Dr. Erin Linebarger is CEO & Co-Founder of Robotics 88. Through prior positions as Research Scientist and UAS Business Development Lead at Neya Systems, Civilian Scientist at NUWC Newport, and CEO and Co-founder of Ascend Autonomy, she has sharpened skills in fielded robotics, autonomous UAS control, UAS interface design, grant writing, and customer acquisition. During her Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of Utah, her awards included the NSF GRFP, the ONR NREIP internship, and the Naval Undersea Research Program Fellowship.