Theme: External Drivers on CNS Evolution
April 10 – 12, 2018
Westin Washington Dulles Airport
Herndon, Virginia
Proceedings CD-ROMs are mailed to all registered attendees a few weeks after the conference concludes. Conference proceedings are also available at the ICNS Conference area of the IEEE Xplore website.
| Time | Tuesday, April 10 | Wednesday, April 11 | Thursday, April 12 |
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| 7:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast | ||
| 8:00 AM Morning Sessions
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Welcome and Introductions: Benjamin Levy, Conference General Chair | ||
| Conference Keynote: “CNS Roadmap: How to Reach a Breakthrough?” [detail]
Philippe Merlo, Director Air Traffic Management, EUROCONTROL |
Plenary II: Stakeholder Expectations on CNS from the Airport/Airlines Community, moderated by Bernd Korn (DLR) [detail]
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Plenary III, Part 1: Use of Commercial Services/Outsourcing to Supply CNS Services – Pros and Cons, moderated by Steve Bradford (FAA) [detail]
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Plenary III, Part 2: Opportunities for CNS Providers to Enable UAS Integration, moderated by Paul Bosman (EUROCONTROL) and Randy Willis (FAA) [detail] Participants
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| Plenary I: Global Harmonization, moderated by Steve Bradford (FAA) and Michael Standar (SJU) [detail]
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| Interactive Workshop: Beyond Intellectual Line of Sight (BILOS) – Anticipating The Future of Comm, Nav, and Surveillance, chaired by Dr. Lance Sherry (George Mason University), Denise Ponchak (NASA), and Beth Zimmerman (Evans, Inc.) [detail]
Moderator: Bob Etris (Evans Inc.) Participants
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| Presentation of ICNS Champion Award | Presentation of Best Paper Awards | ||
| 12:00 to 1 PM | Lunch | ||
| 1 to 5:30 PM | Technical Sessions
Technical Program Co-chairs
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| Evening Programs | 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Exhibitor Reception (light hors d’oeuvres) 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Exhibitor Reception Keynote Speaker “Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting From Here to There” Roger Connor, Curator, Vertical Flight, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Instruments & Avionics, National Air and Space Museum |
6:00 to 9:30 p.m.
Evening Social Event Dinner served at 6:00 p.m. |
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Detailed Descriptions
Conference Keynote
“CNS Roadmap: How to Reach a Breakthrough?”
Philippe Merlo is responsible for the areas of air traffic management, research and development, including the respective relations to international bodies such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). His keynote will evaluate the progress achieved in the CNS roadmaps in the recent years, reviewing the persistent challenges before enabling a breakthrough, while discussing how to steer the path forward.
April 10, Plenary Panel I: Global Harmonization
This international perspective on global harmonization includes updates from ICAO as well as NextGen, SESAR, and Japan’s Carats modernization programs from senior representatives from each of the respective organizations. Representatives from two major commercial airframe manufacturers will provide updates on their CNS equipage plans.
In keeping with the theme of the conference, presenters will provide a perspective on internal and external influences which are impacting many of their major program and implementation decisions.
We will also focus on one of the hottest topics confronting all civil aviation authorities today, cybersecurity. Updates will be provided on the ICAO INNOVA program and the ongoing efforts to define the data security requirements and technologies being considered to achieve these levels of performance.
| Start | Topic | Speaker/Presenter |
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| 7:00 AM | Registration (Rivanna Prefunction) & Breakfast (Rivanna D) | |
| 8:00 AM | Conference Introduction | Benjamin Levy, Conference General Chair |
| 8:10 AM | Conference Keynote: “CNS Roadmap: How to Reach a Breakthrough?” | Philippe Merlo, Director Air Traffic Management, EUROCONTROL |
| 8:45 AM | Plenary Welcome and Introductions | Steve Bradford, FAA and Michael Standar, SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) |
| 9:00 AM | The Need for a Harmonized Evolution of the Global Air Navigation System | Saulo Da Silva, ICAO |
| 9:15 AM | High Altitude New Entrants – A Fresh Opportunity | Nancy Graham, Graham Aerospace International LLC |
| 9:30 AM | CARATS Update | Shuji Takahashi, JCAB |
| 9:45 AM | Refreshments Break (Rivanna Prefunction) | |
| 10:15 AM | Integrated CNS: Time for a Conceptual Change? | Emilien Robert, EUROCONTROL |
| 10:30 AM | A Trust Framework Enabling Global Secure Aviation Interoperability | Robert Segers, FAA |
| 10:45 AM | Airbus Perspective on CNS Evolution | Didier Delibes, Airbus |
| 11:00 AM | Aircraft CNS – Boeing Roadmap for Harmonization | Chip Meserole, Boeing |
| 11:15 AM | Plenary Q&A | |
| 11:30 AM | Plenary Moderator Conclusions | |
| 11:40 AM | ICNS Champion Award | |
| 12 – 1 PM | Lunch (Rivanna D) | |
April 11, Plenary Panel II: Stakeholder Expectations on CNS from the Airport/Airlines Community
This plenary presents the opportunity to exchange views on the technology and systems delivered to the “end users.” Speakers will discuss the experience, success, shortcomings, and expectations from programs such as Data Comm, Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM), and Time Based Flow Management (TBFM). The CNS research and development community at the conference benefits from this discussion for closer and more effective future collaboration.
