Collaborative Decision Making (FD CDM) System

Key Personnel: M. Ilhan Akbas
2021 - 2022, $1,332,291

Autonomous Vehicle Test Scenario Generation


PI: M. Ilhan Akbas
2017, $5,400