Giovanni Campolo

Giovanni Campolo is an Honorary Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Bradford's Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies. He currently serves as Director of the Competence Center (CC) Platform and Integration at Thales Alenia Space Italy, where he has held increasing engineering roles since 1991, specializing in avionics, electrical systems, and platform engineering for telecommunications and Earth observation satellites. He holds degrees in Electronic Engineering (La Sapienza University of Rome, 1990) and Mathematical Theory for Systems Analysis (1993).

• Education:
  • Bachelor of Electronic Engineering, La Sapienza University of Rome (1990)
  • Postgraduate in Mathematical Theory and Method for Systems Analysis and Control (1993)

His expertise spans systems engineering, subsystem testing, FDIR strategies, and space systems design. He has led R&D projects in avionics and platform technologies and contributed to satellite systems for both institutional and commercial clients. Giovanni teaches modules on Space Dynamics and Systems Design in the MSc Satellite Systems Engineering programme at Bradford and previously instructed at Rome Tor Vergata and La Sapienza Universities.

His technical contributions include avionics design for multiple satellite missions and leadership in integrating complex space systems. He remains active in industry-academia collaboration, bridging advanced engineering research with practical satellite system development.