Dr. Kevin A. Wise

Class of 2024-25

Distinguished Senior Technical Fellow and Vice President
The Boeing Company
President and CEO, Innovative Control Technologies LLC

Recognized for his expertise in aircraft and weapon vehicle management system development, intelligent autonomy and battle management, Kevin A. Wise focuses his research on aircraft and missile dynamics and control, hypersonic guidance, navigation and control, robust adaptive control, optimal control, and robustness theory.

Wise has made significant contributions to the field, including his role in developing autonomous aircraft guidance and control solutions, with notable projects such as the X-45A Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems and the Phantom Eye Hydrogenpowered Unmanned Aerial System.

Wise received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

He has been instrumental in the development of Boeing’s Defense Space and Security Systems’ aircraft guidance and control solutions, contributing advanced control theory algorithms to several high-profile programs such as the USAF T-7A Red Hawk, MQ-25 Stingray refueling drone and the Joint Direct Attack Munition family of munitions.

Wise is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

Honors include the AIAA Intelligent Systems Award; the IEEE Technical Excellence in Aerospace Control Award; the American Automatic Control Council Control Engineering Practice Award; and the AIAA Mechanics and Control of Flight Award.

He has authored one book and seven book chapters, published more than 80 peer-reviewed articles and holds five patents. He is an associate editor of the AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics.

Wise will collaborate with faculty and students in the College of Engineering.