Education

PhD Candidate - Italian National PhD in Space Science and Technology
Università di Trento / Scuola Universitaria Superiore Sant'Anna
November 2022 - present

MSc. in Aerospace Engineering and Astronautics
Università di Pisa
April 2022 - 110/110 Cum Laude

ERASMUS+ Thesis Exchange a.y. 2020/2021 
TU Delft

BSc.-Eng. (Engineering degree) in Engineering and Materials Science - Specialization in Mechatronics
German University in Cairo
February 2015 - GPA/Thesis: 3.3 C/A
Academic career and teaching activities

Subject Matter Expert, Teaching & Examination Committee 
Rocket Propulsion Course - MSc. Program Aerospace Engineering 
University of Pisa 2023

Research Fellow - DICI Rocket Propulsion Lab
University of Pisa 2022

Teacher Assistant - Dpt. Electrical Engineering/Dpt. Mechanical Engineering 
GUC/GIU-Berlin 2021/2022

Research Assistant - Control & Dynamical Systems Lab - Dpt. Mechatronics Engineering
GUC 2017

Lab Engineer - Materials Science Lab - Dpt. Materials Science
GUC 2016-2017

Grad Research Assistant - MNR Lab - Dpt. Mechatronics Engineering
GUC 2015

Undergrad Research Assistant - MNR Lab - Dpt. Mechatronics Engineering
GUC 2013-2015
Research interests

Green Rocket Propulsion

Space Systems Engineering

Sensing and Instrumentation

Mechatronic Systems Engineering

Space Engineering

Aerospace Engineering 

Additive Manufacturing

Composite Structures 

Smart Space Structures

Photonic Sensing Systems

Optical Fiber Sensors

Advanced Space Systems
Memberships in societies and scientific committees

Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics (A.I.D.A.A.)

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Judge in the annual NSS Gerard K. O'Neill Space Settlement Contest by the American National Space Society (NSS) 
Awards and honours

University of Pisa Medal of Cum Laude Masters' Graduates 2022

Emerging Space Leaders Award 2023 - International Astronautical Federation

Emerging Space Leaders Delegates Award 2023 - Space Generation Advisory Council

StartUp Lab 2023 - Best Semi-Finalists Award - UniTrento: School of Innovation
Conferences and lectures

International Astronautical Congress 2020

International Space Propulsion Conference 2021

International Space Propulsion Conference 2022

International Astronautical Congress 2023