Advanced Concepts Team
Our mission is to monitor and perform research on advanced space concepts and technologies, preparing ESA for any disruptive change to come.
Our research
Advanced Materials
Artificial Intelligence
Bio-Engineering
Biomimetics
Complexity Science
Earth System Sciences
Energy Systems
Fundamental Physics
Habitats
Informatics
Mission Analysis
Nanophotonics
Propulsion
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Mission Analysis
Neural Kepler Map
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Mission Analysis
Safety Verification of Neural Network Controllers
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Mission Analysis
Differentiable Description of Irregular Eclipse Conditions
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Multidisciplinary
Post-Newtonian orbital mechanics around a black hole in MOdified Gravity
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Informatics
Facets of Automated Reasoning
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Informatics
Keplerian TSP
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Bio-Engineering
Microbial consortia for space biomining
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Multidisciplinary
Black Hole Gravity Assists
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Informatics
Structure-guided Quantum Computing
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Artificial Intelligence
Self-configuring cube ensembles
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Multidisciplinary
Biologically-inspired algorithms for continuous onboard learning
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Mission Analysis
Nonlinear Propagation of Non-Gaussian Uncertainty
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Mission Analysis
Neural ODEs for Space
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Mission Analysis
Uncertainty propagation in approach GN&C using Differential Algebra
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Mission Analysis
Study of the motion of charged particles in planetary magnetospheres using Differential Algebra
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Mission Analysis
Comparing Reinforcement Learning with Imitation Learning for Guidance and Control in Space
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Multidisciplinary
Advanced computational methods for material science, a multifaceted exploration
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Mission Analysis
Humans vs Machines
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Artificial Intelligence
Memristor-based Neural Network Accelerators for Space Applications
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Mission Analysis
Improving VLEO Re-Entry Simulations
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Artificial Intelligence
Physics-informed Neural Networks for Space Applications
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Mission Analysis
Revisiting Debris evolution models
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Mission Analysis
Safe swarming around irregular gravity fields
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Mission Analysis
Machine Learning for Trajectory Design in Multi-Body Dynamics
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Multidisciplinary
Artifical Primary Succession in Lunar Regolith
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Multidisciplinary
Totimorphic Structures for Space Applications
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Multidisciplinary
Event-based Vision for Navigation and Landing
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Multidisciplinary
Continual online learning with spiking neural networks
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Multidisciplinary
Next-generation high-speed X-ray imaging with Dynamic Vision Sensing
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Multidisciplinary
Retinomorphic Vision Model for On-chip Feature Extraction
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Mission Analysis
dSGP4 - differentiable SGP4
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Mission Analysis
Stochastic Continuation
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Biomimetics
Namib Desert Beetles as Bioinspiration for Planetary Exploration
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Fundamental Physics
Satellite Quantum Network Optimisation
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Artificial Intelligence
Geodesy of irregular small bodies via neural density fields: geodesyNets
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