Meet us at MOSA Industry & Government Summit

Gaylord National Hotel & Conference Center   |   August 27-29, 2025
National Harbor, MD   |   Booth #605

Meet us at MOSA Industry & Government Summit

Gaylord National Hotel & Conference Center | August 27-29, 2025 | National Harbor, MD | Booth #605
Lynx is exhibiting at this year’s Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) Summit, a premier event bringing together government and industry leaders to shape the future of defense systems development. Visit Booth #605 to explore how Lynx enables secure, high-performance platforms for mission-critical systems through a modular and certifiable software foundation.
Lynx is exhibiting at this year’s Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) Summit, a premier event bringing together government and industry leaders to shape the future of defense systems development. Visit Booth #605 to explore how Lynx enables secure, high-performance platforms for mission-critical systems through a modular and certifiable software foundation.

Lynx on the Panel

Digital Engineering and MOSA-Based Platform Technologies for Safety-Critical AI and Sensor Fusion Architectures

 

Date and time: Thursday, August 28 at 1:00 PM
Speaker: Will Keegan, Chief Technology Officer

Session Description
Next-generation Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) and unmanned capabilities often rely on graphical capture devices to ingest large volumes of video and sensor data via popular communication interfaces such as Ethernet and PCIe. Once captured, this data must be decoded, mapped, and distributed across multiple applications, each with different requirements for performance, security, and functional safety. Supporting this level of complexity, especially in environments with mixed-criticality workloads, is best served by a modular, tightly controlled, yet loosely coupled system architecture that enforces strict isolation between untrusted and safety-critical domains.

This session explores how MOSA platform technologies such as CPU virtualization, Vulkan, and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN), combined with Digital Engineering best practices including Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE), are essential for managing the complexity and scale of highly integrated sensor fusion and AI-driven computing platforms. These techniques enable the safe, secure, and deterministic deployment of real-time applications across multiple domains, while supporting system certifiability and long-term mission assurance.

Meet the Panel

Will Keegan: Speaker

Chief Technology Officer, Lynx

 

Will Keegan leads the technology direction across all the Lynx product lines. He has been instrumental in developing key security technologies within Lynx to broaden the reach of existing products, focusing on cybersecurity, cryptography, and virtualization. Will joined Lynx in 2011 as the director of security solutions, with responsibility for the LynxSecure product line. Before Lynx he was a product developer at Object Interface Systems, Inc., responsible for product engineering of real-time middleware and high-assurance cryptographic network technologies. He holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Texas.

Will Keegan - CTO - Lynx Software Technologies

Will Keegan: Speaker

Chief Technology Officer, Lynx

 

Will Keegan leads the technology direction across all the Lynx product lines. He has been instrumental in developing key security technologies within Lynx to broaden the reach of existing products, focusing on cybersecurity, cryptography, and virtualization. Will joined Lynx in 2011 as the director of security solutions, with responsibility for the LynxSecure product line. Before Lynx he was a product developer at Object Interface Systems, Inc., responsible for product engineering of real-time middleware and high-assurance cryptographic network technologies. He holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Texas.

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Ethan Salehi: Moderator

Technical Account Manager, Lynx

 

Ethan Salehi is an Technical Account Manager at Lynx and a Ph.D. researcher at Kennesaw State University, where his research focuses on safe and secure real-time operating systems for multicore embedded systems. He has extensive experience supporting defense and aerospace programs with certifiable software solutions aligned with MOSA, FACE, and DO-178C standards. Ethan previously served as a FACE Verification Authority at LDRA and contributed to multicore interference analysis initiatives in collaboration with the U.S. Army. His work bridges theoretical architectures and practical deployment of OS-level standardization, supporting mission-critical environments such as degraded visual operations and autonomous systems.

Ethan Salehi: Moderator

Technical Account Manager, Lynx

 

Ethan Salehi is an Technical Account Manager at Lynx and a Ph.D. researcher at Kennesaw State University, where his research focuses on safe and secure real-time operating systems for multicore embedded systems. He has extensive experience supporting defense and aerospace programs with certifiable software solutions aligned with MOSA, FACE, and DO-178C standards. Ethan previously served as a FACE Verification Authority at LDRA and contributed to multicore interference analysis initiatives in collaboration with the U.S. Army. His work bridges theoretical architectures and practical deployment of OS-level standardization, supporting mission-critical environments such as degraded visual operations and autonomous systems.

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Peter Papadatos: Panelist

Director of Software Product Development, Lynx

 

As Director of Software Product Development at Lynx, Peter brings over 20 years of experience in GPU software and safety-critical systems. He began his career developing real-time video acceleration tools for the entertainment industry, including contributions to Apple’s Final Cut Pro, before transitioning to aerospace. At Honeywell Aerospace, he spent nearly two decades architecting advanced display systems with deep expertise in FPGA design, graphics drivers, RTOS integration, and mixed-integrity architectures, along with extensive knowledge of partitioning, WCET analysis, multicore interference, and DO-178 certification. At Lynx, Peter leads product and architecture development for safety-critical graphics and compute solutions. He is well-versed in OpenGL and Vulkan, and previously chaired the Khronos Vulkan SC Working Group. His work continues to drive innovation at the intersection of performance, modularity, and certifiability in modern aerospace and defense platforms.

