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Robert McGwier

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Former Board Member at Amateur Radio Digital Communications
📍 Havre de Grace, Maryland, United States

Robert McGwier is a founder of innovative tech companies HawkEye 360 and Federated Wireless, leveraging his deep expertise in satellite and wireless technologies. He holds a Ph. D. in Applied Mathematics from Brown University and serves as affiliated faculty at Virginia Tech, formerly as the Chief Scientist of the Hume Center.

Outside of his formal roles, he is a passionate and award-winning amateur radio operator (call sign N4HY), licensed since 1964. He is also a prominent researcher in the scientific study of UAPs (UFOs), where he is widely known in the community as "Science Bob. "

He applies his expertise in AI and signal processing as the president of the UAP Tracking Network, Inc. , to scientifically investigate anomalous phenomena.

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Experience
41 Years
Current Role
Former Board Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Havre de Grace, Maryland, United States
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Satellite Technology
As the founder of HawkEye 360, he pioneered the use of a commercial satellite constellation for RF data analytics and has deep roots in amateur radio satellite development.
Wireless Spectrum Sharing
He founded Federated Wireless to innovate in shared spectrum access and holds patents related to dynamic spectrum management for wireless networks.
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Career

Work history

12-2022
Former Board Member
Amateur Radio Digital Communications
7-2022
Affiliated Faculty
University of Scranton
5-2020
Affiliated Faculty
Virginia Tech
9-2015
Founder and Technical Adviser
HawkEye 360
1-2013
Senior Member
IEEE
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Education
1980 - 1984
Ph.D.
Brown University
1975 - 1977
BS
Auburn University
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