Mark London

Title
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Email
Department
School of Engineering
College
College of Aviation

Areas of Expertise

  • System Requirements development and modeling
  • Probabilistic System Modeling
  • System Readiness and Maturity metric development
  • Complex system modeling and analysis

Dr. Mark London has Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from George Washington University.  He has over 19 years of experience in performance evaluation, systems testing and validation, and requirements verification of advanced engineering systems. He also has extensive experience in modeling of complex systems, including applications of graph theory mathematical techniques for system complexity modeling analysis. Dr. London is a member of the International Council of Systems Engineering (INCOSE) and the International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA) and serves on the ITEA Publications Committee. In addition to his professional work, he has served as an  Adjunct Professor of Systems Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide Campus in the Department of Systems Engineering since 2015 where he serves as course instructor for numerous courses in systems engineering, quantitative methods, human factors, system reliability analysis, systems architecture, and engineering management.

  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Systems Engineering, George Washington University
  • M.S. - Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
  • B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
  • SYSE 500: Fundl's of System Engineering
  • MSHF 647: Human Factors in Complex Sys
  • SYSE 625: System Quality Assurance
  • MSHF 641: Systems Psychology

SYSE-500 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering

SYSE-515 Mathematical Applications in Systems Engineering

SYSE-530 Requirements Management and Analysis

SYSE-560 Engineering Management

SYSE-610 Systems Architecture Design and Modeling

SYSE-625 System Quality Assurance

SYSE-641 Systems Psychology

SYSE-647 Human Factors in Systems Engineering

SYSE-653 Cognitive Systems Engineering

SYSE-660 Organizational Behavior and Systems Management

SYSE-697 Systems Engineering Capstone Course

Peer-Reviewed Journals

• London, M. et al. (2015). Incidence Matrix Approach for Calculating Readiness Levels. Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, Online November 2014; Print copy in Spring 2015.

• London, M. (2013). A Brief History of Design of Experiments. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Journal for Scientists and Engineers, v3.

Other Publications

• London, M. (2021). Book Review: Doing Bayesian Data Analysis,2nd Ed. by John Krushke.  ITEA Journal, March 2021. (expected publication date)

• London, M. (2020). Sample Size Estimation Methods for Continuous Data. International Test and Evaluation Association Journal, June 2020.

• London, M. (2019). Sample Size Estimation Methods for Binary Data. International Test and Evaluation Association Journal, September 2019.

• London, M. (2016). Book Review: Engineering Philosophy by Louis Bucciarelli. ITEA Journal, Dec. 2016.

• London, M. (2017). Musings of a Manager: Thoughts on Training the Future T&E Workforce. ITEA Journal, Sept 2017.

•  London, M. (2018). Book Review: Introduction to PCM Telemetering Systems, 3rd Ed. by Stephen Moran. ITEA Journal, March 2018.

Conference Papers/Presentations

• London, M., et al. (2013). Using System Readiness Levels to Improve Reliability Predictions and T&E Investment Decisions. 30th Annual ITEA T&E Symposium.

• London, M. et al. (2013). Reliability Growth Models Using System Readiness Levels. NDIA 16th Annual Sys. Eng. Conference, Arlington, VA.

• London, M. (2012). Combining DOD Test Information from Disparate Sources. SEDC Conference, VA.

• London, M. (2008). Testing and Evaluation of Radar Systems. NDIA 8th Annual Sys. Eng. Conference.

T. C. Defense - Arlington, VA: May 2018 - present

Vice President of Naval Air Warfare

Primary Duties

  • DOD Business Development and contract development technical support
  • Subject Matter Expert for Naval Air Warfare Infrared Countermeasure and EO/IR systems  
  • Researching advanced data analysis methods for Infrared Countermeasure system performance modeling

Secondary Duties

  • Developed EOIR Systems Engineering documentation including SOW, SRS, TCRD, technical trade studies
  • Developed novel Bayesian statistical methods for EOIR and IRCM test data analysis methods  
  • Researched advanced EOIR blackbody modeling approaches and calibration data analysis methods


Department of the Navy - Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR): October 2014 – May 2018

EO/IR Test Branch Head

Primary Duties

  • Supported the testing and evaluation of complex EO/IR/Laser naval aircraft mission systems
  • Provided test plan technical assessments for Long-Wave Infrared, Mid-Wave Infrared, Short-Wave Infrared, and Visible Electro-Optical camera airborne systems
  • Provided test execution safety assessments for flight tests of Class IV laser systems
  • Provided personnel and technical support for the development of complex EO/IR systems
  • Served as technical oversight for test planning, test execution, and reporting of EO/IR systems
  • Maintained personnel staffing and program support requirements
  • Executed and supported Senior Leadership business practices and organizational initiatives
  • Engaged in DoD hiring process resulting in the successful hiring of six branch members
  • Developed and supported initiatives for advanced test data analysis and reporting processes
  • Developed in-house training curricula for EO/IR/Laser systems test and evaluation processes and best practices, Infrared radiometry fundamentals, and statistical data analysis methods
  • Subject Matter Expert in EO/IR/Laser airborne mission systems test and evaluation

CERTIFICATIONS:

• Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III Certification – Test and Evaluation (2009)

• Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level II Certification - Systems Planning, Research Development & Engineering (SPRDE) – Systems Engineering (2014)

• International Test & Evaluation Association (ITEA), Certified Test & Evaluation Professional (CTEP) - (2013)

• US Navy Technical Laser Safety Officer (TLSO) - (2002-2010; 2012-2016)

• US Navy Laser Safety Specialist (LSS) - (2002-2010)


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

• International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA) – 2012 to present

  • ITEA Board of Examiners member -- (2012-present)
  • ITEA Publications Committee – 2015 to present
  • ITEA Journal Peer-Review coordinator – 2015 to present
  • ITEA Journal Associate Editor – 2021 to present
  • Vice-President of ITEA Southern Maryland Chapter (08/2015-05/2018)

• International Council of Systems Engineering (INCOSE) – 2012 to 2014; 10/2015-present

• DoN Acquisition Professional Community / Defense Acquisition Corps – 2013 to present


• NAVAIR Associate Fellows Award (2017)

• Naval Innovation in Science and Engineering (NISE) Research Grant (2012-2015)