2024 PNT Symposium
Our 18th annual PNT symposium was held Monday, October 28th and Tuesday, October 29th2024.
Once again this year, the symposium was held in-person in the Kavli Auditorium at the SLAC National Laboratory above the Stanford University campus. We also live-streamed presentations via Zoom and video for those participants who could not, or preferred not to attend in person.
2024 PNT Symposium Speakers
As is our tradition, Day 1 of the symposium featured student speakers from various graduate schools around the country. Click here to skip down to the symposium day 1 table of Student Speakers towards the bottom of this page.
On Day 2 of the symposium, we invited a variety of prominent US and international academic, business and government leaders to speak on their PNT related research and development efforts. Invitees included US Government representatives, Industry representatives, academic representatives and a few speakers with a unique PNT perspective. Click here to skip down to the table of this year's invited speakers towards the bottom of this page.
2024 PNT Symposium Attendees
The 2024 PNT Symposium attendees were a cross-mixture of the PNT Community, including:
- Stanford faculty, researchers and grad students
- U.S. Government representatives,
- SCPNT Industrial Member representatives (Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, Northrop Grumman, Qualcomm, Trimble Navigation, L3Harris, Polaris Wireless, etc.)
- Other invited guests
Once again this year, we limited participating attendees to 160 individuals, due to constraints of the auditorium. We also provided a virtual (e.g live stream/video) option.
2024 PNT Symposium Schedule at a Glance
- Monday, October 28: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM—Invited Student Presentations
- Monday Evening, October 28: 6:30–8:30 PM—Banquet Dinner at the Faculty Club on the Stanford campus. Banquet Speaker: Professor Missy Cummings, George Mason University.
- Tuesday, October 29: 8:00 AM–5:00 PM—Invited Speaker Presentations
2024 PNT Symposium Banquet Dinner Presentation
During the banquet dinner on Monday evening, October 28th, Professor Missy Cummings of George Mason University spoke on the topic: "Advancing Aerospace Autonomy Through Self-Driving Car Failures."
Professor Missy Cummings
George Mason University
Banquet Dinner Talk Topic: "Advancing Aerospace Autonomy Through Self-Driving Car Failures"
Professor Cummings Bio: Professor Mary (Missy) Cummings received her BS in Mathematics from the US Naval Academy in 1988, MS in Space Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1994, and Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2004. A naval pilot from 1988-1999, she was one of the U.S. Navy's first female fighter pilots. She is a Professor in the George Mason University College of Engineering and Computing, and directs the Mason Responsible AI program as well as the Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center. She is an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Royal Aeronautical Society Fellow.
2024 PNT Symposium Infopak
A PDF file containing this year's symposium flyer and the presentation schedules for Day 1—Student presentations and Day 2—Invited Speaker presentations is available to view/download by clicking the flyer thumbnail or the link below.
Student and Invited Speaker Presentation Tables
The tables below display the invited speaker presentations from both days of the 2024 PNT Symposium. In both tables, the presentations are listed alphabetically by the presenter's last name.
While all of the presentations were recorded on both days of the 2024 symposium, we have only received permission from some of the speakers to display their video presentation and/or a PDF file of their presentation slides.
For those presentations which we are permitted to display the video, click on the Play Video button preceding the presentation title to view an unlisted (not searchable) video of that presentation on YouTube.
Also, for presentations in which we are permitted to display the slides, click on that presentation title (blue text) to view/download the presentation PDF file.
2024 PNT Symposium: October 28th — Student Presentations | ||
| Name | Affiliation | Presentation Title |
| Sahil Ahmed | Illinois Institute of Technology |
Uncovering Subtle GNSS Spoofing by Decomposing the Complex Cross Ambiguity Function |
| Blake Baker | Auburn University | Development of a Robust GPS Correlator Model |
| Toby Bell | Stanford University |
Event-Driven Real-Time Differential GPS for Distributed Space Systems |
| Pin-Hsuan Cheng | University of Colorado Boulder |
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| Kaila Coimbra | Stanford University |
Single-Satellite Lunar Navigation via Doppler Shift Observables for the NASA Endurance Mission |
| Mikaela Dobbin | University of Colorado Boulder | Expected performance of a GPS-based CSAC characterization in LEO |
| Jiahui Hu | Illinois Institute of Technology |
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| Junsoo Kim | Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) |
Methodology for Determining the Minimum Airspace Separation within the Controlled Airspace |
| Dong-kyeong Lee | University of Colorado Boulder |
Android GNSS Positioning using Single-Differenced Tightly Coupled EKF |
| Stephanie Meyer | Auburn University | Navigation and Planning Challenges in Autonomous Racing |
| Ashwyn Sam | Stanford University |
The imminent threat of small space debris and how to tackle it |
| Ya-Xun Yang | National Cheng Kung University |
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2024 PNT Symposium: October 29th — Invited Presentations | ||
| Name | Affiliation | Presentation Title |
| Jason Anderson | Xona Space Systems |
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| Manan Arya | Stanford University |
Kilometer-Scale Parabolic Reflector for a Radio Telescope in a Lunar Crater |
| Barbara Block | Stanford Hopkins Marine | FAST Tag: Developing a marine anti-poaching tag |
| Martin Boyd | Vector Atomics | Advanced Clocks and Time Transfer |
| Mathieu Joerger | Virginia Tech |
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| Zixi Liu | Stanford University |
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| Dallas Masters | Muon Space | Progress of GNSS Reflectometry (GNSS-R) Satellite Missions |
| Michael O'Connor | Satelles |
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| Thomas Powell | The Aerospace Corporation | The Scientific Roots of GNSS |
| Col. Matthew Spencer | Space Systems Command USSF | GPS Operations and Performance |
| Mark Zumberge | UCSD Scripps |
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Contact Us
If you have any questions about the2024 PNT symposium, please don’t hesitate to contact us:
Sherman Lo, SCPNT Executive Director
Phone: (650) 725-9175
Email: sherman.lo@stanford.edu