About this event
On-demand event
Presentation done at ITSNT 2022 on the 28th of June 2022 15:50 to 16:25 during the Session 2.
The speaker
Dr. Javier Ventura-Traveset is working since more than 30 years at the European Space Agency (ESA), an organization in which he has been immersed in multiple space programs covering: satellite communications, earth observation, scientific program, microgravity, technology transfer and, notably, satellite navigation.
Dr Ventura-Traveset has been Principal System Engineer, Mission Manager and System Manager in all phases of the currently operational EGNOS Navigation System, precursor of the European Galileo system. He is currently the Head of the ESA Navigation Science Office, coordinating all GNSS scientific activities for the European Space Agency and ESA Moonlight-NAV Manager, in charge of managing all ESA lunar navigation activities, covering, in particular the ESA Lunar Pathfinder satellite and the Moonlight future lunar communication and navigation system. He is also the Executive Secretary of the ESA GNSS Scientific Advisory Committee.
Dr. Ventura-Traveset has authored or co-authored over 250 technical papers and 4 patents; he is technical co-editor and co-author of the book “EGNOS - A Cornerstone of Galileo” and of several book Chapters.
Throughout his career he has received several recognitions, such as the Award for the best PhD Thesis; the “ESA inventor Award Medal”; the "ESA Team Award" on 2 occasions; the “Professional Excellence Award” from the Spanish Association of Telecommunications Engineers; and several recognitions from the US Institute of Navigation.
Dr. Javier Ventura-Traveset graduated with Honours with a M.S. in Telecommunication Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain); he also holds a M.Sc in Electrical Engineering by Princeton University (Princeton, USA); a PhD in Electrical Engineering by the Polytechnic of Turin (Turin, Italy) and graduated in the prestigious Senior Management program of the IESE Business School (Madrid, Spain) and the Strategic R&D Executive Management Program at INSEAD (Fointanebleau, France).
Dr Ventura-Traveset is an Academician at the Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain.
Entitled of the presentation
"Lunar Navigation Based on GNSS Technologies: Current Work and Future Perspectives"
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