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Dr. Humphreys Testifies on Privacy Issues Surrounding Drones at the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, October 2012

Houston, TX—On October 25, 2012 at 10:00 am Assistant Professor Todd Humphreys will appear as a witness before Congress during a field forum to discuss the appropriate domestic use of drones. The forum will be hosted by U.S. Congressman Ted Poe and has been sanctioned by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland

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RNL Hosts Location Panel at Texas Wireless Summit, October 2012

The 10th annual Texas Wireless Summit continues the tradition of providing a forum for industry leaders to discuss emerging technologies and business models that will shape the industry over the upcoming two to three years. Co-hosted by the Austin Technology Incubator and The University of Texas at Austin’s Wireless Networking and Communications Group (WNCG), The Summit has direct access

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Local 2 Houston News: Can drones be hacked?, October 2012

Unmanned remote aircraft are being used by police and other groups across the skies of Texas. But a professor at the University of Texas says he could bring one of those drones down by simply using his brain. “It’s a hacking attack,” says Dr. Todd Humphreys, a UT engineering professor. Continue reading the Local 2 Houston News article.

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Dr. Humphreys Receives GPS World GNSS Leadership Award, October 2012

Austin, TX—At the magazine’s annual Leadership Dinner, held during the ION-GNSS Conference, we gave the first GNSS Leadership Awards to four individuals for their respective work in the four fields of satellites, signals, services, and products. These are not lifetime or career achievement awards, but recognition of significant contribution in the last year or two. Think

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Institutional Investor: Could GPS Hackers Cause the Next Flash Crash?, September 2012

“Could the next big trading glitch come from the sky? An expert in satellite technology says it’s possible, and he wants more traders and investors to be aware of the potential problem. The danger lies with the global positioning satellite system, according to Todd Humphreys, a professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics at the University

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GAO Report: Unmanned Aircraft Systems, September 2012

The GAO Report to Congressional Requestors titled “Unmanned Aircraft Systems” notes that:  “GPS spoofing has also been identified as an emerging issue. Encrypting civil GPS signals could make it more difficult to “spoof” or counterfeit a GPS signal that could interfere with the navigation of a UAS. Non-military GPS signals, unlike military GPS signals, are

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Todd Humphreys Receives Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award, September 2012

Austin, TX—Assistant Professor Todd E. Humphreys has been selected to receive the prestigious 2012 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award from The University of Texas System. Established in 2008, the awards are offered annually in recognition of faculty members of the nine University of Texas System academic institutions who have demonstrated extraordinary classroom performance and innovation in

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