2026-07-09
09:00:00 - 10:00:00 Pacific

Presenter: Ryan Bowers, Flight Test Engineer (40th Flight Test Squadron, USAF) & PhD student (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Ryan will present a practical guide to AI and machine learning for flight test professionals. Drawing on hands-on experience testing autonomous systems, the talk will demystify the core concepts behind modern ML, from convolutional neural networks to large language models, and build intuition for the unique ways that these systems behave and fail. The talk covers three main areas: a ground-up primer on ML fundamentals tailored to flight test engineers, a practical framework for testing and evaluating ML-enabled systems, and a candid look at how generative AI tools like large language models can improve the day-to-day work of a flight test engineer (and ways that we need to be careful). Throughout the talk, concepts are grounded using concrete flight test examples. The webinar offers actionable tips for professionals who need a working knowledge of AI/ML, whether they're writing test plans for autonomous aircraft, evaluating a contractor's model performance claims, or just trying to decide whether to trust the output of a language model.
 

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Dave Mitchell

SFTE Bi-Monthly Webinar
Thursday, July 9 · 9:00 – 10:00am
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
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