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CCAST is a project under the DARPA OFFSET program, which envisions future small-unit infantry forces using swarms comprising upwards of 250 unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and/or unmanned ground systems (UGSs) to accomplish diverse missions in complex urban environments. |
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Kyle Usbeck
Kyle Usbeck is the Head of Federal Software at Skydio where he
oversees Skydio's Boston office and holistic software solutions for
global government customers.
He is a senior member of the Association of Computing Machinery
(ACM) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Kyle Usbeck works at Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight. Skydio's mission is to make the world more productive, creative, and safe with autonomous flight. At Skydio, Kyle oversees the Boston office and leads the engineering team focused on delivering software solutions to federal customers.
Previously, at Systems & Technology Research (STR), Kyle ran the Autonomy Group. STR's Autonomy group is primarily focused on collaborative autonomy and technologies to enable swarms of unmanned systems to cooperate on shared objectives.
Kyle founded Raytheon BBN Technologies' Unmanned Innovations Lab, which develops software for unmanned aerial and ground systems, particularly those operating collaboratively on a common objective (i.e., drone swarms). At Raytheon BBN Technologies Kyle worked as a Senior Scientist and Engineer in the Distributed Systems group where he functioned as the technical lead, principal investigator, and project manager for several projects.
At BBN Technologies, Kyle is involved in research & development and business development. The products of he and his teammates such as the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) and the Marti Beyond-Line-of-Sight Information Management System (a.k.a., TAK Server) were transitioned to military and law enforcement users.
Kyle Usbeck has a Masters of Science and Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from Drexel University's College of Engineering. Kyle's thesis, Network-Centric Automated Planning and Execution, investigates a novel method of generating, executing, and monitoring automated plans in dynamic, heterogeneous network environments.
Kyle worked at start-up Drakontas LLC as a Lead Software Engineer. Drakontas is a company that specializes in communications software for law enforcement, emergency response, and security operations. Kyle managed a project for improving communication between forensic scientists, was the lead developer for rapid prototyping projects, and was a major contributor to DragonForce® Situation Awareness Software Suite.
Kyle conducted research in the Secure Wireless Agent Testbed (SWAT) laboratory under the direction of Dr. William C. Regli. Some of Kyle's research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Automated Planning, Multiagent Systems, Networking, HCI, and Mobile Computing.
On a personal note, Kyle enjoys building and flying model airplanes. He plays piano, guitar, drums, and ukulele. He enjoys recreational baseball, basketball, soccer, frisbee, golf, and rock climbing.
