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Mehran Irdmousa is a senior engineer at MZI Aviation, bringing over 17 years of experience in federal aviation systems engineering and enterprise architecture. He has led the successful deployment of 59 complex systems across 42 FAA facilities, delivering $44 million in annual cost savings while maintaining 100% operational success rates. Currently supporting multiple FAA programs, including NextGen and Technology portfolios, Mehran specializes in integrating emerging technologies into safety-critical operational environments. His work spans NextGen research, digital engineering implementation, and AI/ML analytics for traffic flow management across 35,000+ flight hours of data. A Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) and Project Management Professional (PMP), Mehran has received FAA executive recognition for on-time, on-budget delivery of mission-critical systems. His expertise bridges the gap between cutting-edge technology capabilities and operational aviation requirements, making him a trusted advisor for complex system integrations in the NAS.

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Dr. Ian Levitt’s research interests are on complex systems and mathematics.  Prior to joining NASA in 2020, he was with the FAA leading international standards and national laboratory development for the agency.  His most recent ventures revolve around how we turn data into information, and then into knowledge about complex systems.

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Raymond Adams is a seasoned aviation and advanced air mobility expert with over 35 years of experience spanning the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Navy, and leadership roles in the private sector. A retired FAA air traffic controller, he now serves as Founder and CEO of Trajectrix Corporation, a New Jersey-based company enabling autonomous aircraft operations within the National Airspace System. As Principal of Airde Elevated Thinking, an engineering services firm specializing in advanced aviation operations, Raymond has supported FAA initiatives in Urban Air Mobility (UAM), flight autonomy research, and regulatory development for future flight rules. His career highlights include managing an FAA UAS Test Range, leading advanced air mobility corridor development, and deploying transformative systems such as FAA’s DataComm. A recognized advocate for policy and technology innovation, he serves on advisory boards for aviation nonprofits and economic policy organizations nationwide.

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Justin is an Agile Transformation Leader at Carnegie Mellon's Software Engineering Institute since 2023. Justin supports major acquisition programs in the Department of Defense assisting leaders in various ways with their Agile adoption journey. Prior to SEI Justin worked in various roles at NASA for 13 years.  Justin has a background in leadership coaching, operations, and independent verification and validation. 

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Luke Gotszling is the CEO and co-founder of NoamAI.com, a pioneering company developing artificial intelligence solutions for aviation infrastructure. A seasoned entrepreneur, executive, and technologist, Mr. Gotszling is dedicated to leveraging AI to tackle the most intricate challenges within the aviation industry. As a company leader, with an extensive background in engineering and AI, Mr. Gotszling offers a unique and timely perspective on the future of Air Transport Management. Under Mr. Gotszling’s leadership, NoamAI recently unveiled a patent-pending AI Air Traffic Controller system designed to augment human decision-making, enhance safety, and improve operational efficiency in control towers. The AI system uses advanced machine learning and predictive modeling to process thousands of data points per second—including flight paths, aircraft positions, and real-time ATC communications. By supporting human air traffic controllers, it helps improve situational awareness, reduce response times, and ease the workload during high-volume operations.

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Mr. Fitzgerald has over 25 years of experience in the Air Traffic Management industry. His work helped advance new surveillance and tower automation technologies and deploy them for operational use by air traffic control. He led in multiple first-in-the-world deployments involving Multilateration and Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems. He is excited to help modernize the National Airspace System as part of this bold new FAA initiative. 

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Shweta is building AI that personalizes training to accelerate adaptive skill in complex work. This has high applicability for ATC training - cutting training time while developing the cognitive flexibility controllers need to make split-second decisions in complex, rapidly changing situations - all while enabling unlimited practice via VR or handheld devices. Shweta’s expertise spans medicine, patent examination, aviation safety, and neuroscience. During her 12-year tenure at MITRE, Shweta led ASIAS, expanding the AI/ML work portfolio tenfold, and establishing a multi-million-dollar program with the Office of Aerospace Medicine. As Managing Director for Data Science Futures at SAIC, Shweta drove AI innovation across the Civilian Business Group. Her published neuroscience research at NIH contributed to current models of human learning, while her academic foundation grounds her systems thinking approach. Shweta holds a DEng (Cand.) and M.S. in Systems Engineering and B.S. in Physics and from George Washington University. She serves on the National Academies Committee on Emerging Trends in Aviation Safety and speaks frequently on AI applications in mission-critical environments. Shweta tests recipes for America's Test Kitchen, trains as a Virginia Master Naturalist, and speaks multiple Indian languages. She loves hiking with her husband and daughter and enjoys early mornings with very old books.

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Michael Acton is a mission-focused Vice President and Technical Manager known for his expertise in leading, designing, and delivering innovative, enterprise-class, ROI-driven modernization and digital transformation solutions and outcomes. Mr. Acton held significant roles at CGI Federal, ARRAY, Leidos, and Lockheed Martin. His passion is to help clients realize IT ecosystem transformation benefits. During transformation project execution, he oversees the creation of the mission objective-aligned enterprise architecture and manages the planning and coordination to ensure the client’s goals are achieved. Additional expertise includes program and engineering leadership, software and system engineering, ITSM, operational optimization, and automated modernization methodologies.  He has spoken at 15+ conferences and has works published in journals and the press. Awards include the Lockheed Martin NOVA Award, US Air Force Top Gun Software Award, and multiple transformation recognition awards. Mr. Acton proudly served as a US Marine, where he gained extensive leadership and system experience.

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Adam Monsalve is the cybersecurity practice lead within CNA’s Enterprise Systems and Data Analysis division who specializes in cybersecurity and uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). Adam supports the UAS Traffic Management (UTM) project within the FAA, focused on the cybersecurity needs of this forthcoming environment. He has been integral to several FAA prototyping efforts and demonstrations of UTM technologies, such as the UTM Pilot Program and the UTM Field Test. Adam also supports the design, architecture, and implementation of the FAA’s research and development cloud environment, helping to implement its devsecops toolchain, implement Identity and Access /management, develop procedures for vulnerability scanning and remediation, and a variety of other key elements required of such an environment. Adam was also the technical lead supporting NASA's Urban Air Mobility project in understanding the cybersecurity needs for that ecosystem and the broader extensible traffic management ecosystem. Adam has participated in several NIST-UAS challenges, in one helping develop the concept for a prototype that protects UAS fleets from cyberattacks and a second focused on indoor UAS operations for first responders. He graduated with his Ph.D. from the University of Florida in materials science and engineering where he specialized in magnetic nanomaterials research. Adam holds a CompTIA Security+ certification and is an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.