Paolo Maggiore received the M.Sc. degree in aerospace engineering from Politecnico di Torino in 1988. In 1992, he joined the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino where he is currently a Professor ofaerospace general systems engineering. His interests range from hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered airplanes and UAV, the health monitoring of electromechanical flight controls to the multidisciplinary design optimization of aerospace system design.