Daniele Mortari

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Seminars

  1. Luigi Broglio, the San Marco Project, and the Flower Constellations. Invited talk at The Italian National Space Day “The Space Economy,” December 16, 2022, Italian Consulate in Houston.
  2. The Theory of Functional Connections, “Mathematical Physics” and “Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory” seminar. Texas A&M University, Department of Mathematics, September 17, 2021.
  3. The Theory of Functional Connections: Current Status, Online lecture at XIX Jornadas de Trabajo en Mecanica Celeste, August 30, 2021, Universidad Publica de Navarra, Tudela, Navarra (Spain).
  4. From Art to Science: The Flower Constellations, Online lecture to the Corso di Dottorato in Scienze,Tecnologie e Misure Spaziali (STMS) of Ateneo di Studi e Attivit`a Spaziali “Giuseppe Colombo” (CISAS), University of Padova (Italy), January 15, 2021.
  5. Current Status of the Theory of Functional Connections with Applications, Online Highlighted Lecture, IAA SciTech Forum on Space Flight Mechanics and Space Structures and Materials, Moscow (Russia), December 9, 2020.
  6. From Art to Science: The Flower Constellations, Summer School 2020 Online lecture, Aeronautical and Space Engineering, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” Rome (Italy), July 24, 2020.
  7. Applications of Functional Connections to Optimization, Summer School 2020 Online lecture, Aeronautica land Space Engineering, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” Rome (Italy), July 10, 2020.
  8. The Theory of Functional Connections: Current Summary, Aerospace Engineering Seminar Series, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, October 31, 2019.
  9. From Art to Science: The Flower Constellations Theory Evolution, Plenary Lecture, XXV International Congress of the Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Rome (Italy), September 9-12, 2019.
  10. Multivariate Theory of Connections, Highlighted Lecture, IAA SciTech Forum on Space Flight Mechanics and Space Structures and Materials, Moscow (Russia), June 25-27, 2019.
  11. Theory of Connections for Solving Differential Equations, IV International Conference “Supercomputer Technologies of Mathematical Modeling,” (SCTeMM19), Steklov Institute of Mathematics, Russian Academic of Science, Moscow (Russia), June 19-21, 2019.
  12. Multivariate Theory of Connections,
    1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, May 2019.
    2. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA, May 2019.
  13. a) From Art to Science: The Flower Constellations and b) Multivariate Theory of Connections, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo CA, May, 2019.
  14. Space Research at the Aerospace Department of Texas A&M University, Federal University of ABC, Bang\'{u}, Santo Andr\'{e} (Brazil), December 12, 2018.
  15. a) The Theory of Connections: Current Status (12/11/18), b) Optical Navigation using Star Trackers (12/13/18), and c) From Art to Science: The Flower Constellations (12/14/18), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Sao Jose’ dos Campos (Brazil), December 2018.
  16. a) From Art to Science: The Flower Constellations, and b) The Theory of Connections: Current Status, XIX Coloquio Brasileiro de Dinamica Orbital, CBDO, 2018, INPE – Sao Jos\’e dos Campos (Brazil), December 3-7, 2018.
  17. a) From Art to Science: The Flower Constellations Theory Evolution, Highlighted Lecture and b) The Theory of Connections with Applications in Engineering, IAA SciTech Forum on Space Flight Mechanics and Space Structures and Materials, Moscow (Russia), November 13-15, 2018.
  18. a) Flower Constellations: From Art to Science, b) The Theory of Connections with Applications in Engineering, and c) Optical Navigation (OpNav) using Star trackers, at Korea Air Force Academy (Cheongju), at Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Daejeon), and at Korea Agency for Defense Development (Jeonju), South Korea, June-July 2018.
  19. a) Flower Constellations: From Art to Science, b) The Theory of Connections with Applications in Engineering, and c) Optical Navigation (OpNav) using Star trackers, at Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (Moscow, Russia), May 13-18, 2018.
    The Theory of Connections with Applications in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX, April 24, 2018.
  20. a) k-vector Range Searching with Applications and b) Least-squares Solutions of Differential Equations, MathWorks, Natick, MS, August 16, 2017.
  21. The Theory of Connections with Application, XVI Jornadas de Trabajo en Mecanica Celeste, Soria (Spain), June 19-21, 2017.
