How did you get into AI/ML/Computer Vision? It's a total cliche, but I got really interested in re-CAPTCHA as a high school student. I thought both the whole concept of CAPTCHAs as a mechanism for validating human-ness and the fact that there were people out there that could program a computer to read obfuscated text super cool. Why did you decide to work in Aerospace? After my PhD, rather than staying in a research role, I was looking to do applied AI work. The aerospace dom

We welcome Jose Medina to the VTI Engineering team as the latest software engineer focusing on FlightStack development! Can you tell us a little about your background and how you got into engineering? I started my career at Boeing over 8 years ago as a mechanical engineer. Over the years, I was able to work on engineering teams in all sorts of airplane systems from flight controls, mission systems, advanced cargo tracking systems and flight automation, among others. I loved w

Earlier this month, members of the VTI Aerospace team came together in Colorado for some focused collaboration, strategy, and flight planning. The purpose? To align in advance of our upcoming presence at one of the world’s largest aviation gatherings, EAA AirVenture 2025 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. With team members spread across the country, opportunities to connect face-to-face are important and impactful. Colorado served as the perfect backdrop for high-altitude thinking and lo

VTI is thrilled to welcome our newest engineer, and first engineer dedicated to frontend development, Chase Fielder. Get to know a bit about Chase in this Q&A What inspired you to pursue a career in this field? I grew up building and flying radio controlled aircraft with my grandfather. Since middle school, I’ve been designing and building my own RC aircraft, and planned to go to school for aerospace engineering. I caught the computer science bug while in university, and thou