SAE International Journal of Aerospace

Dr. Ravi Rajamani, Independent Consultant; Research Professor, University of Connecticut; President, IDCA, USA
Ravi Rajamani is an independent consultant who has accumulated close to 30 years of experience in the area of aerospace propulsion and energy, specifically in data analytics and model-based methods for controls and diagnostics. He has many publications to his name including a book (Electric Flight Technology: The Unfolding of a New Future), book chapters, journal and conference papers, and patents. Prior to his current job, Ravi worked at Meggitt, United Technologies Corporation, and General Electric Company. Dr. Rajamani has a BTech (ME) from IIT Delhi, an MS (Automation) from IISc, Bangalore, an MBA from the University of Connecticut, and a PhD (EE) from the University of Minnesota. He is active within SAE’s Propulsion Health Management (E-32) and Integrated Vehicle Health Management (HM-1) committees; and its Electric Aircraft, Digital & Data, and IVHM Steering Groups. He is also active in the PHM Society, serving on its board of directors, and he was the general chair of the 2014 European PHM conference in Nantes, France. Ravi was formerly a Visiting Professor of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing at Cranfield University. He has been elected a fellow of SAE and IMechE and is a recipient of the SAE Forest R. McFarland Award. He also serves as a board member of the Edison Tech Center in Schenectady, NY.

Dr. Todd Lowe, Virginia Tech, USA
Dr. Todd Lowe is a Professor in the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech. He is Co-Director of the Advanced Propulsion and Power Laboratory and leads major industry-facing research initiatives including the Pratt & Whitney Center of Excellence and participation in the Rolls-Royce University Technology Center at Virginia Tech. His research is focused on advancing aerospace propulsion, fluid dynamics, and diagnostic technologies through sustained leadership of large-scale, externally funded research programs in collaboration with government and industry. He has co-authored more than 250 publications and is co-inventor on eight U.S. utility patents in areas spanning advanced diagnostics, turbulent flows, propulsion systems, and signal processing. He is a recipient of the SAE International Ralph R. Teetor Educator Award, a fellow of ASME and the Royal Aeronautical Society, and an Associate Fellow of AIAA.