Professor Massimiliano Vasile

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Personal statement

Professor Vasile key expertise is in computational intelligence applied to the solution of complex problems in aerospace engineering. He pioneered the use of global optimisation techniques for the design and optimisation space trajectories and the use of uncertainty quantification technique in conjunction with optimisation for the design and control of complex engineering systems. He developed innovative methods for optimisation under uncertainty based on evidence theory, called Evidence Based Robust Optimisation, he has worked on non-deterministic planning and goal allocation for robots, fault tolerant distributed navigation systems for spacecraft and nonlinear uncertainty quantification in space flight mechanics, with particular application to space debris and asteroid manipulation. He also developed innovative techniques for multi-objective optimal control and multi-objective optimisation under uncertainty. He is currently leading the Stardust network on asteroids and space debris, the UTOPIAE network on uncertainty treatment and optimisation in aerospace engineering and is part of the management team of the EPSRC ENCORE network on resilience in complex engineering systems.

Expertise

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Area of Expertise

Computational optimisation
Multidisciplinary design
Robust design optimisation
Astrodynamics and mission analysis
Computational intelligence
Development of computational tools for system,component and process design and optimisation
Integrated design of new products and processes
Reliability analysis of products and processes, enhanced product quality
Analysis of new mission concepts
Autonomous control of processes and systems
Autonomous activity planning and scheduling, support to multi-criteria decision making

Prize And Awards

Innovative Computational Methods in Dynamical Astronomy: Recipient; 13/5/2023
AIAA Associate Fellow: Recipient; 1/10/2022
Senior IEEE member: Recipient; 27/9/2022
Best Paper Award in "Innovation in Smart Cities and Systems": Recipient; 1/9/2022
Best interactive paper award - IAC 2021: Recipient; 2021
AAS/AIAA SFM Best Paper Award: Recipient; 2020

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Publications

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Publications

A multifidelity framework for aerothermodynamic modeling and simulation of destructive atmospheric entry: Morgado Fábio, Abhishek Peddakotla Sai, Graham Julie, Vasile Massimiliano, Fossati Marco; AIAA Journal Vol 62, pp. 1988-2007 (2024); https://doi.org/10.2514/1.j062987
Performance analysis of ground-based long baseline radar distributed systems for space situational awareness: Díaz Riofrío Sebastián, Da Graça Marto Simão, Ilioudis Christos, Vasile Massimiliano, Clemente Carmine; IET Radar Sonar and Navigation Vol 18, pp. 586-597 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1049/rsn2.12477
Space object identification and classification from hyperspectral material analysis: Vasile Massimiliano, Walker Lewis, Campbell Andrew, Marto Simão, Murray Paul, Marshall Stephen, Savitski Vasili; Scientific Reports Vol 14 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51659-7
Stochastic Bayesian model updating to reduce epistemic uncertainty in satellite attitude propagation: Smith Ewan, Bi Sifeng, Feng Jinglang, Cavallari Irene, Vasile Massimiliano; SciTech Forum 2024 (2024)
Image-based synchronised control of spacecraft’s attitude and space manipulator’s motions for capturing uncooperative targets: Sampath Shabadini, Feng Jinglang, Marto Simão G, Vasile Massimiliano; AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, 2024 (2024); https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-2277
Modelling future launch traffic and its effect on the LEO operational environment: Wilson Callum J, Vasile Massimiliano, Feng Jinglang, McNally Keiran, Antón Alfredo, Letizia Francesca; AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum AIAA SciTech Forum 2024 (2024); https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-1814

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Research

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Professional Activities

NASA Visit to the University of Strathclyde: Organiser; 8/11/2023
Italian Embassy Scientific Attaché Visit: Organiser; 7/11/2023
International Funding Opportunities for Space Research: Organiser; 20/12/2022
OAS Artificial Intelligence Workshop: Organiser; 14/12/2022
Stardust-Reloaded Final Conference: Chair; 7/11/2022
Stardust-R Global Virtual Workshop II: Space Traffic Management and Resilient Space Environment: Organiser; 13/9/2021

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Projects

AI-based multi-sensor data fusion for autonomous navigation around asteroids: Feng, Jinglang (Principal Investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator) Wu, Yue (Co-investigator) Zabalza, Jaime (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2027
Protecting Earth from the uncertAinty of spaCe debris re-Entry: Fossati, Marco (Principal Investigator) Bi, Sifeng (Co-investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2027
SOLERO - Solar Power Satellite vs the Space Environment: Vasile, Massimiliano (Principal Investigator) Feng, Jinglang (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2027
AI for Space Operations, Safety and Sustainability (A14S3): Vasile, Massimiliano (Principal Investigator) Clemente, Carmine (Co-investigator) Feng, Jinglang (Co-investigator) Maddock, Christie (Co-investigator) Marshall, Stephen (Co-investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator) Riccardi, Annalisa (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
Generative Astrodynamics: Vasile, Massimiliano (Principal Investigator); 19-Jan-2024 - 19-Jan-2025
AI for Space Operations, Safety and Sustainability: Vasile, Massimiliano (Principal Investigator) Clemente, Carmine (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2023 - 15-Jan-2023