Rey Nicolas

Affiliation

General Atomics

Biography

Rey Nicolas is Sr. Director of Software, Autonomy and AI Solutions and leads General Atomics Aeronautical System’s Autonomy and AI teams developing next generation Autonomous Command and Control (C2) systems, Autonomous Processing, Exploitation, Dissemination (PED) systems, and AI edge processing for flight and sensor autonomy, air-to-air combat, and air-toground Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Rey is also an Executive Committee Leader for SAE Standard Works that is developing AI in Aviation Safety Standards. Previously, Rey worked for Intel Corporation, Motorola leading AI R&D and product development for multiple product lines in the smart and connected home, autonomous driving, and healthcare application space. Rey holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of California San Diego, Masters of Science in Computer Science from the University of Illinois, and MBA from San Diego State University.