Prof. Dr. Alessandro Golkar
E-mail address: golkar(at)tum.de
Biography
The research activity of Prof. Alessandro Golkar focuses on advanced space mission concepts and systems engineering research, supporting new capabilities for pico- and nanosatellites, and enabling the next generation of satellite constellations and distributed satellite system concepts.
Prof. Golkar joined TUM on September 1, 2022, founding the Spacecraft Systems (formerly Chair of Pico-, Nanosatellites, and Satellite Constellations). Prior to TUM, he spent ten years as one of the first faculty members of Skoltech, a graduate research university based in Moscow focused on the development of applied research and fostering technology entrepreneurship. From 2017-19, Prof. Golkar served as Vice President in the Technology Roadmapping and Planning department of Airbus CTO in Toulouse, France. He holds a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT.
Awards
- Karman Fellow (2021)
- Senior Member IEEE (2018)
- Overall Winner Copernicus Masters (2017)
- 1st Prize ESA Sentinel Small Satellite Challenge (2017)
- Top Performer Award, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (2015)
Publications
Poghosyan, A., Golkar, A., “CubeSat Evolution: Analyzing CubeSat Capabilities for Conducting Science Missions”, Progress in Aerospace Sciences, Volume 88, p. 59-83, 2017. Abstract
Golkar, A., Lluch, I., “The Federated Satellite Systems Paradigm: Concept and Business Case Evaluation”, Acta Astronautica, February 2015, doi 10.1016/j.actaastro.2015.02.009. Abstract
Matevosyan, H., Lluch, I., Poghosyan, A., Golkar, A., “A Value-Chain Analysis for the Copernicus Earth Observation Infrastructure Evolution: A Knowledgebase of Users, Needs, Services, and Products”, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine, Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2017. Abstract
Selva, D., Golkar, A., Korobova, O., Lluch, I., Collopy, P., de Weck, O.L., "Distributed Earth Satellite Systems: What Is Needed to Move Forward?" Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, Vol. 14, No. 8 (2017), pp. 412-438. Abstract
Camps, A., Golkar, A., Gutierrez, A., Ruiz de Azua, J.A., Munoz-Martin, J.F., Fernandez, L., Diez, C., Aguilella, A., Briatore, S., Akthyamov, R., Garzaniti, N., “FSSCAT, the 2017 Copernicus Masters’ “ESA Sentinel Small Satellite Challenge” Winner: a Federated Polar and Soil Moisture Tandem Mission Based on 6U CubeSats”, 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Valencia Spain, July 22-27, 2018. Abstract