Mark Roboff | CEO
SkyThread

Mark Roboff, CEO, SkyThread

Mark Roboff is a co-founder of SkyThread.aero, a new venture building the future of digital connectivity for the aviation industry, as well as founder and board member of the Independent Data Consortium for Aviation. Previously, Mark was General Manager for Digital Transformation, Aerospace & Defense at DXC and prior to that, he served as Global Solutions Leader, Aerospace and Defense (A&D,) at IBM.

Mark has over 15 years’ experience in aviation digital transformation—both as a software engineer and as a business and technology executive. Mark is a recognized thought leader on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning as well as MRO data, processes, and analytics. Mark has worked on and contributed to many of the industry’s largest digital MRO platforms, and he has also worked with dozens of airlines across the globe on prognostics, predictive maintenance, and the optimization of maintenance execution.

Mark is also the chair of the SAE-G34/EUROCAE WG-114 Joint International Committee for AI in Aviation, and is leading 500+ aerospace engineers, software developers, data scientists, safety experts, and regulators to define a means of compliance for AI certification.

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