Areas of interest

• Satellite mission analysis: design and simulation
• Orbital dynamics and satellite attitude control system
• Satellite communication systems
• Optical and radar systems for remote sensing
• Aircraft flight mechanics
• Avionics systems
• Ground based aircraft navigation systems - area navigation (RNAV)
• GPS augmentation systems
• Application software development for aerospace systems analysis
• Real-time, distributed simulation for complex systems performances analysis

Recognitions and activities

• STK certified Rocket Scientist
• Teacher of "Using STK specialized modules for mission analysis" course held at ASI (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana - Italian Space Agency)
• Teacher of "Using STK for space mission analysis"  seminary held at Aerospace Engineer department of "La Sapienza" University - Rome
• Teacher of "Introduction to space system" course held at "Space and communication systems" post-graduate course  from 2006 to 2010
• Winner of Telespazio Innovation Awards 2008 - "Interconnection of software platforms for integrated systems analysis"
• Winner of Telespazio Innovation Awards 2007 - "Design, implementation and flight trials of autonomous anti-collision systems"

Publications

• "Optimal Mars Transfers for Small Payload Transportation" - Celestial Mechanics 2009
• "Using STK in a distributed simulation environment" - AGI User Conference, Chicago (USA) 2008
• "Satellite Navigation Services for freight transport: Demonstrations in the Mediterranean area" - International conference,  Meleha (Egypt) - 2008
• Teacher of "Introduction to space system" course held at "Space and communication systems" post-graduate course  from 2006 to 2009

Posted on October 27, 2010