Dr Massimiliano Menghini

PhD researcher, University of Bologna

Dr. Massimiliano Menghini is presently engaged as a PhD researcher at the University of Bologna's DEI department, focusing on control strategies for unmanned underwater vehicles. His prior experience includes participating in European projects aimed at developing underwater vehicles for noninvasive underwater monitoring.

Professor Luca De Marchi

Associate Professor, University of Bologna

Prof. Luca De Marchi (Senior Member, IEEE) is currently an Associate Professor in electronics with the University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. He has authored more than 200 articles in international journals or the proceedings of international conferences. He holds two patents. His current research interests include multiresolution and adaptive signal processing, with a particular emphasis on SHM applications.

Professor Paolo Castaldi

Associate Professor, University of Bologna

Prof. Paolo Castaldi is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Bologna, has a research book, several book chapters and more than 160 refereed journal and conference papers. He is vice-chair of IFAC's Aerospace TC and editor for Control Engineering Practice and Aerospace Engineering. His research interests are fault diagnosis, control systems, Nonlinear Geometric approach and neural network flight control for autonomous vehicles and power systems.

Siva Kumar Mallipeddi

PhD Student, University of Bologna

Dr. Siva Kumar Mallipeddi received masters degree in Aerospace Engineering in 2022 from University of Bologna, Italy. He is currently pursuing a PH.D in Electronic Engineering at University of Bologna, Italy. His research Interest include Guidance and Control of Autonomous vehicles, Fault detection and Diagnosis, Fault tolerant controls and Intelligent controls.