  22. From Art to Science: The Satellite Constellation Design Evolution, Plenary Lecture, 57th Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences, Tel Aviv and Technion Campus at Haifa (Israel). March 15-16, 2017.
  23. The Theory of Connections with Application, Aerospace Engineering Seminar Series, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, March 2, 2017.
  24. The Theory Evolution of Flower Constellations, Thales Alenia Space Italia, Rome (Italy). October 4, 2016.
  25. New Applications using k-vector, Centro Universitario de la Defensa, Zaragoza (Spain), September 21, 2016.
  26. Space Magic, National Scholar Invitational, Engineering Honors Program, Texas A&M University, June 14, 2016.
  27. The Flower Satellite Constellations Theory Evolution, NewSpace Global, LLC, Cape Canaveral, FL. June 17-18, 2016.
  28. a) Attitude estimation: an introduction, overview of current method, open issues, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. May 10, 2016. b) Rotation in multiple dimensions, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. May 11, 2016. c) The Flower Satellite Constellations Theory Evolution, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. May 12, 2016.
  29. The Flower Satellite Constellations Theory Evolution, Google, Mountain View, CA. May 9-10, 2016.
  30. The Flower Satellite Constellations Theory Evolution, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. April 8, 2016.
  31. The Flower Satellite Constellations Theory Evolution, Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal (Canada). April 6, 2016.
  32. The Flower Satellite Constellations Theory Evolution, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Buffalo, NY. April 4, 2016.The Flower Satellite Constellations Theory Evolution, Aerospace Engineering Seminar Series, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. March 3, 2016.
    From Broglio’s “Sistema Quadrifoglio” to the Necklace Problem on Flower Constellations, 11-th Conference of Italian Researchers in the World, Italian Consulate Auditorium, Feb. 27, 2016
    The Flower Satellite Constellations Theory Evolution, Dirk Brouwer Plenary Lecture, 2016 AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, Napa, CA. February 15, 2016.
  33. 10 years of Flower Constellations, Society of Engineering Science, 52-nd Annual Technical Meeting, Texas A&M University, October 26-28, 2015.
  34. Constellation for Earth Observation with Inter-Satellite Links, KinetX, Tempe, AZ, April 25, 2015.
  35. Autonomous Position Estimation using Visible Camera, Invited seminar, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, April 24, 2015.
  36. Vision-based Position Estimation for NASA’s Orion Missions, Invited seminar, Centro Universitario de la Defensa, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza (Spain), December 11, 2014.
  37. Flower Constellations: Solutions looking for Problems, Invited seminar, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, New York, NY, September 26, 2014.
  38. Research and Experiences of a Professor of Aerospace Engineering. Guest speaker, Texas A&M Students for the Exploration & Development of Space (SEDS), Texas A&M University, College Station TX, April 16, 2014.
  39. Autonomous Position Estimation using Visible Camera. Invited seminar, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX, February 20, 2014.
  40. Flower Constellations, Invited talk, KinetX, Tempe, AZ, December 12, 2013.
  41. Vision-based Attitude and Position Estimation using Moon or Earth Images, IEEE-AESS/GOLD and AFCEA Invited seminar, Electronic Engineering, Tor Vergata University, Rome (Italy), July 4, 2013.
  42. Flower Constellations for Future Space Applications, Invited talk, Centro Universitario de la Defensa, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza (Spain), June 24, 2013.
  43. Aerospace Applications using Rotations in n-Dimensional Spaces, IEEE Distinguished Lecture, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (India), December 13, 2012.
  44. Flower Constellations for Future Space Missions, IEEE Distinguished Lecture, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (India), December 12, 2012.
  45. Flower Constellations for Future Space Missions, Invited talk, ESTEL The first International IEEE-AESS Conference in Europe about Space and Satellite Telecommunications, Rome (Italy), October 2-5, 2012.
  46. Evolution of Flower Constellations Mathematical Theory, in mini-symposium Algebraic Geometry Applied to Celestial Mechanics, of 2011 SIAM Conference on Applied Algebraic Geometry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, October 6-9, 2011.
  47. Evolution of Flower Constellations Mathematical Theory, Invited talk, 3rd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies, Rome (Italy), November 8, 2010.
