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Editors
Editor-in-Chief-Peter Willett, University of
Connecticut, USA
Associate Editor-in-Chief-Daniel O'Hagan,
University of Cape Town, South Africa
VP Publications-Maria Sabrina Greco,
University of Pisa, Italy
AESS President-Walt Downing, Southwest
Research Institute, USA
Operations Manager, AESS-Judy Scharmann,
Conference Catalysts, LLC, USA

Contributing Editors
Awards-Fulvio Gini, University of Pisa, Italy
Book Reviews Editor-Samuel Shapero, Georgia
Tech Research Institute, USA
Conferences-Michael Braasch, Ohio University,
USA
Distinguished Lecturers & Tutorials-Lorenzo
Lo Monte, Telephonics Corporation, USA
Education-Lorenzo Lo Monte, Telephonics
Corporation, USA
History-Hugh Griffiths, University College
London, UK
Student Research-Federico Lombardi,
University College London, UK
Technical Panels-George Schmidt, MIT
Instrumentation Laboratory /Draper
Laboratory, USA (Retired)
Tutorials-W. Dale Blair, Georgia Tech Research
Institute, USA
Website Updates-Judy Scharmann, Conference
Catalysts, LLC, USA

Associate Editors and Areas of
Specialty
Scott Bawden-Energy Conversion Systems,
Arctic Submarine Laboratory, USA
Erik Blasch, US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL),
USA
Roberto Sabatini, RMIT University, Australia-
Avionics Systems
Stefan Brueggenwirth, Fraunhofer Institute for
High Frequency Physics and Radar
Techniques FHR, Germany-AI and ML in
Aerospace
Dietrich Fraenken, Hensoldt Sensors, Germany-
Fusion and Signal Processing
Lyudmila Mihaylova, The University of
Sheffield, UK-Target Tracking
Mauro De Sanctis, University of Rome " Tor
Vergata, " Italy-Signal Processing and
Communications
Jason Gross, West Virginia University (WVU),
USA-Navigation, Positioning
Giancarmine Fasano, University of Naples
Federico II, Italy-Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Daniel O'Hagan, University of Cape Town,
South Africa-Radar Systems
Richard Linares, University of Minnesota, USA-
Space Systems
Haiying Liu, DRS Technologies, Inc., USA-
Control and Robotic Systems
Michael Cardinale, Retired, USA-Electro-Optic
and Infrared Systems, Image Processing
Ruhai Wang, Lamar University, USA-Systems
Engineering
Marco Frasca, MBDA, Italy-Quantum
Technologies in Aerospace Systems
Christof Sch€
upbach, Swiss Department of
Defense, Switzerland-Radar Systems

March 2021

ISSN 0885-8985

Volume 36 Number 3, Part I of II

REGULAR PAPER
In This Issue -Technically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3

FEATURE ARTICLE
The Role of Blockchain Technology in Aviation Industry
R.W. Ahmad, K. Salah, R. Jayaraman, H.R. Hasan, I. Yaqoob, M. Omar . . . . . .

4

Deep Space In Situ Imaging Results of Commercial Off-the-Shelf
Visual Monitoring System Aboard the Hayabusa2 Spacecraft
S. Kimura, H. Sawada, T. Saiki, Y. Mimasu, K. Ogawa, Y. Tsuda . . . . . . . . . . .

16

Results on Super-Resolution and Target Identification Techniques
From the SPERI Project
S. Br€
uggenwirth, S. Wagner, T. Bieker, N. Battisti, V. Rispoli, M. Greco,
G. Pinelli, D. Cataldo, M. Martorella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Software-Defined Radio Implemented GPS Spoofing and Its
Computationally Efficient Detection and Suppression
W. Feng, J.-M. Friedt, G. Goavec-Merou, F. Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

36

AESS CELEBRATES WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
A Perspective of European Space Activities-A Conversation With Elena
Grifoni-Winters
A. Farina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55

AESS Historical Interview With Dr. Catherine Warner
P. Braca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

61

NEWS & INFORMATION
AESS Senior Members Elevated in 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2

IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society Organization 2021 . . . . . . . . . .

54

2021 Aerospace & Electronics Systems Society Distinguished Lecturers . . .

67

AESS Meetings & Conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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