Education and Degrees
1983 MSc in Physics Engineering from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.
1986 PhD in Theoretical Mechanics from Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Moscow, Russia
1998 Diploma recognized as PhD in Aerospace Engineering from University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
2021 Habilitation in Mechanicsl Engineering, University of Beira Interior
Specialization
Main field
Astrodynamics
space flight mechanics
rigid body dynamics
attitude control systems for satellites
tethered systems
large space structures
motion control of a solar sail
Other fields
e-learning in engineering education
Current research interests
dynamics of multibody systems in space, spacecraft dynamics and control, dynamics of large space structures, motion in complex gravitational fields