Grant Huang, IEEE Senior Member, Ph.D.

Chief Mission Architect,

Space Systems Command,

United States Space Force

Grant Huang received his doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2014. After that, he received National Research Council (NRC) research associateship awards from the U.S. National Academies and served as an NRC postdoctoral researcher at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Munitions Directorate, Eglin Air Force Base, FL., from 2015 to 2017, where he conducted AFRL-interested research in satellite communication technologies.

In 2017, he transitioned to academia, joining the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) department at the University of Florida as a research faculty. Here, he spearheaded defense research related to Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) applications backed by the U.S. Air Force.

Dr. Huang’s career took a turn towards industry in 2019 when he joined Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc. as a Senior Research Engineer. His responsibilities included securing external funding and supporting military-awarded projects centered around PNT technologies.

In 2020, he returned to the University of Florida’s MAE department as a Research Associate Scientist, where he secured research funds and provided academic support for military-funded projects. A year later, in 2021, he embraced a new role with the U.S. Space Force (USSF) and is currently serving as a Chief Mission Architect within the Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO) of the Space Systems Command (SSC). He leads teams from the Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) and Department of Defense (DoD) Science and Engineering (S&E) to conduct R&D of future space systems in designated areas.

With over a decade of experience in R&D across academia, industry, and government, Dr. Huang’s work has garnered support from the U.S. National Academies, the U.S. Air Force, and U.S. defense industries. He specializes in sensory-based navigation and localization for PNT applications, assisted GPS/GNSS (A-GPS/GNSS) technologies, and communications. His expertise is evident in his 15+ technical publications in prestigious journals, conference proceedings, and U.S. patents.

Dr. Huang is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE), a globally recognized professional organization. He also holds memberships in the Institute of Navigation (ION) and the Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society. Additionally, he offers his expertise as a reviewer for several international journals and conferences, including IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation & Measurement, GPS Solutions, Navigation: Journal of the Institute of Navigation, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, and the American Society for Engineering Education.                                                                                                                         

Career Chronology

§  April 2022 - Present

§  September 2021 - April 2022

General Engineer, Space and Missile Systems Center, United States Space Force

§  February 2020 - September 2021

Research Associate Scientist, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida              

§ January 2019 - February 2020

Senior Research Engineer,  Integrated Solutions For Systems, Inc.

§ January 2017 - January 2019

Research Assistant Scientist, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida  

§ January 2015 - January 2017

National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Research Associate, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin Air Force Base, FL

                                                                                

Research Experiences

§ 2008-2014

Graduate Research Assistant, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Journal Article:

J7. Jafet Morales, Gerson Rodriguez, Grant Huang, and David Akopian, "Toward UAV Control Via Cellular Networks: Delay Profiles, Delay Modeling, and a Case Study Within the 5-mile Range", IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 56, Issue 5, pp. 4132-4151, 2020. (DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2020.2987406 )

J6. Grant Huang, Brian K. Taylor, and David Akopian, "A Low-Cost Approach of Magnetic Field-Based Location Validation for Global Navigation Satellite Systems", IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 68, Issue 12, pp. 4937 - 4944, 2019. (DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2019.2901512 )

J5. Grant Huang, Mikel M. Miller, and David Akopian,"Inference of Network Delays for SUPL 3.0 Based Assisted GNSS", GPS Solutions, Springer Verlag, Vol.21, Issue 2, pp. 651–661, 2017. (DOI: 10.1007/s10291-016-0549-6)

J4. Grant Huang, David Akopian, and C.L.Philip Chen,"Network Delay Modeling for Assisted GPS", IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol.51, Issue 1, pp. 52-64, 2015. (DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2014.120686)

J3. Grant Huang, David Akopian, and C.L.Philip Chen, "Measurement and Characterization of ChannelDelays for Broadband Power Line Communications", IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol.63, Issue 11, pp. 2583 – 2590, 2014. (DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2014.2313033)

J2. Grant Huang, David Akopian, and C.L.Philip Chen, "Measurement and Modeling of Network delays for MS-Based A-GPS Assistance Delivery", IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 63, issue 8, pp. 1896-1906, 2014. (DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2014.2302238)

J1. Arsen Melkonyan , Andreas Gampe, Murillo Pontual, Grant Huang, and David Akopian, "Facilitating Remote Laboratory Deplyments Using a Relay Gateway Server Architecture", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 61, issue 1, pp. 477 - 485, 2014. (DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2013.2242416)

Refereed Conference Proceeding:

C9. Brian K. Taylor and Grant Huang, “Bioinspired Magnetic Navigation Using Magnetic Signatures as Waypoints”, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, Living Machines 2017, Stanford University, CA, pp. 48-60, 2017.

C8. Grant Huang, Brian K. Taylor, Kevin M. Brink, and Mikel M. Miller, “Engineered and bioinspired magnetic navigation”, Proceedings of the ION 2017 Pacific PNT Meeting, Honolulu, HI,  pp. 897-907, 2017.

C7.  Grant Huang, Mikel M. Miller, and David Akopian, "Network delay modeling and estimation for A-GNSS supports over cellular networks", ION ITM Conference, Monterey, CA, pp. 932 – 939, 2016.

C6. Grant Huang and David Akopian "A-GPS Assistance Network Delay Modeling and Estimation over Mobile  Networks", ION GNSS Conference, Nashville, TN, pp. 1944 - 1950, 2013.

C5. Grant Huang, Andreas Gampe, Arsen Melkonyan, Murillo Pontual, and David Akopian, "Remote Experimentation for Communication: from Remote Desktops to Gateways", ASEE Conference, San Antonio, TX, AC2012-3303, 2012.

C4. Arsen Melkonyan, Murillo Pontual, Grant Huang, Andreas Gampe, and David Akopian, "eComLab: REMOTE LABORATORY ARCHITECTURE FOR RADIO-COMMUNICATIONS", Proceedings of the ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, Houston,TX, Session F2A-1, 2011.

C3. Murillo Pontual, Arsen Melkonyan, Andreas Gampe, Grant Huang, and David Akopian, "eComLab: remote laboratory platform", SPIE Conference, Orlando, FL, Vol. 8063, pp. 806311-1-10, 2011.

C2. Arpine Soghoyan, Grant Huang, Jayanthi Narisetty, and David Akopian, "A LabVIEW-based assisted GPS receiver development, simulation and testing platform", ION GNSS, Portland, OR, pp. 1982-1996, 2011.

C1. Grant Huang, Arpine Soghoyan, David Akopian, Philip Chen, and Abhay Samant, "A Land Mobile Channel Modeling in LabVIEW", IEEE SMC Conference, San Antonio, TX, pp. 4575 – 4580, 2009.

Technical Report:

T1. Grant Huang, and David Jeffcoat, "Coping with vulnerabilities of satellite navigation: GPS and complementary PNT integrity monitoring technologies", Project P0167460, Integrated Solutions For Systems, Inc., 2020.

Patents:

P2. David Akopian, Grant Huang, and C.L.Philip Chen, "Method and system measurement and characterization of channel delays for broadband power line communications", U.S. Patent #  US10470161, 2019.

P1. David Akopian, Arsen Melkonyan, Murillo Pontual, Grant Huang, and Andreas Gampe, "Remote laboratory gateway", U.S. Patent # US9741256, 2017. 

Professional Services 

§  Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on  Aerospace and Electronic Systems

§  Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation & Measurement

§  Reviewer, GPS Solutions, Springer Berlin Heidelberg

§  Reviewer, NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of Navigation

§  Reviewer, The 7th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Networks (CECNet 2017)

§  Reviewer, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC)

§  Reviewer, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

Professional Societies

§  Senior member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

§  Member, Institute of Navigation (ION)

§  Member, Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society

Selected Scholarships and Awards

§  Research Associateship Award, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S.A., 2015 to 2017.

§  Outstanding Graduate Research Award, The University of Texas at San Antonio, U.S.A., 2015.

§  Research Scholarship, Naval Engineering Education Center, U.S.A., 2013.

Contact

Email: grant.huang@spaceforce.mil