Howard Ebersman
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Ultra Fellow (2021)
Howard Ebersman is the Chief Scientist for the receiver division of our Sonobuoy Systems business unit, responsible for the development of aircraft-based and software-defined sonobuoy receivers. His work has included developments such as the enablement of High altitude ASW through the implementation RF interference mitigation. As a key contributor and subject matter expert to both the NATO SG90 and SG250 working groups, he plays a vital role in defining and driving the next generation of sonobuoy capabilities across the US and Europe.
Areas of expertise:
- Anti-submarine warfare
- Software-defined systems
- Sonobuoys
- Advanced radio frequency technologies
Joanne Roberts
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Ultra Fellow (2021)
Joanne Roberts is an expert in automatic target recognition and was an early figure in the use of neural networks, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence techniques, having deployed one of the earliest examples of functional AI/ML on a production airborne platform. As Director of Capability Management for Ultra Sonar, she is responsible for the integration of intelligent processing across our sonar products.
Areas of expertise:
- Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
- Target recognition
- Intelligent processing
Olivier Belsin
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Ultra Fellow (2021)
Olivier is a renowned expert in acoustics, serving as an acoustic engineer in the French Navy before spending almost a decade working on mine hunting sonar, sonobuoy processors and satellite communications systems. He has also held the position of adjunct professor in the Mechanical Engineering department of Sherbrooke University. He is the holder of five patents and as Principal Designer at Sonar Systems he introduced the use of finite element modelling to Ultra.
Tim Rorick
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Ultra Fellow (2021)
Tim has nearly 35 years experience in the design, development, testing and manufacturing of active and passive ASW systems. He has pushed the state of the art in transducer technology with innovative design solutions that address the ever-increasing threat from technologically advanced adversaries. His transducer designs support all active and passive sonobuoys currently in production at Ultra’s Columbia City facility.