University of Arizona – Program in Applied Mathematics
Raytheon - Systems Effectors: Processing, Guidance, and Controls
Fall 2025 Symposium
Friday September 19th, 2025
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: TBD
Zoom: TBD Password: RTX
2:00-2:20 Welcome
TBD (University of Arizona)
Luis Ortiz (Senior Director, Systems Engineering, Raytheon)
2:20-2:30 Refreshments (coffee, tea, cookies)
2:30-3:30 Applied Mathematics Colloquium: Credible Defense Aquisition Using the Language of Probability
Terri Hurst (Senior Technical Fellow, Raytheon)
3:30-3:40 Break
3:40-4:20 Common Mistakes in Using Pseudo-Random Number Generators and How to Avoid Them
Bill Fries (Senior Simulations and Analysis Engineer with Honors, Raytheon)
4:20-4:45 Topological Data Analysis for Detection
Blake Bates & Ian Luff (Graduate Students, Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona)
4:45-4:55 Break
4:55-5:35 Introduction to Robotics
Ahmed Abdelmawgoud (Senior Manager, Systems Engineer, Raytheon)
5:35-6:00 TBD
TBD (University of Arizona)
6:00 Closing
Patrick Shipman (Acting Chair of Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona)
Social Hour with Raytheon Staff