Jonathan Black

Jonathan Black serves as a Professor at Virginia Tech, USA, collaborating with Professor Nishanth Sastry from the University of Surrey's School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering on pioneering space network research.

His research centers on satellite communications infrastructure for mega-constellations, with critical focus areas including:

• Satellite Communications
• Space Networks
• Network Resilience
• Mega-constellations
• Space-based Communication Systems
• Network Emulation

He investigates network behavior under extreme disruptions like solar storms and hostile jamming to develop robust space communication frameworks.

Through a dedicated fellowship, Professor Black is expanding the SpaceNet testbed facility to conduct advanced resilience testing and joint experiments between Virginia Tech and the University of Surrey, enabling emulation of dynamic satellite constellation connectivity.

The SpaceNet testbed serves as his primary research environment, functioning as a scalable platform for developing next-generation protocols for mega-constellation networks comprising thousands of satellites.