Antonio Moccia

Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II

Antonio Moccia has been a Professor of Aerospace Systems at the University of Naples Federico II since 1990. His research interests include mission analysis and design of remote sensing systems, and methodologies and instrumentation for dynamics, guidance, navigation, and control of aerospace systems. 

He has published over 200 papers in distinguished journals, in international conferences proceedings and as book chapters, he has served as a principal investigator in many competitive national and international research projects and he is among the top 2% of the authors’ career-long ranking in the Aerospace & Aeronautics subfield, published annually by Stanford University and PLOS starting in 2021. 

He has served as Coordinator of BS, MS and PhD Courses in the Aerospace Engineering area at the University of Naples Federico II. Antonio Moccia has served as Coordinator of the Aerospace Sector of the Commission of Experts appointed by the Ministry of University and Research for the National Research Plan 2021-2027. In 2024 he was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus by the Ministry of University and Research. Presently Antonio Moccia is a member of the Board of Directors of the Space It Up consortium.