Peter Papadatos: Panelist

Director of Software Product Development, Lynx

 

As Director of Software Product Development at Lynx, Peter brings over 20 years of experience in GPU software and safety-critical systems. He began his career developing real-time video acceleration tools for the entertainment industry, including contributions to Apple’s Final Cut Pro, before transitioning to aerospace. At Honeywell Aerospace, he spent nearly two decades architecting advanced display systems with deep expertise in FPGA design, graphics drivers, RTOS integration, and mixed-integrity architectures, along with extensive knowledge of partitioning, WCET analysis, multicore interference, and DO-178 certification. At Lynx, Peter leads product and architecture development for safety-critical graphics and compute solutions. He is well-versed in OpenGL and Vulkan, and previously chaired the Khronos Vulkan SC Working Group. His work continues to drive innovation at the intersection of performance, modularity, and certifiability in modern aerospace and defense platforms.

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Mark Snyder

Senior Scientist, L3Harris

 

Mark Snyder is a Senior Scientist with L3Harris, where he leads software development for Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) activities, specializing in Open Standards approaches to graphics, simulation, and software development technologies. His 37-year career in aerospace includes 9-years active duty in the US Air Force concentrating on Space, C4ISR systems and simulation. He also spent many years developing commercial and military display avionics at companies including Honeywell, GE Aerospace, L3Harris, Alt Software, and Quantum3D, specializing in software architecture, open systems, graphics, HMI, and simulation.  His work has impacted many military and commercial flight decks throughout the years in areas such as digital maps, synthetic vision, crew situational awareness, and crew interface. He holds an MS in Computer Science from AFIT and a BS in Computer Science from Arizona State.

 

Mark Snyder

Senior Scientist, L3Harris

 

Mark Snyder is a Senior Scientist with L3Harris, where he leads software development for Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) activities, specializing in Open Standards approaches to graphics, simulation, and software development technologies. His 37-year career in aerospace includes 9-years active duty in the US Air Force concentrating on Space, C4ISR systems and simulation. He also spent many years developing commercial and military display avionics at companies including Honeywell, GE Aerospace, L3Harris, Alt Software, and Quantum3D, specializing in software architecture, open systems, graphics, HMI, and simulation.  His work has impacted many military and commercial flight decks throughout the years in areas such as digital maps, synthetic vision, crew situational awareness, and crew interface. He holds an MS in Computer Science from AFIT and a BS in Computer Science from Arizona State.

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Tony Karam

Emerging Technology Director, Systems & Analysis Group, Synopsys

 

Tony Karam is the Emerging Technology Director within the Synopsys Systems & Analysis Group, where he leads strategic initiatives around next-generation technologies and solutions. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Computer and Systems Engineering. In his current role, Tony focuses on advancing the adoption of cutting-edge capabilities including Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Autonomous Systems, and Digital Twin technologies. His work supports innovation across industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, and industrial systems. Tony has played a pivotal role in promoting and deploying Synopsys’ Systems Solutions within the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) and Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) frameworks since 2011. His efforts have helped drive open architecture adoption, enabling more agile, interoperable, and future-proof system development for both government and commercial customers. With a strong technical background and a passion for emerging technologies, Tony brings over a decade of leadership in bridging engineering innovation with practical application across complex, multidisciplinary domains.

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Alex Redei

Principal Software Engineer

 

Alex Redei is a Principal Software Engineer at Sierra Nevada Corporation. An educator, software engineer, and leader: he has over 20 years of experience in academia, industry, and government. His admiration of military and general aviation led him to research flight simulation and modeling. Alex has 16 publications - focusing on artificial intelligence (reinforcement learning), human factors, embedded systems, as well as flight simulation. Alex has a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science degrees in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Nevada – Reno. His Bachelor of Science degree in Computer science is also from the University of Nevada – Reno. He also serves as vice-chair of the technical working group of the FACE consortium.

Tony Karam

Emerging Technology Director, Systems & Analysis Group, Synopsys

 

Tony Karam is the Emerging Technology Director within the Synopsys Systems & Analysis Group, where he leads strategic initiatives around next-generation technologies and solutions. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Computer and Systems Engineering. In his current role, Tony focuses on advancing the adoption of cutting-edge capabilities including Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Autonomous Systems, and Digital Twin technologies. His work supports innovation across industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, and industrial systems. Tony has played a pivotal role in promoting and deploying Synopsys’ Systems Solutions within the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) and Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) frameworks since 2011. His efforts have helped drive open architecture adoption, enabling more agile, interoperable, and future-proof system development for both government and commercial customers. With a strong technical background and a passion for emerging technologies, Tony brings over a decade of leadership in bridging engineering innovation with practical application across complex, multidisciplinary domains.

Lynx on Daedalean's Panel

Certification of Machine Learning in Safety-Critical Systems

We look forward to contributing our thoughts and perspective on Daedalean's panel at MOSA. Below are details.

Date and time: Friday, August 29 at 9:50 AM
Moderator: Yemaya Bordain, President of the Americas and Chief Commercial Officer, Daedalean

Panelists:
  • Peter Papadatos, Director of Software Product Development, Lynx,
  • Matt Sipe, Vice President, Strategy, Open Systems, Parry Labs
  • Marc Brittain, Senior Professional Staff, John Hopkins University
  • Luis Alvarez, Technical Lead for Aviation Autonomy and AI Safety, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
  • Amanda Bullock, Senior Strategy Advisor for Digital and AI, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

Session Description
The integration of machine learning (ML) into safety-critical applications in aerospace offers transformative potential but also introduces significant certification challenges. Unlike traditional software, ML systems are dynamic, data-driven, and often seem to lack transparency, making it, at first glance, potentially difficult to verify their reliability, robustness, and compliance with safety standards. This session explores the topic with leading developers of machine learning and tracks their approaches to certification. Attendees will take away both a conceptual understanding of how systems benefitting from ML components can be certified as well as practical examples of how such systems have met certification standards set by global aviation regulators.
 
 

Let's Connect

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Let's Connect

Want to connect with our team ahead of the event? Book a meeting with us. We look forward to seeing you in National Harbor!