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	+ Home Search Aviation Systems		Keynote at AHS Conference January 17, 2018 Dr. Parimal Kopardekar, Senior Technologist for Air Transportation Systems at NASA Ames Research Center, was one of three keynote speakers at the opening session of the American Helicopter Society (AHS) International’s Aeronmechanics Design for Transformative Vertical Flight conference on January 16, 2018, in San Francisco, California. Dr. Kopardekar’s talk focused on the airspace operations for the emerging electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicles and their operations in the context of urban air mobility. The keynote address was attended by over 300 participants. On January 19, Dr. Kopardekar will chair a panel on the Challenges of Urban Air Mobility Airspace and panelists will include representatives from Uber, MIT, Voom/A3, and Levitate Capital. (POC: Parimal Kopardekar) Dr. Parimal Kopardekar on CES Panel January 17, 2018 Dr. Parimal Kopardekar, Senior Technologist for Air Transportation Systems at NASA Ames Research Center, was invited to participate on a conversational-style panel at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 10, 2018, titled New Frontiers in Mobility Technologies,” organized by Deloitte, and part of the “Smart Cities: Thriving in the Future” track. Other panelists included Julie Richman, the Chief Information Officer from the City of Boulder; Charles Wald, the Federal Practice Senior Advisor from Deloitte (USAF, Retired); and Bibop Gresta, Chairman of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. The panel was moderated by the Deloitte Global US Aerospace & Defense lead, Robin Lineberger. Dr. Kopardekar’s comments included how drones and urban air mobility operations will be enabled by NASA’s Unmanned Aviation System (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) Concept. (POC: Parimal Kopardekar) + Back to Top
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