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

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: Recipient; 2021
AAS/AIAA SFM Best Paper Award: Recipient; 2020

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Publications

A numerical approach to evaluate temperature-dependent peridynamics damage model for destructive atmospheric entry of spacecraft: Peddakotla SA, Yuan J, Minisci E, Vasile M, Fossati M; The Aeronautical Journal Vol 127, pp. 398-427 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1017/aer.2022.69
Intelligent characterisation of space objects with hyperspectral imaging: Vasile Massimiliano, Walker Lewis, Dunphy R David, Zabalza Jaime, Murray Paul, Marshall Stephen, Savitski Vasili; Acta Astronautica Vol 203, pp. 510-534 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.11.039
Polynomial stochastic dynamical indicators: Vasile Massimiliano, Manzi Matteo; Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy Vol 135 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-022-10116-1
Implementing life cycle sustainability assessment for improved space mission design: Wilson Andrew R, Vasile Massimiliano, Maddock Christie, Baker Keith; Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, pp. 1-21 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4722
Life cycle engineering of space systems : preliminary findings: Wilson Andrew Ross, Vasile Massimiliano; Advances in Space Research (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2023.01.023
Robust stability and mission performance of a CubeSat orbiting the didymos binary asteroid system: Fodde Iosto, Feng Jinglang, Riccardi Annalisa, Vasile Massimiliano; Acta Astronautica Vol 203, pp. 577-591 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.12.021

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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

Generative Mapping and Control of Stationary Points in Complex Dynamical Systems EP/X018288/1 (New Horizons): Vasile, Massimiliano (Principal Investigator); 02-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2025
ASTRAIOS Analysis of Skills, Training, Research, and Innovation Opportunities in Space (Horizon-CL4-SPACE): Maddock, Christie (Principal Investigator) Feng, Jinglang (Co-investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2025
ESCAPE - Exploration of the SpaceCArrying capacity ProblEm: Vasile, Massimiliano (Principal Investigator) Feng, Jinglang (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2025
The Uncertain Life of a Space System: Vasile, Massimiliano (Principal Investigator) Bi, Sifeng (Co-investigator) Wilson, Andrew (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2025
Semi-analytical Attitude Propagation Theory: Vasile, Massimiliano (Principal Investigator) Bi, Sifeng (Co-investigator) Feng, Jinglang (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 29-Jan-2024
Data-driven aErothermal and thermomeChanical mOdelling for Destructive re-Entry: Fossati, Marco (Principal Investigator) Maddock, Christie (Co-investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2025

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