Mark S. Adams
Director, Principal Architect of Networks and Communications Information Systems Sector, Office of the Chief Technology Officer – Northrop Grumman Corporation
Mark Adams is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University Advanced Physics Laboratory with a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE). Mr. Adams is currently on staff working for the Vice President, Advanced Technology of Northrop Grumman Information Systems (NGIS) Sector Mr. Adams has more than twenty years experience in the design, development, and integration of complex communication and sensor system architectures, including underwater systems, satellite systems, and mobile wireless networks.
In 2000, Mr. Adams joined Northrop Grumman to pursue R&D program opportunities developing new communications architectures for government customers. As a member of the team he worked in the R&D program on new mobile wireless systems for improved federal, state, and local data communications systems. This research has led to, among other significant projects, the development of the Citywide Mobile Wireless Network for public safety in New York City (NYCWiN).
Mr. Adams serves as Northrop Grumman Corporation’s representative to the Wireless Communications Association International (WCA) Executive Committee, where he has spoken on topics ranging from spectrum policy to technical architectures. Mr.Adams was the lead flight systems architect for the spacecraft Clementine, a pioneering spacecraft in the development of smaller, faster, and cheaper space vehicles. Clementine was successful in mapping 100% of the lunar surface with high resolution sensors and discovering the possibility of ice in the moon polar geography.
Current Interest Areas:
• Performance and analysis of candidate high speed wireless technologies (WiMax, LTE, OFDM,
WiFi, UMTS, CDMA, etc.)
• Broadband Systems, Policy
• Security architectures and platform requirements (both mobile and fixed)
• Applications integration into high-speed mobile networks
• Spectrum and public policy impacting Homeland Security.
