Current position
- Research fellow on the topic "Onboard technologies for attitude and orbital control of satellites in very low Earth orbit" at the University of Bologna, Department of Industrial Engineering.
- Acting Grant Holder Manager at Fondazione Alma Mater for COST Actions CA23110 and CA24146.
- Secondary school mathematics teacher (subject area A026 - Mathematics) on a fixed-term contract leading to permanent employment, winner of the PNRR2 national competition, at IIS Pascal-Comandini high school in Cesena, since 1 September 2025, currently on unpaid leave.
Previous positions at the University of Bologna
- November 2025: occasional collaboration at CIRI Aerospace, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, in support of the research activity titled "Preliminary analysis of the INNOVATOR mission, aimed at the in-orbit demonstration of an innovative InterSatellite Link Transceiver (ISL-T) capable of producing highly accurate range and relative velocity measurements between two objects in orbit".
- August – September 2022: teaching tutor at the MUNER Summer School in Industrial Engineering for Advanced Automotive.
- September 2021 - September 2022: teaching tutor for students with additional learning requirements (OFA), course on Calculus and Linear Algebra, Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Economics and Finance.
- December 2018 - October 2019: degree programme tutor for the Bachelor and Master’s Degree courses in Aerospace Engineering.
Previous positions at other organizations / companies
- December 2024 - June 2025: fixed-term computer science teacher (subject area A041 - Computer Science and Technology) at "Fulcieri Paulucci di Calboli" State Scientific High School in Forlì, appointed through the GPS provincial substitute teacher list, on unpaid leave.
- July - September 2024: tutor at the MUNER Summer School in Industrial Engineering for Advanced Automotive - Secretary of the Admission Committee for the evaluation of CVs and the conduct of interviews, coordination activities between institutions / administration / students / faculty / experts / companies, website management. Alma Mater Foundation.
- June - September 2023: tutor at the MUNER Summer School in Industrial Engineering for Advanced Automotive - Secretary of the Admission Committee for the evaluation of CVs and the conduct of interviews, coordination activities between institutions / administration / students / faculty / experts / companies, website management. Alma Mater Foundation.
- October 2022 – June 2023: MATLAB Student Ambassador - Delivery of seminars in both Italian and English on the scientific software MATLAB and Simulink for undergraduate and graduate engineering students at the University of Bologna, covering the following topics: MATLAB fundamentals, numerical computation, and Deep Learning. The MathWorks Srl.
- November 2021 – June 2022: MATLAB Student Ambassador - Delivery of seminars in both Italian and English on the scientific software MATLAB and Simulink for undergraduate and graduate engineering students at the University of Bologna, covering the following topics: MATLAB fundamentals, numerical computation, and Deep Learning. The MathWorks Srl.
- September 2021 – December 2021: Assistant - technical support for the online seminar series "Curriculum of Labor Law and Procedure" promoted by the Research and Training Center on the Public Sector - School of Specialization for Legal Professions and Advanced School of Legal Studies (University of Bologna), occasional collaboration. Alma Mater Foundation.
Other activities
Prizes and awards
- December 2021 - #T-TEC 2021 (€ 10,000 prize)
Member of the 1st classified team at #TeC 2021, the Open Innovation competition promoted by Leonardo and Telespazio with the proposal “Multi-Purpose Modular Satellite Servicer”: concept for an innovative microsatellite platform providing In Orbit Servicing.
- November 2020 - Study award (€ 1,500 prize)
Recipient, for his year of study, of a study award by the Department of Industrial Engineering in recognition of exceptional academic achievement despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic during the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic year.
- May 2017 - AlmaContest (€ 2,750 prize)
Member of the 1st classified team at “AlmaContest 2017” promoted by the University of Bologna, for the category “development of prototypes”, with the proposal “AlmaOrienteering”: an Android application to promote counselling of future students and to ease the search for information about courses, structures, and services.
Education
- 2021 - 2026: PhD in Aerospace Sciences and Technology at Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna.
Thesis title: “Deep Learning for Spacecraft Pose Estimation: from Algorithms to Hardware-in-the-Loop Testbed”.
- 2018 - 2020: Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering at Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna.
Thesis title: “Robotic exploration of lunar caves: concept analysis of the communication system for an ESA Moon mission”.
Exam average: 29.87/30; final grade: 110/110 with honours.
- 2015 - 2018: Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering at Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna.
Thesis title: “Study and implementation of GPS navigation algorithms for orbit determination".
Exam average: 29.40/30; final grade: 110/110 with honours.
