Working Groups
HAPS Alliance Working Groups enable our eligible members to deepen their participation and enhance their influence on the development and deployment of HAPS ventures. Whatever your area of expertise, as a leader in your industry, our working groups enable you to have a direct and tangible effect on the future of high altitude platform stations (HAPS).
HAPS Alliance Working Groups cover several critical areas: marketing and communications, aviation, and telecommunications.
Working together to accelerate technical growth of safe, reliable HAPS systems to unlock the worldwide services potential of the stratosphere.
We do this by sharing a HAPS Alliance-centric concept of operations with our regulators and stakeholders to find the best route forwards.
Chair of the Aviation WG: Andy Thurling
Vice-Chair of the Aviation WG: Timothy Down
Working to advance the global HAPS ecosystem for telecommunications use cases through education, research, regulatory advocacy, and technical standards.
Currently focused on standards contributions to multiple groups and regulatory guidance in support of HAPS solutions.
Chair of the Telecommunications WG: Fatema Hamdani
Vice-Chair of the Telecommunications WG: Shiro Fukumoto
Supporting the creation of HAPS ecosystem by supporting Alliance goals in driving awareness, safety and regulatory alignment and commercial adoption.
Currently working on educating stakeholders about the value of stratosphere and hybrid networks; building credibility and establigh authority in HAPS operations and bridging the divide between aerospace, teleco and regulatory by facilitating cross-industry collaboration.
Chair of the Marketing & Communications WG: Matthew Nicholson
Working Group Chairs
Stephanie LuongoChief of Mission OperationsSCEYE, Inc.Stephanie has over 18 years of experience in the aerospace industry spread across design & development, integration, flight test planning and execution, operations, and management. She is currently the Chief of Mission Operations at SCEYE, Inc., where she leads the overall planning and execution of mission and experimental flight test operations for SCEYE’s stratospheric platforms.
Stephanie is a graduate of an internationally recognized test pilot school, holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, a Master of Science degree and Flight Test Engineer certification from NTPS, and is a licensed Professional Engineer. She is a single- and multi-engine pilot in more than 26 different aircraft and has FAA Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor certificates.
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Stephanie has over 18 years of experience in the aerospace industry spread across design & development, integration, flight test planning and execution, operations, and management. She is currently the Chief of Mission Operations at SCEYE, Inc., where she leads the overall planning and execution of mission and experimental flight test operations for SCEYE’s stratospheric platforms.
Stephanie is a graduate of an internationally recognized test pilot school, holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, a Master of Science degree and Flight Test Engineer certification from NTPS, and is a licensed Professional Engineer. She is a single- and multi-engine pilot in more than 26 different aircraft and has FAA Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor certificates.
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