Currently an R&D Engineer at Zephyr s.r.l. and an Adjunct Lecturer and Tutor at the University of Bologna, her research activities focus on flight mechanics, aircraft dynamics and control, and unmanned aircraft systems. Her main research interests include rotorcraft modelling and control, the development of guidance, navigation and control algorithms for UAS, and the application of autonomous systems in complex operational scenarios.
Education
In March 2018, she received her Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Bologna, Forlì Campus, with a thesis entitled "Validation of a linear model for an ultralight helicopter".
In October 2015, she received her Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florence, with a thesis entitled "Analisi sperimentale per sistemi per misure acustiche in temperatura".
From November 2018 to June 2022, she attended the PhD programme in Mechanics and Advanced Engineering Sciences (DIMSAI) at the University of Bologna. Her doctoral research focused on "Modelling, simulation and control of rotary-wing aircraft in multi-agent scenarios".
Academic and Professional Career
From February 2022 to January 2025, she was a Research Fellow at the University of Bologna, working on the "Development and implementation of control and navigation algorithms for rotary-wing UAS".
Since February 2026, she has been working as an R&D Engineer at Zephyr s.r.l., carrying out research and development activities in the field of aeronautical systems and technologies for UAS.
Teaching Activities
Since September 2024, she has been an Adjunct Lecturer for the FAE - Flight Mechanics course at the University of Bologna.
Since March 2023, she has been a Teaching Tutor for the Rational Mechanics course.
Since July 2023, she has also been teaching as a Ground Instructor in Performance and General Navigation at Airways Aviation flight school in Forlì.
From September to December 2022, she served as a Teaching Tutor for the Numerical Analysis course.
Research Activities
Her research activity mainly focuses on flight dynamics, modelling, simulation and control of rotary-wing aircraft, and the development of guidance, navigation and control systems for UAS.
During her PhD, she investigated the modelling and control of rotary-wing aircraft operating in multi-agent scenarios.
Subsequently, as a Research Fellow at the University of Bologna, she worked on the development and implementation of control and navigation algorithms for rotary-wing unmanned aircraft systems.
She currently carries out research and development activities on technologies and algorithms for aeronautical systems and UAS, with a particular focus on autonomous systems, navigation and control.
