Education
Laurea Degree, Aeronautical Engineering, University of Pisa, 1977
PhD., School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, 1982
Curriculum
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1982-1992 Assistant and Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University, Alabama, USA.
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1984 Summer Faculty Fellow, AFWAL/FIGC, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA.
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1992 Summer Faculty Fellow, WL/MNAV, Eglin AFB, Florida, USA
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1993-1999 Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Systems and Automation, University of Pisa, Italy.
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2000-2012 Full Professor, Department of Electrical Systems and Automation, University of Pisa, Italy.
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2013-2022 Full Professor, Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy.
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2008-2009 Senior Research Fellow, US Academy of Engineering, AFRL, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA.
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2008-2009 Adjunct Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
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2018-2019 Visiting Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University, Alabama, USA.
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2023 Visiting Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University, Alabama, USA
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1985, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013 Visiting Scientist, US Air Force, European Office for Research and Development (EOARD), Window on Science Program.
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1994 – Present, Adjunct Professor, Italian Naval Academy, Livorno, Italy
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AIAA Associate Fellow, IEEE Life Member
Institutional Activity
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1987-1992 Graduate Faculty, Auburn University, Alabama, USA.
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1998-2002 Vice Chairman, Department of Electrical Systems and Automation, University of Pisa.
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2001-2008 President MS Degree in “Automation Engineering”, College of Engineering, University of Pisa.
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1998-2008 Coordinator PhD Program in “Automation, Robotics, and Bio-Engineering”, University of Pisa.
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2016-2018 Chairman University of Pisa Committee for Research evaluation Engineering area 09.
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2024-2025 Presidente commissione esami di stato, Università di Pisa.