2024 PNT Symposium

Our 18^th annual PNT symposium will be held Monday, October 28^th and Tuesday, October 29^th. Once again this year, the symposium will be held in-person in the Kavli Auditorium at the SLAC National Laboratory above the Stanford University campus.

2024 PNT Symposium Speakers

As is our tradition, we are inviting a variety of prominent US and international academic, business and government leaders to speak on their PNT related research and development efforts. Invitees include US Government representatives; Industry representatives, Academic representatives and a few invitees with a unique PNT perspective. A list of this year’s invited speakers will be posted here soon.

2024 PNT Symposium Attendees

The 2024 PNT Symposium attendees will be 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

This year, we are limiting participating attendees to about 160 individuals, due to constraints of the auditorium. We will also provide a virtual (e.g live stream/video) option.

2024 PNT Symposium Schedule

As in past PNT symposia, the first day will feature student presentations, and the second day will feature invited presentations. A banquet dinner will be held on Monday evening, October 29^th. Professor Missy Cummings from George Mason will speak during the dinner.

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.
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 will speak 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.

View/download 2024 PNT Symposium Infopak PDF

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	Ionospheric Waves Triggered by 2022 Tonga Volcanic Eruptions Observed by CubeSats GNSS-R Measurements
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	Developments in Data Assimilation Algorithms for Ion Drift Estimations Using a New Augmentation Method
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	Standalone Opportunistic LEO-PNT Systems: A Comprehensive Doppler-Based Analysis Using Iridium-Next and Orbcomm Constellations

2024 PNT Symposium: October 29th — Invited Presentations
Name	Affiliation	Presentation Title
Jason Anderson	Xona Space Systems	Designing a 4-Chip SBAS Watermark
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	CARNATIONS: a USDOT University Transportation Center Dedicated to Protecting, Toughening, and Augmenting GNSS
Zixi Liu	Stanford University	Analyzing GNSS Interference Using ADS-B
Dallas Masters	Muon Space	Progress of GNSS Reflectometry (GNSS-R) Satellite Missions
Michael O'Connor	Satelles	Complimentary PNT from Space
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	Ocean Positioning

Contact Us

If you need more information about this year’s PNT symposium, or if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us:
Sherman Lo, SCPNT Executive Director
Phone: (650) 725-9175
Email: sherman.lo@stanford.edu