Catalogo dei Corsi di studio

Director of Automation, Robotics and Control for Aerospace Lab (ARCAlab)
Member of the Study Group on Through Optimization of Aerospace Trajectories of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).
International Member of the Space Automation and Robotics Technical Committee of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Member of the Astronomy Astrophysics and Space Science Ph.D. Committee (joint PhD program Sapienza University and Tor Vergata University).

1992-2006: Assistant Professor on Space Systems, Sapienza University of Rome, School of Aerospace Engineering
1991-1992: Space System Engineer, Telespazio Company in the Space System Division, Space Technology Department.
1990-1991: Research Assistant, Study on Shape and Attitude Control of Large Space Structures at the San Marco Project which was an international cooperative program for space research of Sapienza University of Rome

Teaching Courses:
2016-to date: Advanced Topics in Aerospace Engineering , School of Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome
2016-to date : Attitude Determination and Control of Space Vehicles , School of Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome
2016-to date : Robotic Space Exploration Systems , School of Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome
2014-to date: Space Exploration Systems for the Aerospace Engineering Bachelor degree of the Sapienza University of Rome

Research Activities:
Space Systems Design, Guidance, Navigation and Control, Space Robotics, Attitude Determination and Control, Orbit Determination, Formation Flying, Space Vehicle Rendezvous.
2007-2018: Visiting professor with periods of two months at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA
2015- 2016: Visiting professor with periods of two months at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Jan.-Mar. 2014, Visiting professor at the Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY USA

Autors and Co-Autors of about 100 publications in International Journals and Conferences.

Supervisor of 4 PhDs, 3 PostDocs, about 75 Master Theses and 15 Bachelor Theses.

Pi and Co-Pi of about 25 research projects among which:
2016: Responsible of the contract with Leonardo Company for the study NEOSat Star Tracker Rate Mode .
2015: Responsible of the contract with Thales Alenia Space for the study AOCS Enabling Technologies , sponsored by the European Space Agency.
2014: Principal Investigator of MHD Liquid Wheel Actuator for Attitude Control , sponsored by the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development (EOARD), of the US Air Force Office of ScientificResearch(AFOSR).
2014: Co-Investigator of Robust High Rate Determination Algorithms based on Star Sensing , sponsored by the European Space Agency.
2013: Co-Investigator for the mission OPSIS in the framework of the Phase A/B1 study of the Italian Space Agency

Awards
2017: As a member of the team Multi-Poles Algorithm , 2nd placement in Kelvins ESA contest Star Trackers: First Contact - Lost in Space.
2017: Rated as an Excellent Reviewer for Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics.
2014: Award of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing by Advanced in Space Research

Reviewer of the following Journals:
Acta Astronautica (Elsevier)
Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics (AIAA)
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology (Emerald)
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems (IEEE)
Journal of Aerospace Engineering (ASCE)
Advanced in Space Research (Elsevier)
Journal of Astronautical Sciences (AAS)
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets (AIAA)
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering (Hindawi)
Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control (ASME)

Scientific Societies
Senior Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Member of the American Astronautical Society (AAS)
Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Robotics and Automation Society