Jessica Herman is a Professor of the Practice in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the Naval Postgraduate School. After a career as a Naval Aviator and Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer with a focus on engineering, test, and evaluation of both piloted aircraft and autonomous systems, Ms. Herman joined the NPS faculty in 2021. Her teaching and research interests center on the interdisciplinary aspects of autonomous system design, development, and deployment.
NPS Experience
2021 - current: Professor of the Practice
Other Experience
2016
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2019
Military Director, Threat/ Target Systems, NAWC-WD
2014
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2016
System Baseline Manager/ Integration Lead, Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMA-262)
2011
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2014
Space & Missile Test, Arnold Engineering Development Center
2009
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2011
Lead Systems Engineer, P-3 Sustainment, Maritime Patrol & Reconnaissance Aircraft (PMA-290)
2007
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2009
Test Pilot, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 20
Research Interests
Autonomous systems; artificial intelligence; human-robot interaction; interface design; swarm intelligence; probabilistic methods for robotics; air vehicle test and evaluation.