  48. Aerospace Applications using Rotations in n-Dimensional Spaces, IEEE Gold Lecture, Department of Electronic Engineering, Universita’ degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome (Italy), June 25, 2010.
  49. Recent Surprises: Attitude Rate Estimation using n-Dimension Rotations and the Multiplicative Measurement Model, IEEE Distinguished Lecture, National School of Engineers, University of Sfax, Sfax (Tunisia), December 12, 2009.
  50. Flower Constellations: Toward a New Theory, IEEE Distinguished Lecture, National School of Engineers, University of Sfax, Sfax (Tunisia), December 11, 2009.
  51. Flower Constellations: Toward a New Theory, The Aerospace Engineering Seminar Series, Texas A&M University, September 17, 2009.
  52. Flower Constellations: Toward a New Theory, New Department of Aerospace Engineering Inauguration, Universita’ degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome (Italy), July 7, 2009.
  53. Flower Constellations: Toward a New Theory, IEEE Distinguished Lecture, The 125th IEEE and 50th IEEE-Italy Anniversaries: The Future of Engineering, Villa Mondragone – Sala degli Svizzeri, Via Frascati 51, Monte Porzio Catone, Roma (Italy). July 6, 2009.
  54. Flower Constellations: Toward a New Theory, Invited talk, XII Workshop on Celestial Mechanics, Lalin (Spain), July 1-3, 2009.
  55. n-impulse Orbit Transfer and Rendezvous for Evolutionary Algorithms, Department of Electronic Engineering, Universita’ degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome (Italy), June 24, 2009.
  56. Multiplicative Measurement Model and Spacecraft Attitude Estimation, IEEE Distinguished Lecture, Department of Electronic Engineering, Universita’ degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome (Italy), July 11, 2008.
  57. FLORAD Flower Constellation, Italian Space Agency, Rome (Italy), July 7, 2008.
  58. Theory and Applications of Flower Constellations, IEEE Distinguished Lecture, Gilruth Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston TX, December 5, 2007.
  59. Optimization of Flower Constellation for Dual Use, Invited talk, International Symposium on “Aerospace Technologies and Applications for Dual Use”, Rome (Italy), September 14, 2007.
  60. Theory and Applications of Flower Constellations, Invited talk, X Workshop on Celestial Mechanics, Centre de Recerca Matematica, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona (Spain), September 7, 2007.
  61. Bernstein, Bezier, de Casteljau, and 350 years of Kepler’s Equation, Grupo de Mecanica Espacial, Universitat de Zaragoza, Zaragoza (Spain), September 3, 2007.
  62. Design Flower Constellations: a Cool Problem for Math Students! Seminar for Math 662: Algebraic Methods in Computational Biology, Department of Mathematics, Texas A&M University, College Station, June 22, 2007.
  63.  “Flower Constellations and Flower Formation Flying,” Invited talk, Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, San Antonio TX, April 11, 2007.
  64. The Flower Constellations Toolbox, Advanced Concepts Division, European Space Agency, Frascati (Italy), 06/16/06.
  65. The Flower Constellations Theory, Advanced Concepts Division, European Space Agency, Frascati (Italy), 06/16/06.
  66. Bernstein, Bezier, de Casteljau, and 350 years of Kepler’s Equation, IEEE Distinguished Lecture for “Advanced Systems for Communication and Satellite Navigation,” Electronic Engineering, Tor Vergata University, Rome, 06/15/06. Invited by Prof. M. Ruggieri.
  67. Bernstein, Bezier, de Casteljau, and 350 years of Kepler’s Equation, Computer Sciences and Visualization Laboratory (TexGraph 2006 Conference), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 05/06/06. Invited by Prof. E. Akleman.
  68. Bernstein, Bezier, de Casteljau, and 350 years of Kepler’s Equation, AERO-681 Seminar Series, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 04/25/06.
  69. Flower Constellations as Rigid Objects in Space, Invited talk, 2006 Innovative System Design Concepts Workshop, Space Research and Technology Center, European Space Agency, Noordwijk (The Netherlands), 02/21/06. Invited by Dr R. Walker and Dr D. Izzo.
  70. On a Family of Real Curves Arising from Satellite Placement, Geometry Seminar Series, Mathematics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 09/09/05.
