31st Ka Conference Committees

Executive Chair

Badri Younes, Space Communications and Navigation consultant, Former NASA, USA

Steering and Organizing Committee

Phil Liebrecht (Co-Chair), Independent Consultant, Former NASA, USA
Franco Marconicchio (Co-chair), Independent Consultant, Italy

Barry Evans, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Nader Alagha, European Space Agency (ESA), The Netherlands
Riccardo De Gaudenzi, Visiting Professor, University of Parma, Italy
Carlo Riva, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Tommaso Rossi, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Edoardo Detoma, Aerospace & Defense Consultant, Italy

Technical Committee

Carlo Riva (Technical Chair), Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Franco Marconicchio (Co-Chair), Independent Consultant, Italy

Phil Liebrecht, Independent Consultant, Former NASA, USA
Barry Evans, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Riccardo De Gaudenzi, Visiting Professor, University of Parma, Italy
Nader Alagha, European Space Agency (ESA), The Netherlands
Antonio Martellucci, European Space Agency (ESA), The Netherlands
George Haddad, NASA, USA
James Nessel, NASA, USA
Naoto Kadowaki, NICT, Japan
Nafiz Karabudak, Lockheed Martin Corporation, USA
Marina Ruggieri, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Tommaso Rossi, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Marco Brancati, Leonardo, Italy
Enrico Saggese, On-Air Consulting & Solutions, Italy
Arduino Patacchini, ARPASAT, France
Marco Lisi, Independent Consultant, Italy
Edoardo Detoma, Aerospace & Defense Consultant, Italy