Biography

 Lorenzo Federici received his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering in 2016, M.S. in Space and Astronautical Engineering in 2018, and Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Space Engineering in 2022, all with honors from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Before joining the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2026, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on integrating model-based and data-driven methods, particularly artificial intelligence and machine learning, to develop intelligent and trustworthy optimization and control frameworks for astrodynamics and space systems applications, including space trajectory design and optimization, autonomous spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control, and sensor tasking for space domain awareness.

Education

• Ph.D., Aeronautics and Space Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 2022
• M.S., Space and Astronautical Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 2018
• B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 2016

Honors & Awards

• 2021 AIAA Hybrid Rockets Best Paper Award

Expertise

• Astrodynamics
• Space Trajectory Design and Optimization
• Guidance, Navigation, and Control

Recent Publications

• Dr. Federici's Publications