Schedule

ENGINEERING WORKSHOPS

AutonomyNM: Guidance, Navigation, and Control Using AI

Hypersonic systems operate within one of the most demanding engineering regimes, where extreme speeds introduce significant aerodynamic, thermal, and control challenges. This workshop presents a concise overview of the fundamental principles underlying hypersonic flight, guidance, and control, and autonomous sensing systems. Drawing from real-world applications, Dr. Anton Sumali will discuss key challenges in designing systems capable of rapid sensing, adaptation, and decision-making in highly dynamic environments. This session provides attendees with a high-level perspective on how theoretical concepts translate into practical solutions for modern aerospace and autonomous systems.

Dr. Anton Sumali

Manager of Autonomous Sensing and Control

Sandia National Laboratory

With over 30 years of experience in aerospace systems, autonomy, and artificial intelligence, Dr. Sumali is a trailblazer in applying reinforcement learning to guidance, navigation, and control of high-speed and hypersonic vehicles. His work has advanced national security while shaping the future of autonomous systems, and he continues to empower the next generation of engineers through mentorship and leadership.

Introduction to the Capabilities of Lean Six Sigma Toolsets

A general introduction to what Lean and Six Sigma methodologies and tools are and what benefits these tools can accomplish. The workshop will include student interaction activities.

Roger L. Scheer

Reliabilty Engineering Team Leader

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Roger Scheer is the Technical Team Leader for the Reliability Engineering Team in the Product Realization and Reliability Office of the Weapon’s Production Directorate at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Roger holds Bachelor and Master Degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, DMAIC Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma Black Belt Certifications from Motorola, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification from Kraft Foods, is a Procsi Change Management Practitioner, holds multiple Lean practitioner certifications, and is a licensed Professional Engineer. He has led data analysis and engineering process improvement teams in the telecom, manufacturing, chemical, and nuclear weapons production industries for 30 years.

Real-Time Attack-Recovery for Cyber-Physical Systems

Attack detection and recovery are fundamental elements for the operation of safe and resilient cyber-physical systems (CPSs). Most of the literature focuses on attack-detection, while leaving attack-recovery as an open problem. In this talk, we present a series of techniques for recovery a CPS under sensor attacks at runtime using formal and numerical methods. They are developed for handling linear, nonlinear and stochastic dynamics, and considering the important properties such as safety and smoothness of the recovery process. To demonstrate the effectiveness, the methods are evaluated based on various attack scenarios and system models including mobile robots, drones, and vehicles in high-fidelity simulators.

Xin Chen

Assistant Professor

University of New Mexico

Dr. Xin Chen is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of New Mexico. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from RWTH Aachen University in 2015. He was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Colorado Boulder from 2015 to 2018 and an assistant professor at the University of Dayton from 2018 to 2023. Dr. Chen is primarily interested in developing formal and machine learning methods for trustworthy AI and autonomous systems. He is also the primary developer of several formal verification tools such as Flow* and POLAR. His research has been, and is, funded by AFRL, NSF and NASA.

Filtration in Water Treatment

The workshop will consist of developing "hands-on" activities focused on water quality and treatment relevant to environmental engineering. Specifically, the workshop will focus on gaining experience of water filtration processes and their influence on water quality.

Jose Cerrato

Professor

University of New Mexico

José M. Cerrato is Professor and Regents’ Lecturer in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering at the University of New Mexico (UNM). He obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Honduras, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Virginia Tech. He serves as Director of the UNM METALS Superfund Research Center and the UNM Community Health Allied Network for Geospatial and Environmental Science (CHANGES) Center. His research interest is related to biogeochemical processes occurring at molecular and macro scales at the interface of water, energy, and environmental health. He has been a recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Senior Research Award to Spain. He currently serves as President-Elect of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP).

Anjali Mulchandani

Assistant Professor

University of New Mexico

Anjali is an environmental engineer and a professor at the University of New Mexico. She leads a team of students to study environmental resource sustainability. Her work encompasses themes of water resources engineering, atmospheric water harvesting, waste-to-energy technologies, and environmental clean-up. She is passionate about education, science communication, and outreach within her community.

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