Impact
What Happens if GPS Goes Down?
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Episode 27
22-minute listen
What Happens if GPS Goes Down?
GPS, the global positioning system, is so heavily ingrained in our lives it’s practically invisible. We use it to navigate our streets, fly our planes, even monitor crops and wildlife. And yes, it’s fundamental to our military. Unfortunately, we’re so reliant on GPS that they’re the perfect target for hackers. In this episode, we talk to two experts about the critical role GPS plays in our lives and how it’s being made resilient should cyber attackers strike.
College of Engineering
Zak Kassas
Kassas is the TRC Endowed Chair in Intelligent Transportation Systems and a professor in Ohio State’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is also the Director of the U.S. Department of Transportation Center’s Center for Automated Vehicle Research with Multimodal AssurEd Navigation, focusing on navigation resiliency and security of highly automated transportation systems.
Parallax Advanced Research
Major General Mark Bartman
Bartman is a 1982 graduate of The Ohio State University. He served in the United States Air Force for 37 years, retiring in 2019. He now works at Parallax Advanced Research, an Ohio-based research institute that is focused on addressing critical national security and prosperity issues.
