May 22, 2026
We were excited to recently welcome visitors to the Maritime Autonomous Systems Test Site (MASTS) at Willoughby Spit in Norfolk, VA. We had the pleasure of […]
May 8, 2026
VISA is excited to share that Senior Research Fellow Dr. Dave Bowles has been asked to serve as a member of the Virginia Air & Space […]
May 1, 2026
VISA was excited to host a small delegation from Norway recently as part of an ongoing exchange facilitated with the City of Virginia Beach. The visit highlighted […]
October 30, 2025
VISA Executive Director Dr. Yiannis Papelis Participates in Panel to Unveil “Hampton Roads Playbook”
VISA’s Executive Director Yiannis Papelis, Ph.D., was on the all-star industry panel at the unveiling of the “Hampton Roads Playbook” – a dynamic roadmap designed to […]
October 9, 2025
VISA team members attended the 2025 Virginia AeroSpace Business Association (VASBA) Aerospace Gala. Proceeds from this event go to STEM scholarships. It’s also a great opportunity […]
September 12, 2025
WTKR News 3 interviewed VISA’s Executive Director Dr. Yiannis Papelis about the new Maritime Autonomous Systems Test Site (MASTS) and how it can help the maritime […]
August 20, 2025
Our team was at Willoughby Spit in Norfolk, VA today for the Old Dominion University Maritime Autonomous Systems Test Site (MASTS) Opening Celebration! A landmark collaboration […]
August 15, 2025
Team members from both Virginia Institute for Spaceflight & Autonomy and ODU Office of Enterprise Research and Innovation (OERI) have had their paper, “Assessing Communications Equipment Performance […]
February 4, 2025
Suffolk, VA, (January 4, 2025) – The Old Dominion University (ODU) Virginia Institute for Spaceflight & Autonomy (VISA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. […]
July 6, 2023
The ASV can autonomously patrol a designated area during emergencies, detecting hazards and capturing data to secure the Port of Virginia and Hampton Roads. The integration […]
May 30, 2023
By Joe Garvey David Bowles, executive director of Old Dominion University’s Virginia Institute for Spaceflight & Autonomy (VISA), sees enormous potential in a new initiative that would […]
May 1, 2023
Onancock, VA. (May 1, 2023) – The Virginia Institute for Spaceflight & Autonomy (VISA), Riverside Health System (RHS), DroneUp, and the Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission (A-NPDC) […]
April 24, 2023
Riverside, in partnership with DroneUp, VISA/ODU, the Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission, and the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC), will begin delivering prescription medications to patients on […]
February 21, 2023
Suffolk, Va. (February 20, 2023) – Researchers at the Virginia Institute of Spaceflight & Autonomy (VISA), a business unit within ODU’s Virginia, Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center […]
December 7, 2022
NEWS PROVIDED BY Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation December 05, 2022, 21:03 GMT RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, December 5, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Virginia Department of Emergency […]
November 16, 2022
By Joe Garvey The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) in partnerships with Old Dominion University’s Virginia Institute for Spaceflight & Autonomy (VISA) and the Port of Virginia conducted a successful demonstration of […]