Résumé
Current position and achievements
Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Department of Astronautical, Electrical, and Energy Engineering (DIAEE), Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Member of the International Academy of Astronautics
Member of the Astrodynamics Committee of the International Astronautical Federation
Italian National Qualification for the position of Full Professor of Aerospace Engineering (since 2017)
Member of the Academic Board of the Ph.D. Course "Energy and Environment", Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Research areas
Astrodynamics and mission analysis
Analytical and numerical optimization of aerospace maneuvers
Guidance and control of aerospace vehicles
Dynamic game theory applied to aerospace trajectories
Satellite constellations
Launch, ascent and descent vehicles, and satellite release systems
Research activity
Author of more than 120 publications (including 1 book, 72 journal papers, and 11 book chapters)
Invited speaker and speaker in international seminars and conferences (more than 30 times)
Principal investigator or researcher in more than 20 research projects
Publication scores (Scopus, as of 6 September 2023): publications = 127, h-index = 20, citations = 1332
Visiting positions
2012: Visiting Researcher at the Rice University, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
2009, 2012, 2017: Visiting Researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, U.S.A.
2006/2007: Visiting Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, U.S.A.
2004: Visiting Scholar at the Rice University, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Editorial positions
Associate Editor
Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications
Acta Astronautica
Aerotecnica Missili e Spazio
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Reviewer for 16 international journals
Educational activity
2006: Instructor for the Italian Air Force (research contract)
2012-2013: Instructor in the educational project “High-Level Postgraduate Course in Aerospace Engineering” for Iraqi graduate students, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
2007-2012, 2013-2015: Lecturer for the courses “Meccanica del Volo dei Lanciatori” (Flight Mechanics of Launch Vehicles), “Meccanica del Volo dei Veicoli Astronautici” (Flight Mechanics of Astronautical Vehicles), and “Meccanica del Volo” (Flight Mechanics), Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
2016-2017: Instructor for the Course "Aerospace Trajectories", LSS-SIA, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
2017-2019: Instructor for the Course "Meccanica del Volo" (Flight Mechanics), L-9, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
2016- : Instructor for the Course "Spaceflight Mechanics", LM-20, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
2019- : Instructor for the Course "Advanced Spacecraft Dynamics", LM-20, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy