Professor Massimiliano Vasile

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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

Has expertise in:

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

Prizes and awards

Best interactive paper award: Recipient; 2021
AAS/AIAA SFM Best Paper Award: Recipient; 2020
Asteroid 2002 PX33 is named Maxvasile: Recipient; 2016
Sir Arthur C Clarke Award for Space Achievement (Academic Study/Research): Recipient; 1/6/2015
Chariman’s Recognition for Outstanding Paper: Recipient; 2009
Highly commended Award Winner: Recipient; 2009

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Publications

Ecospheric life cycle impacts of annual global space activities: Wilson Andrew Ross, Vasile Massimiliano, Maddock Christie A, Baker Keith J; Science of the Total Environment Vol 834 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155305
Robust space trajectory design using belief optimal control: Greco Cristian, Campagnola Stefano, Vasile Massimiliano; Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, pp. 1-18 (2022); https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G005704
Robust Bayesian particle filter for space object tracking under severe uncertainty: Greco Cristian, Vasile Massimiliano; Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics Vol 45, pp. 481-498 (2022); https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G006157
Multi-objective optimisation under uncertainty with unscented temporal finite elements: Ricciardi Lorenzo Angelo, Maddock Christie, Vasile Massimiliano; Evolutionary Algorithms in Engineering Design Optimization (2022) (2022); https://doi.org/10.3390/math9233010
Many-objective robust trajectory optimisation under epistemic uncertainty and imprecision: da Graça Marto Simão, Vasile Massimiliano; Acta Astronautica Vol 191, pp. 99-124 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.10.022
Classification of regular and chaotic motions in Hamiltonian systems with deep learning: Celletti Alessandra, Gales Catalin, Rodriguez-Fernandez Victor, Vasile Massimiliano; Scientific Reports Vol 12 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05696-9

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Professional activities

Stardust-R Global Virtual Workshop II: Space Traffic Management and Resilient Space Environment: Organiser; 13/9/2021
International Conference on Bioinspired Optimisation Methods and Their Applications: Chair; 17/11/2020
STARDUST-R GLOBAL VIRTUAL WORKSHOP I: Organiser; 2020
5th European Optimisation in Space Engineering Workshop: Organiser; 21/11/2019
International workshop on satellite constellations and formation flying: Chair; 16/7/2019
17th Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization: Organiser; 28/6/2019

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Projects

AI-Powered Digital Assistant for Space System Engineering: Riccardi, Annalisa (Principal Investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
EPSRC IAA: Uncertainty Quantification of Novel Aeroelastic Systems using Advanced Composite Materials: Yuan, Jie (Principal Investigator) Minisci, Edmondo (Co-investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2022
Hyperspectral Classification of Space Objects: Vasile, Massimiliano (Principal Investigator) Marshall, Stephen (Co-investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
Multi-functional nonlinear tuned vibration energy harvester for intelligent rotating systems International Exchanges 2021 Cost Share (NSFC): Yuan, Jie (Principal Investigator) Cartmell, Matthew (Research Co-investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Research Co-investigator); 31-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2024
Intercontinental Radar bistatic System (IRIS): Ilioudis, Christos (Principal Investigator) Clemente, Carmine (Co-investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator); 04-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2022
CORES - COllaborative REcycling of SPS: Vasile, Massimiliano (Principal Investigator) Cartmell, Matthew (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2024

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