  71. Advances in Constellation Design: The Flower Constellation Set, IEEE Distinguished Lecture for “Advanced Systems for Communication and Satellite Navigation,” Electronic Engineering, Tor Vergata University, Rome, 07/18/05. Invited by Prof. M. Ruggieri.
  72. Advances in Constellation Design: The Flower Constellation Set, Advanced Concepts Division, Space Research and Technology Center, European Space Agency, Noordwijk (The Netherlands), 07/06/05. Invited by Dr. F. Ongaro and Dr. D. Izzo.
  73. Satellite Ballet with Flower Constellation, Computer Sciences and Visualization Laboratory (TexGraph-2005 Conference), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 05/07/05. Invited by Prof. E. Akleman.
  74. Flower Constellation: a New Space Object, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Texas, Austin TX, 04/14/05. Invited by Prof. M. Akella.
  75. The Flower Constellations, IEEE Seminar, Aerospace Engineering, Tor Vergata University, Rome, 07/12/04.
  76. Secondary Paths in Flower Constellations, Algebra and Combinatorics Seminar, Mathematics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 01/30/04.
  77. The Flower Constellation Set, NASA-JPL, Pasadena, CA, 01/15/04.
  78. The Flower Constellations, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 11/25/03.
  79. Space Magic, AERO-101 Seminars, Texas A&M University. Given on: 10/10/03, 02/27/04, 10/08/04, 03/04/05, 10/07/05, and 02/17/06.
  80. The Flower Constellations, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 09/21/03. Invited by Prof. C. Hall.
  81. The Flower Constellations, AIAA Learn and Lunch Talk, NASA-JSC, Houston, TX, 06/11/03. Presented by my student M.P. Wilkins because of access restriction to NASA-JSC.
  82. Conformal Mapping among Orthogonal, Symmetric, and Skew-Symmetric Matrices, AERO 681 Seminar Series, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 02/04/03.
  83. ESOQ: From Theory to Application, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 03/07/02, Invited by Prof. R. Talreja and Prof. J.L. Junkins.
  84. General One-to-One Mapping Among Orientation Matrices, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 03/07/02, Invited by Prof. R. Talreja and Prof. J.L. Junkins.
  85. From Planar to General Rotation in the n-Dimensional Spaces, Instituto de Sistemas e Robotica, Instituto Superior Tecnico of Lisbon, Technical University of Lisboa (Portugal), 05/03/01. Invited by Prof. P.U. Lima.
  86. From Planar to General Rotation in the n-Dimensional Spaces, Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 09/15/00, Invited by Prof. M. Akella.
  87. Ortho-Skew and Ortho-Sym Matrices: the Extension of the Imaginary Unit to n-Dimensional Spaces, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 09/14/00. Invited by Prof. J.L. Junkins.
  88. From Planar to General Rotation in the n-Dimensional Spaces, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 09/14/00, Invited by Prof. J.L. Junkins.
  89. On the Rigid Rotation Concept in n-Dimensional Spaces, Invited paper, 3rd International Conference on Non Linear Problems in Aeronautics and Astronautics, ICNPAA-2000, Daytona Beach, FL, 05/11/00.
  90. New Algorithms and Sensors for Attitude Determination, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 12/07/98, Invited by Prof. J.L. Junkins.
  91. New Algorithms and Sensors for Attitude Determination, Mathematics, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, 11/30/98, Invited by Prof. G. Owen and Prof. B. Neta.
  92. Recently Proposed Sensors and Algorithms for Spacecraft Attitude Determination, Aerospace and Mechanics Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 07/10/97. Invited by Prof. Y.J. Zhao.
  93. The Moon-Sun and the Earth-Sun Attitude Sensors, System Sciences Division, Computer Science Corporation, Lanham-Seabrook, MD, 06/13/97. Invited by Dr D. Oza and Dr M. Challa.
  94. The Moon-Sun and the Earth-Sun Attitude Sensors, Flight Dynamics Division, NASA-GSFC, 02/22/97, Invited by Dr F.L. Markley and Dr J. Deutschmann.
  95. San Marco Project and Space Research at the University of Rome, Plenary lecture, 4th International Symposium on Automatic Control and Computer Science (SACCS’ 93), Iasi (Romania), Oct. 29-30, 1993.