Drone TETRA

Drone Competition I (FREE and Open to Public)

• This Drone TETRA 2020 competition will identify the most creative design and/or ideas for using drones to solve a social, educational, security, military, agricultural or other problem.
• The competition is open to the public (high school and undergraduate students are encouraged to participate).
• Participants must submit a photo of their drone to enter the competition and should be ready to showcase their drone, answer questions from a panel of judges about the operation of their drone, provide a description of the problem being addressed, and describe the solution, cost and design of the drone.
• Drone operation may be expressed through showcasing, presentation, animation and/or simulation of the drone.
• Project materials, overall design and quality of the presentation will be evaluated by a panel of experts based on merit, impact, originality, creativity, applicability, cost analysis and simulation.

Drone Competition II (FREE and Open to Middle/High Schools)

• This Drone TETRA 2020 competition will identify the fastest team of middle/high school students that can assemble a drone and prepare it for flight. Drone kits will be provided by the conference sponsors.
• The competition is only open to the middle and high school students. Each team can have a maximum of four students.
• Only the first 20 teams to register may participate.
• Each team must be sponsored by a teacher. One teacher can sponsor up to four teams.
• Participating teams will be evaluated by a panel of experts based on their teamwork, speed, neatness, precision, and skills.

 

Paper Submission

Click here to access the submission page for Drone TETRA 2020. All documents should be created in Word format (.doc or .docx). Please include the presentation abstract, a brief bio, a high-resolution headshot (for Paper Presentation submissions) and team member names, picture of drone (for competition I), and sponsoring teacher’s name (for competition II). Submission deadline is Feb. 15, 2020.

Registration

• Admission is FREE for everyone but registration is REQUIRED. Please click the Register Now button below:  

Speakers

Please click here to read speaker biographies.

Schedule

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Registration/Breakfast/Networking

8:30 – 8:40 a.m. | Opening Remarks

• Giti Javidi, PhD, Associate Professor, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, USF Sarasota-Manatee campus
• Ehsan Sheybani, PhD, Associate Professor, Information Systems and Decision Sciences, USF Sarasota-Manatee campus

8:40 – 9:00 a.m. | Welcome

• Karen Holbrook, PhD, Regional Chancellor, USF Sarasota-Manatee campus
• Brett Kemker, PhD, Regional Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, USF Sarasota-Manatee campus
• Thomas E. Becker, PhD, Professor of Management & Interim Dean of the College of Business, USF Sarasota-Manatee campus

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | Communication and Control in Connected Autonomous Vehicles

• Xiaopeng (Shaw) Li, PhD, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, USF

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Utilizing Drones for STEM Education and Training

• Neirda Thompson-Pemberton, Executive Director, FUNducation Inc
• Brandon Turk, Director of Transformational Technology, WOZ ED

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. | Coffee Break and Networking

10:15 – 10:45 a.m. | Imaging the Earth: UAVs and the Future of Geoscience Research

• Mel Rodgers, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, School of Geosciences, USF

10:45 – 11:15 a.m. | Air Traffic Management Using Drone Technologies

• Yu Zhang, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, USF

11:15 – 11:45 a.m. | Using Brain-Robot Interaction for Drone Control

• Marvin Andujar, PhD, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, USF

11:45 am – 12:45 p.m. | Lunch Break | Creative Drone Competition

12:45 – 1:15 p.m. | A Survey of the State-of-the-Art Military Drones

• Warren “Skip” Parish, Subject Matter Expert

1:15 – 1:45 p.m. | Role of Drones and Mosquito Biology in Disease Control

• Robert Novak, PhD, Professor, Department of Global Health, USF
• Benjamin Jacob, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health, USF

1:45 – 2:15 p.m. | Advanced Techniques for SAR Imaging in UAVs

• Seyed Alireza Khoshnevis, Ph.D. Student, Electrical Engineering Program, USF

2:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Coffee Break and Networking

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Efficiency, Improved Control, and Speed in Modular, Multi-Rotor Drones

• Dante Tezza, PhD Candidate, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, USF

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Review of Innovative Drone Integration and Applications

• Matthew Harvey, CEO - Owner, Edge Drone Services

3:30 – 4:10 p.m. | From Dreams to Reality, Crossing the Karman Line

• Manoug Manougian, PhD, Professor of Mathematics, USF

4:10 – 4:40 p.m. | Drones and UAVs: Legal Issues, Policies, and Regulations

• Lionel Guilbert, Manager, Airport Operations, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport

4:40 – 4:50 p.m. | USF SOAR/Base 11 Space Challenge - Space Rocket Competition

4:50 – 5:00 p.m. | Concluding Remarks, Networking, and Creative Drone Competition 

Seminar Chairs

• Ehsan Sheybani, PhD, Associate Professor, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus
• Giti Javidi, PhD, Associate Professor, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus

Organizers and Technical Program Committee 

• Y. (YuYu) Zhang, PhD
• Marvin Andujar, PhD
• Sandra Justice
• Skip Parish

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

• How can I submit a paper?
  • Please click to upload your paper.

Sponsors

USF Research Council

Microsoft Store at University Town Center

USF Sarasota Manatee Research Innovation Makerspace (RIM) Lab

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