Our Team
Led by world-class experts in navigation technology
Dr. Samer Khanafseh
Co-Founder and Principal
Dr. Samer Khanafseh is co-founder, Technical and Executive Manager of TruNav. He is also a Research Assistant Professor at Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department of Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).
He received his MS and PhD in Aerospace Engineering from IIT, in 2003 and 2008, respectively. Dr. Khanafseh has been involved in several aviation applications such as Autonomous Airborne Refueling (AAR) of unmanned air vehicles, autonomous shipboard landing for NUCAS and JPALS programs and Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS).
His research interests are focused on high accuracy and high integrity navigation algorithms for close proximity applications, cycle ambiguity resolution, high integrity applications, fault monitoring and robust estimation techniques.
Key Achievements
- 2011 Institute of Navigation Early Achievement Award
- 13 journal articles published
- 30+ conference papers
- MS & PhD in Aerospace Engineering from IIT
Dr. Boris Pervan
Co-Founder and Lead Research Scientist
Dr. Boris Pervan is co-founder and Lead Researcher at TruNav. He is also a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at IIT, where he conducts research on advanced navigation systems.
Prior to joining the faculty at IIT, he was a spacecraft mission analyst at Hughes Aircraft Company (now Boeing) and a postdoctoral research associate at Stanford University. Prof. Pervan received his B.S. from the University of Notre Dame, M.S. from the California Institute of Technology, and Ph.D. from Stanford University.
He is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA, a Fellow of the Institute of Navigation (ION), and Editor-in-Chief of the ION Journal Navigation.
Key Achievements
- Fellow of the Institute of Navigation (ION)
- IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society M. Barry Carlton Award
- RTCA William E. Jackson Award
- Editor-in-Chief of ION Journal Navigation
- PhD from Stanford University