Khanh D. Pham

Khanh Dai Pham is a Vietnamese-born American aerospace engineer. He is recognized for his work in statistical optimal control theory, game-theoretic operations research of military satellite communications, space control autonomy, and space domain awareness and leadership in government innovation, bringing together agencies, small business, and industry. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS), and the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Astronautical Society (AAS), and the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA), as well as an Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN).

At the Air Force Research Laboratory/Space Vehicles Directorate, Pham has worked on research, development, and acquisition in areas such as game-theoretic operations research, space domain awareness, space control, military satellite communications, and satellite navigation applications. As an adjunct research professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of New Mexico, he studies topics like stochastic control and satellite communications. He has also helped encourage small business innovation, supported the Air Force and DoD R&D needs, promoted wider participation in innovation and entrepreneurship, and helped commercialize results from Air Force and DoD R&D. Pham has published more than 300 works, including books, book chapters, journal articles and conference proceedings, covering areas such as space domain awareness, space control, satellite radios, satellite navigation, dynamic sensor resource allocation, and game-theoretic operations research.