Maj Mark Bateman, Assistant Professor

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Major Mark Bateman entered the Air Force in 2012 as a developmental engineer having graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering in the Department of Systems Engineering and Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology. His career in the Air Force includes assignments in Test & Evaluation, with the 586th Flight Test Squadron and the 746th Test Squadron, and the Air Force Research Lab, with the Directed Energy Directorate, before transferring to the Space Force in 2021. Major Bateman has Master’s degrees in Systems Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology and Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His current research interests include applications for Generative AI/Large Language Models in systems engineering applications, reinforcement learning/optimization methodologies for orbital warfare, and space capability modeling, simulation, and analysis in various mission and campaign scenarios.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering (2023); Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
• Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (2022); Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
• Master of Science in Systems Engineering (2018); Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH.
• Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering (2012);  University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Awards

2020   Meritorious Service Medal

2018   Dean’s Award – Most Exceptional Master’s Thesis

2016   Air and Space Achievement Medal

2015   Test Engineer of the Year, 745 Test Squadron

2014   Army Achievement Medal, Achievement

Publications

1. M. Bateman, A. Sudol, and D. Mavris, “Reduced Order Non-INtrusive Modeling Methodology for Military Operations Analysis Applications Demonstration,” in Military Operations Research Society 91st Symposium, West Point, NY, 2023.
2. M. Bateman, A. Sudol, and D. Mavris, “Reduced Order Non-INtrusive (RONIN) Modeling Methodology Formulation for Military Operations Analysis Applications,” in Military Operations Research Society 90th Symposium, Quantico, VA, 2022.