Benjamin L. Reifler

Biography

Ben is a PhD student who joined the group in 2018. His research interests include space situational awareness, multi-target tracking, and autonomous navigation. His recent work focuses on efficient tracking of large populations of space objects, including large satellite constellations and fragmentation events, using labeled random finite sets. Before coming to UT Austin, Ben earned his BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University at Buffalo, where he led the UB Nanosatellite Laboratory’s Attitude Determination and Control group, and interned at the Air Force Research Laboratory. In his free time, Ben makes music and continues to develop the PAZ Engine, a family of cross-platform libraries for games and simulations.

B.S. Aerospace Engineering, The University at Buffalo, SUNY

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