Jack Kovryzhenko

Research & Design Engineer III

Dr. Yevhenii "Jack" Kovryzhenko is an embedded systems engineer and researcher specializing in the development of software integration, real-time control, guidance, and communication systems. He has over six years of experience bridging theoretical advancements and practical flight solutions, with a strong focus on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) autopilot development, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) simulation, and Unix-based hard real-time operating systems. His engineering background includes extensive work in C/C++ and embedded systems programming for real-time applications. He received his Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Auburn University. His research interests include Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) algorithms for UAS, novel eVTOL architectures, launch vehicles, optimal control theory, trajectory optimization, data-driven control, and hard real-time system design.