Principal Investigator and Project Manager of more than fifty research projects, for a total funding of approximately 6M€. She has many years of experience in the coordination, management and development of both research and industrial projects, always in the field of Space Engineering. Michèle Lavagna's research focuses primarily on the dynamics and control of space flight and on the space system engineering.

Associate Professor of Physics, passionate researcher in photonics, spectroscopy, microscopy, ultrafast science and optical techniques (>100 scientific papers publishes, 5000 citations, H-index of 35), team and project leader (head of a research group of 10 people, >5M€ research funds). Fascinated by the technological transfer he is co-founder at NIREOS and SPECTO Photonics, two start-up companies working in the Photonics Industry.

Currently Associate Professor of Aerospace Mechanics and Spacecraft Guidance and Navigation at the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology of Politecnico di Milano. He has gained more than 10 years’ experience on space situational awareness, spacecraft guidance and navigation, and astrodynamics in general, thanks to his contributions in projects and missions with national and international entities, as well as his involvement as co-founder of the company Dinamica S.r.l. He is co-author of more than 200 publications. He is part of the Italian delegation to the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee, and he is governmental expert for the CapTech Space of the European Defense Agency. 

Recognized professional and deep-tech entrepreneur/executive with over 20yrs of experience in the field of Photonic devices and laser-based sensing and diagnostic systems. Produced extensive high-end research on the development of new infrared technologies, and contributed to their commercialization and business development. Led several innovations and generated multiple patents and publications - including prestigious reviews such as Science, Nature, and book chapters.

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