About the professional me

I am a radio astronomer focusing on innovative applications of Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). Thanks to a deep understanding of the technological and operational aspects of VLBI, from the daily operations of a radio telescope to the policies of an international facility, I have been able to manage a number of multi-disciplinary scientific projects. In collaboration with the European Space Agency, I work on ground-based observations of spacecraft.

Radio astronomy

I am a professional astronomer with a strong observational background in radio astronomy. My scientific interests range from variability of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) to Interstellar and Interplanetary Scintillation. I am the head of Space Science and Innovative Applications at JIVE.

PRIDE for ESA's JUICE

I am the Principal Investigator of the PRIDE experiment for the ESA's space mission Juice to the Jupiter system. PRIDE, based to a great extent on Very Long Baseline Interferometry, will determine with high accuracy the spacecraft state vectors that will be used to improve the ephemerides of the Jupiter system.

RADIOBLOCKS

I am the Project Manager of Horizon Europe RADIOBLOCKS, a project that develops “common building blocks” for technological solutions beyond the state-of-the-art, that will enable a broad range of new science and enhance European scientific competitiveness.