Anthony J. Calise is Professor Emeritus at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he built a program in flight mechanics and control (FMC) and started the UAV lab. His research program was funded by NASA, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Army Research Office, and a variety of Air Force laboratories and corporate sponsors. Throughout his academic career Dr. Calise served as a consultant to industry in the areas of helicopter, aircraft, launch vehicles, satellites, and guided parafoil flight control. He is a Fellow of AIAA, and nationally and internationally recognized as an expert in the areas of adaptive guidance/flight control, and adaptive control of flexible systems. He was the recipient of the United States Air Force (USAF) Systems Command Technical Achievement Award, the AIAA Mechanics and Control of Flight Award, and the AIAA Aerospace Guidance Navigation and Control Award. He is a former Associate Editor for the Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics and for the IEEE Control Systems Magazine. Dr. Calise holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.