Aviation cybersecurity · Surveillance integrity research · Toronto
Aviation cybersecurity, grounded in research on 377 billion ADS-B messages.
I help eVTOL and UAS developers, small operators and MROs build security programs, threat models and GNSS/ADS-B risk analyses. Sized for teams without a security department.
My research is published in
Journal of Aerospace Information Systems (AIAA) · Journal of Transportation Security (Springer) · Reliability Engineering & System Safety (Elsevier) · AIAA AVIATION Forum · IEEE ICNS
Education and research
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, M.Sc. · University of Essex, Ph.D. research · Featured by Embry-Riddle
Services
Five things I do, each with a deliverable you keep.
Fixed-scope engagements. Every one ends with something you can hand to a regulator, an investor or your own team.
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Security program and readiness assessment
For builders and operatorsI review your systems, people and obligations against the framework that fits you: NIST CSF 2.0, ISO/IEC 27001 or EASA Part-IS, in two to three weeks. You get a prioritized risk register and a 90-day roadmap your own team can run.
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GNSS and ADS-B integrity analysis
For operators, UAS and eVTOL developersAn exposure analysis for the regions and routes you fly, built with the same global anomaly baselines as my published research. You get maps and rates of GNSS gaps, deviations and surveillance anomalies for your operating area, and recommendations for procedures or design.
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Security in design for eVTOL and UAS
For buildersThreat models and security requirements for C2 links, GNSS, ground stations and software updates, written to line up with DO-326A/ED-202A so your certification team isn’t surprised late. You get a threat model, a requirements set and my review notes.
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Incident response and ransomware readiness
For operators and MROsA one-page incident response plan, playbooks for ransomware and data loss, and a tabletop exercise I run with your team, so the first time you use the plan isn’t the real thing.
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Security training for aviation staff
For everyoneRole-based sessions for pilots, technicians, engineers and office staff. I taught network security in a classroom before I worked in aviation. Includes phishing simulations with a before-and-after report.
Readiness call → fixed-scope assessment → 90-day roadmap → optional retainer as your part-time security lead. Fixed quotes after the call.
Why Mevocopter
Three things you won’t get from a generalist security firm.
The advice comes from measurement
My peer-reviewed work on GNSS interference and ADS-B integrity, and open data and code (GET-25) that anyone can check.
Regulator-facing paperwork holds no surprises
Before aviation, I prepared Health Canada and FDA submissions for medical-device makers. Certification and compliance documents are familiar ground.
Sized for small teams
No junior hand-offs and no enterprise minimums. You work directly with me, on fixed-scope engagements or a part-time retainer.
Insights
Guides for small aviation teams
GNSS spoofing, jamming and ADS-B integrity: what 600 billion messages show
Where anomalies occur, how they cluster in time, why encrypting ADS-B isn't the fix, and what to do about it.
Read the guide →Airworthiness security for eVTOL and UAS: getting DO-326A right from day one
The certification process in plain language, the real attack surface, and what to prepare before meeting the authority.
Read the guide →Incident response and ransomware readiness for small aviation organizations
A one-page plan, the preparations that matter, reporting obligations, and a tabletop exercise you can run next week.
Read the guide →Research
The research behind my advice
Degradation of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast integrity: Temporal clustering and anomaly persistence
229.0 billion state vectors show that ADS-B anomalies cluster in time, last a mean of 28.83 seconds against a 5-second tracker tolerance, and recur across observation days. Integrity monitoring has to move from point-in-time detection to predictive system health management.
Read the paper (PDF) → ADS-B integrity · Open dataGlobal Traffic-Normalized Baseline for ADS-B Kinematic Integrity and Ghost Records
Introduces the Global Envelope Thresholding framework: 246.7 billion messages from 2025 across 260 Flight Information Regions, and a new anomaly class, “Ghost Records”. The data and a Python API are open in the GET-25 benchmark.
- Journal of Aerospace Information Systems · 2025 GPS Anomalies in Aviation: Preliminary Insights from Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast Data Read (PDF) →
- Journal of Transportation Security · 2025 Predicting geopolitical instability through GNSS anomalies and air traffic data Read (PDF) →
- IEEE ICNS · 2025 Development of global regulations for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems: Europe and beyond Read (PDF) →
“Don’t fall in love with today’s tools. They’ll be obsolete before you are. The durable skill is learning how to learn.”
From Embry-Riddle’s alumni spotlight, Embry-Riddle Worldwide College of Aviation, 2026 · Read the full post
About
Research-grade expertise, one person accountable.
I worked in computer support and network security in Israel, where I also taught network design and security at a college. In Canada I built companies that included helping medical-device makers prepare Health Canada and FDA approval documentation, then led the concept design of a hybrid eVTOL air ambulance, shaped by interviews with medevac operators across Canada and the US.
I founded Mevocopter Aerospace in 2022 to bring that mix of security, regulatory and aircraft-program experience to the newest and smallest parts of aviation.
Eugene Pik
Founder & CEO
- M.Sc. in Aviation and Aerospace Sustainability, specialization in Aviation Cybersecurity, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (2024)
- Ph.D. researcher in Data Science, University of Essex; thesis on kinematic integrity and security in automated aviation systems
- Lead author of the Global Envelope Thresholding (GET) framework and the open GET-25 dataset
- Published in the Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, the Journal of Transportation Security and Reliability Engineering & System Safety; presented at the AIAA AVIATION Forum
- At Embry-Riddle, organized student teams for the ICAO and NASA competitions; profiled in the university’s 2026 alumni spotlight
Research partnerships
I’m open to funded research collaboration.
Universities, air navigation service providers and industry groups working on surveillance integrity, GNSS interference or UAS safety data: I contribute data pipelines, statistical modelling and aviation domain knowledge.
Get started
Start with a 45-minute readiness call.
Tell me what you build or operate. You’ll leave with your three most important next steps, whether or not we work together.
- Toronto area, Canada
- Remote engagements across time zones
- I reply within one business day