Riccardo Bevilacqua

Riccardo Bevilacqua is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Interim Associate Dean at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (2007) and M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering (2002) from Sapienza University of Rome.

• Research focuses: Spacecraft formation flight, space robotics, warhead fragment prediction
• Key methodologies: Machine learning, adaptive control, functional analysis

His recent publications address machine learning for spacecraft deorbiting, flexible structure modeling, and hypervelocity fragment propagation. Notable projects include CubeSats for advanced control testing and NASA collaborations.

Scientific Awards:

• Air Force/ONR Young Investigator Awards
• Dave Ward Memorial Lecture Award
• Air Force Summer Fellowships (multiple)

As an educator, he teaches graduate-level courses like AE 800: Dissertation and AE 700: Thesis Research. Leads the Advanced Autonomous Multiple Spacecraft Laboratory (ADAMUS).