Dr. Alessandro Golkar is the author of 44 publications and serves as a technical referee for the AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, the AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, INCOSE Systems Engineering Journal, Acta Astronautica, the IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, and as the guest editor for the 2015 Special Issue on Federated and Fractionated Satellite Systems hosted by the AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems (JAIS). He holds a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has master’s and undergraduate degrees in Astronautical and Aerospace Engineering from Sapienza University of Rome. 

“The whole set of activities not only look at ‘space for space’, that is the creation of knowledge of our Universe and advancing science for the benefit of humanity, but also and primarily at ‘space for Earth’, delivering services with direct impact to businesses and people.” - Prof. Alessandro Golkar