Andrea Colagrossi is Associate Professor of Flight Mechanics (IIND-01/C) at Politecnico di Milano. He earned his Ph.D. in Space Engineering from Politecnico di Milano in 2019. His research focuses on spacecraft dynamics, Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC), and autonomous space systems, with particular attention to the path from advanced modelling and algorithm development to onboard implementation, simulation and verification, including AI-enabled and digital-twin approaches. He has worked as visiting researcher at Purdue University and Deimos Space SLU and teaches spacecraft attitude dynamics and control.