Scott Ginoza

Staff

Scott Ginoza

Software Engineer

About

Scott Ginoza graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and joined the Hawaiʻi Space Flight Laboratory in 2021. He has worked with a variety of technology stacks – embedded computing, distributed processing, full-stack web, etc. He is currently involved in developing flight software for CubeSats.

Papers

  1. M. Nunes, R. Wright, P. Lucey, L. Flynn, T. Sorensen, E. Pilger, S. Ginoza, M. Wood, L. Yoneshige, G. Guerrero, Y. Onodera, L. Anderson, C. Swenson, S. Babu (2026). "HyTI-2: A Cryogenically Stabilized LWIR Hyperspectral CubeSat for High-Duty-Cycle Space Domain Awareness," Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, #26423. https://doi.org/10.64861/GMQY8641
  2. M. Nunes, R. Wright, P. Lucey, L. Flynn, T. Sorensen, E. Pilger, S. Ginoza, M. Wood, L. Yoneshige, G. Guerrero, Y. Onodera, L. Anderson, C. Swenson, S. Babu (2026). "HyTI-2: Advancing Hyperspectral Thermal Imaging into the Era of Space-Based Edge Processing," 40th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, SSC26-VII-01. https://doi.org/10.26077/2s6z-xn69
  3. S. Kim, M. Nunes, M. I. Rashed, L. Yoneshige, G. Guerrero, S. Ginoza, P. Kline (2026). "HITechSat-1: A Rapidly Integrable 3U Platform for University CubeSat Missions," 40th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, SSC26-P4-87. https://doi.org/10.26077/5ezb-q858
  4. C. S. Kirkconnell, M. A. Nunes, J. M. Baxter, N. A. Hudson, R. W. Kaszeta, J. T. Greenhalgh, I. Ruelich, L. Anderson, S. Ginoza (2026). "Cryocooler/Thermal System Design and Performance on the HyTI-2 Flight Mission," International Cryocooler Conference, Cryocoolers vol. 24.
  5. M. Nunes, P. Kline, P. Englert, C. Hardgrove, W. Edmonson, S. Ginoza (2025). "Neutron-2: Advancing Space Weather Monitoring and Anomaly Detection with a Dual CubeSat System," Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference, Art. no. 126.
  6. M. Nunes, E. Chee, O. Montoya, W. Edmonson, S. Ginoza, E. Pilger (2025). "An Evaluation of Flight Software Platforms for Small Satellite Missions," Proc. SPIE 13546, Small Satellites Systems and Services Symposium (4S 2024). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3062481
  7. S. Ginoza, G. Guerrero, M. Nunes (2025). "Optimizing CubeSat Development through Lean Manufacturing Principles," LeanSat Conference 2025.

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