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Alex B. Zongo
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Aircraft Dynamics and Simulation From Scratch
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Fluid Dynamics Meets Air Traffic Control: A Novel Approach to Conflict Resolution
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Aircraft Traffic Control: Managing Order in a Crowded Sky
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Welcome to the first post in a series exploring the challenges and opportunities in Air Traffic Control (ATC) as aviation enters an era of higher density and greater autonomy.
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publications
Towards Intelligent Fault-Tolerant Attitude Flight Control of Fixed-Wing Aircraft
🧠 Conference🧠 Published in Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Springer Nature, International Conference in Navigation Guidance and Control (ICGNC) , 2024
This paper was submitted as part of my master thesis. It delves into the use of Reinforcement Learning to enhance fault-tolerance in fixed-wing aircraft attitude flight control.
Recommended citation: Zongo, A.B., Qing, L. (2025). "Towards Intelligent Fault-Tolerant Attitude Control of Fixed-Wing Aircraft." In: Yan, L., Duan, H., Deng, Y. (eds).Advances in Guidance, Navigation and Control. ICGNC 2024. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1353. Springer, Singapore.
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Aircraft Traffic Control: Managing Order in a Crowded Sky
📝 Blog Post🧠 Published in Scholarly blog post (Zenodo archived) , 2025
A conceptual overview of Air Traffic Control as a predictive, safety-critical control system.
Recommended citation: Zongo, A. (2025). "Aircraft Traffic Control: Managing Order in a Crowded Sky." Scholarly blog post. Available at: https://alex-zongo.github.io/posts/2025/12/aircraft-traffic-control/.
Fine-Tuning Large Language Models for Autonomous Tactical Deconfliction of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems
🛠️ In Preparation🛠️ In preparation for the Air Transportation Research & Development (ATRD) Symposium , 2026
This paper presents a simulation-to-language data generation pipeline using BlueSky ATM for fine-tuning Large Language Models on autonomous tactical deconfliction of small UAS, achieving improved decision accuracy and reduced near mid-air collisions through parameter-efficient fine-tuning (LoRA, GRPO).
eVTOL Aircraft Energy Consumption Estimation with Conflict Resolution in High-Density Airspaces
⏳ Under Review⏳ Submitted to the Integrated Communications Navigation, and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference , 2026
This paper addresses pre-flight energy consumption estimation and conflict resolution mechanisms for eVTOL aircraft in high-density airspaces.
Robust Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Small UAS Separation Assurance under GNSS Degradation and Spoofing
⏳ Under Review⏳ Submitted to the Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) , 2026
This paper is addresses realtime separation assurance and tactical deconfliction mechanisms of small Unmanned Aerial Systems via Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning under GNSS degradation and Spoofing.
talks
Le Parcous d’un Burkinabé dans le domaine de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace
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This webinar took place on April 26, 2025, organized by the Initiative Burkinabé pour l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (IBAE). I shared my educational, professional journey and experiences as a Burkinabé in the field of Aeronautics and Space to my younger brothers who aspire to embark on that path. This was an opportunity to inspire and guide the next generation of Burkinabé aerospace enthusiasts. See the slides of my presentation here.
teaching
Teaching Assistant
Undergraduate course, GWU, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2025
Linear System Dynamics (MAE 3134) George Washington University, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering January 2025 - May 2025, Washington, DC, USA
Research Mentor
Research mentorship, Intelligent Aerospace Systems Laboratory (IASL), GWU, 2025
Student research mentorship within the Intelligent Aerospace Systems Laboratory (IASL), GWU June 2025 - Present, Washington, DC, USA