| Start | Topic | Speaker/Presenter |
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| 7:00 AM | Registration (Rivanna Prefunction) & Breakfast (Rivanna D) | |
| 8:00 AM | Conference Introduction | Benjamin Levy, Conference General Chair |
| 8:10 AM | Plenary Welcome and Introductions | Bernd Korn (DLR) |
| 8:25 AM | Fraport – An Airport Operator’s Perspective | Simon Graf, Fraport AG |
| 8:40 AM | CNS Evolution: An Airline Perspective | Mike Cirillo, Airlines for America (A4A) |
| 8:55 AM | Needed CNS Capabilities in Major Terminal Areas | Tom Becher, MITRE |
| 9:10 AM | Airport Perspectives on Data Integration | Kent Duffy, FAA |
| 9:25 AM | Plenary Discussion | |
| 9:35 AM | Plenary Wrap-up | |
| 9:45 AM | Refreshments Break (Rivanna Prefunction) | |
| 10:15 AM | Interactive Workshop: Beyond Intellectual Line of Sight (BILOS) – Anticipating the Future of Comm, Nav, and Surveillance
Chairs: Denise Ponchak (NASA), Lance Sherry (George Mason University), Beth Zimmerman (Evans Inc.) Moderator: Bob Etris, Evans Inc. Participants: Victoria Cox, Veracity; Chris Corgnati, PAE ISR; Jim Stroiney, FAA |
See below for full description. |
| 11:40 AM | Best Paper Awards | |
| 12 – 1 PM | Lunch (Rivanna D) | |
April 11, Interactive Workshop
Beyond Intellectual Line of Sight (BILOS) – Anticipating the Future of Comm, Nav, and Surveillance
While drones and periodic commercial space operations dominate the headlines, how do we step back to more strategically anticipate what the next 20 years of communication, navigation, and surveillance technologies could bring to the National Airspace System (NAS) and the broader aerospace industry?
Join a panel discussion and unique, interactive futures planning exercise to discuss this very topic. Hear select excerpts from industry research and insights that discuss the role of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, unmanned systems, and commercial space opportunities will plan in impacting the NAS.
Explore these impacts across a range of topics such as safety management, certification, talent management, and the role of the human in an increasingly automated world.
Participate in a “world café” style set of discussions to examine these impacts across stakeholder communities – for engineers, solution providers, airports, operators, technicians, and managers or executives alike.
This session is guaranteed to open your eyes and mind to the possibilities of what “could be” and instill some of that creative thinking and planning in your day job after the workshop is done.
April 12, Plenary Panel III
Part 1: Use of Commercial Services/Outsourcing to Supply CNS Services – Pros and Cons
The FAA and other ANSPs are considering a future vision that will make greater use of service providers to support their CNS needs. This vision includes the transmission of safety service communications using more commercially available systems, which may or may not operate in protected spectrum. This plenary will discuss this new way of doing business with individuals who will debate both the pros and cons. You won’t want to miss what is sure to be a lively session.
Part 2: Opportunities for CNS Providers to Enable UAS Integration
Unmanned aircraft, big and small, continue to catch a great deal of attention in air traffic management and far beyond. Innovative though mature CNS solutions are required to enable and accelerate the safe integration of these aircraft into the airspace. Moderated by U.S. and Europe, this session will show the latest state of play from a cross section of U.S. and European industry. Both latest developments as well as lessons learned will be presented and discussed.
| Start | Topic | Speaker |
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| 7:00 AM | Registration (Rivanna Prefunction) & Breakfast (Rivanna D) | |
| 8:00 AM | Conference Introduction | Benjamin Levy, Conference General Chair |
| 8:10 AM | Part 1: Plenary Welcome and Introductions | Steve Bradford, FAA |
| 8:20 AM | Next Generation of CNS Services and the Enabling Infrastructure – a European Perspective | Michael Standar, SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) |
| 8:30 AM | A Few Kind Words on Aviation Standards and Development Assurance | Stephen Van Trees, FAA |
| 8:40 AM | Use of Commercial Services and Outsourcing to Supply CNS Services – An ANSP’s Perspective | Werner Langhans, Austro Control |
| 8:50 AM | The Role of the Service Provider to Support Next Generation CNS Services | Rick Heinrich, Rockwell Collins |
| 9:00 AM | Transition to IP-based Links for Aviation | Greg Saccone, Boeing |
| 9:10 AM | Plenary Discussion | |
| 9:50 AM | Plenary Wrap-up | |
| 10:00 AM | Refreshments Break (Rivanna Prefunction) | |
| 10:30 AM | Part 2: Welcome and Introductions | Paul Bosman, EUROCONTROL, and Randy Willis, FAA |
| 10:40 AM | SKYWAYS: An Airbus’s Perspective on Urban Air Mobility | Olivier Colaitis, Airbus |
| 10:50 AM | Services for Large RPAS: Ground-based DAA Surveillance, GPS Augmentation, and Voice Communications | Brandon Suarez, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) |
| 11:00 AM | UAS Integration Challenges from a Test Site Perspective | Ray Young, Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) Alliance |
| 11:10 AM | CNS Opportunities in Risk-based Safety Cases | Mark Blanks, Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) |
| 11:20 AM | CNS for UTM – What Are Some of the Initial Challenges We Face? | Frank Matus, Thales Group |
| 11:30 AM | Plenary Discussion | |
| 11:50 AM | Plenary Wrap-up | |
| 12 – 1 PM | Lunch (Rivanna D) | |