Wendy S. Parker
Department of Philosophy
Virginia Tech
Keynote Title: Why We Shouldn't Ask Whether Simulations Can Give Us Better Evidence than Experiments
Biography: Wendy S. Parker is Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Tech. For more than 20 years, she has addressed philosophical issues in modeling and simulation, including questions about model evaluation, uncertainty assessment, data assimilation, ensemble modeling, values in modeling, and more. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and published in a wide range of philosophical and scientific journals. She holds a B.S. in Meteorology and a B.A. in Philosophy from Northern Illinois University and a Ph.D. in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Dustin Coleman
Aeronautical Engineer Stf
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company
Dr. Dustin Coleman serves as a Staff Aeronautical Engineer at Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company. Dr. Coleman works within the Computational Aerodynamics group focusing on multi-disciplinary design, optimization, and analysis; machine learning for surrogate-based modeling; uncertainty quantification; and application of reduced-order modeling. During his time with Sikorsky, he has contributed to the development of several programs, including X2 and Nomad, through aerodynamic shape optimization, wind tunnel support, large-data reduction, and data modeling. More recently, he has helped develop uncertainty quantification workflows for simulation validation related to the Dragonfly mission. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University with a minor in Mathematical Science.
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Michael A. Marshall, PhD
Dragonfly Mobility Flight Performance Lead, Space Exploration Sector
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
Michael A. Marshall is a senior member of the professional staff in the Spacecraft Astrodynamics and Controls Group at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. At APL, Michael is the Mobility Flight Performance Lead for NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. In this role, he leads the team of engineers using digital flight testing to learn to fly the Dragonfly relocatable rotorcraft lander prior to its 2028 launch. Michael earned his PhD in Space Engineering from Caltech as a NASA Space Technology Research Fellow. He is the author or coauthor on more than a dozen journal articles and conference papers, and is an instrument-rated commercial pilot and flight instructor in airplanes and gliders.
Keynote Title: End-to-End Uncertainty Quantification for Dragonfly’s Rotorcraft Flights on Titan
Additional Co-Authors: Gino Perrotta, Kalki Sharma, Katherine Gruber, Matthew Misiorowski, Peter F. Lorber, Patrick O. Bowles, and Mike Robbins