Kelly Seals

Professor of Engineering

Research Interests

Communications and signal processing; cyber systems; electronic and satellite navigation systems; autonomous surface vehicles

Education

  • BS, Electrical Engineering, USCG Academy
  • MS, Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University
  • PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering, WPI

Professional Activities

  • Member, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Member, Institute of Navigation (ION)
  • Professional Engineer, State of Connecticut

Selected Publications

  • P.F. Swaszek, R.J. Hartnett, K.C. Seals, "GDOP Bounds for GNSS Augmented with Range Information," in Proceedings of the 30th International Technical Meeting of The Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2017), Portland, Oregon, 2017, pp. 4221–4235.
  • P.F. Swaszek, R.J. Hartnett, K.C. Seals, "Using Range Information to Detect Spoofing in Platoons of Vehicles," in Proceedings of the 30th International Technical Meeting of The Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2017), Portland, Oregon, 2017, pp. 2838–2853.
  • P.F. Swaszek, R.J. Hartnett, and K.C. Seals, "Lower Bounds on DOP," Journal of Navigation, vol. 70, no. 5, pp. 1041–1061, 2017.
  • P.F. Swaszek, R.J. Hartnett, K.C. Seals, R.M.A. Swaszek, "A Temporal Algorithm for Satellite Subset Selection in Multi-Constellation GNSS," in Proceedings of the International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Monterey, California, 2017, pp. 1147–1159.
  • P.F. Swaszek, R.J. Hartnett, K.C. Seals, "APNT for GNSS Spoof Detection," in Proceedings of the International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Monterey, California, 2017, pp. 933–941.
  • P.F. Swaszek, R.J. Hartnett, K.C. Seals, "GNSS Spoof Detection Using Passive Ranging," in Proceedings of the 29th International Technical Meeting of The Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2016), Portland, Oregon, 2016, pp. 2971–2980.
  • P.F. Swaszek, R.J. Hartnett, K.C. Seals, "Multi-Constellation GNSS: New Bounds on DOP and a Related Satellite Selection Process," in Proceedings of the 29th International Technical Meeting of The Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2016), Portland, Oregon, 2016, pp. 228–235.
  • P.F. Swaszek, R.J. Hartnett, K.C. Seals, "GNSS Spoof Detection using Independent Range Information," in Proceedings of the International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Monterey, California, 2016, pp. 739–747.
  • P.F. Swaszek, R.J. Hartnett, K.C. Seals, "Modernized eLoran: The Case for Completely Changing Chains, Rates, and Phase Codes," in Proceedings of the 28th International Technical Meeting of The Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2015), Tampa, Florida, 2015, pp. 1409–1424.
  • D. Radin, P.F. Swaszek, R.J. Hartnett, K.C. Seals, "GNSS Spoof Detection Based on Pseudoranges from Multiple Receivers," in Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation International Technical Meeting, Dana Point, CA, 2015.
  • K.C. Seals, P.F. Swaszek, S.B. Pratz, B.N. Arocho, R.J. Hartnett, "GNSS Spoof Detection Using Shipboard IMU Measurements," in Proceedings of the 27th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2014), Tampa, FL, 2014, pp. 745–758.
  • K.C. Seals, W.R. Michalson, P.F. Swaszek, and R.J. Hartnett, "Using Both GPS L1 C/A and L1C: Strategies to Improve Acquisition Sensitivity," Proceedings of the 26th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation, 2013.

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