VLM Publications
VLM Aviation Infrastructure Advisory shares research, technical publications and thought leadership focused on aviation infrastructure resilience, CNS/ATM systems, cybersecurity, governance and digital transformation.
Featured Publications
EVIDENCE • INSIGHT • APPLICATION
🏆 ECCWS 2026 Best Poster Award-Winning Research
Towards a Resilience Framework for securing ADS-B Surveillance Systems in Air Traffic Management
A work-in-progress research paper focused on strengthening the resilience of ADS-B surveillance systems within air traffic management environments
📰 World Airnews | September 2026
Protecting African Airspace: Why Resilience Matters More Than Technology
Featured in the September 2026 edition of World Airnews, this article explores why strengthening Africa’s aviation infrastructure requires more than technology deployment. It highlights institutional capability, governance, operational readiness and resilience in increasingly complex CNS/ATM environments.
✈️ VLM Insight | September 2026
Five Assumptions African Aviation Needs to Rethink
Aviation systems depend on assumptions about technology, capability, risk ownership, preparedness and resilience. Most remain invisible while operations are normal. This VLM Insight examines five assumptions worth questioning before disruption exposes them.
📘 VLM Technical Publication | September 2026]
Principal Systems Engineering for Air Traffic Management
A practitioner-focused technical publication examining the systems-engineering responsibilities involved in the design, integration, verification, delivery and lifecycle management of complex Air Traffic Management systems. It brings together systems thinking, requirements, architecture and interfaces, integration, verification and validation, lifecycle engineering, technical governance, cybersecurity and resilience.
Doctoral Research
Cybersecurity Resilience in ADS-B Surveillance Systems
Ongoing PhD research focused on developing a cybersecurity resilience framework for ADS-B enabled air traffic management systems in Southern Africa
Research Areas
- ADS-B cybersecurity
- CNS/ATM infrastructure resilience
- Aviation Critical Infrastructure Protection
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- AI governance in aviation
- Digital transformation in air traffic management
- Safety-critical systems governance