Researcher

Cesare is a Research Scientist in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Purdue University. He holds two Master’s degrees “Cum Laude,” in Automation and Robotics Engineering and in Astronautical Engineering, from the University of Rome “La Sapienza," and a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University. His research ranges from System-of-Systems design and architecting to space applications, cybersecurity, and defense and includes projects with NASA, the US DoD, the US Navy, and MITRE corporation. Cesare recently expanded his research in the field of Earth Sciences, where he is pursuing a Master’s degree in Planetary Geology.

Cesare is a senior member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronical Engineers (IEEE), and a member of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), the American Astronautical Society (AAS), and the alpha chapter of the honor society of aerospace engineering Sigma Gamma Tau. In 2016, he was presented with the Leadership Award for his effort and service to the Purdue University INCOSE Student Division. Also in 2016, CERIAS awarded Cesare with the prestigious Diamond Award for outstanding academic achievements. In 2017, Cesare received the worldwide Honorary Recognition in the Systems Engineering Doctoral Dissertation Showcase (SEDDS) by the Omega Alpha Association. He authored several journal and conference papers and served as peer reviewer for multiple top-rated journals.

As a doctoral student, he worked in SERC RT-36, RT-44, RT-108, RT-134, and RT-155 (Assessing the Impact of Development Disruptions and Dependencies in System-of-Systems). As a professional, he collaborated to SERC RT-178 (idem) and served as Co-PI for RT-163, RT-185, and WRT-1002 (Approaches to Achieve Benefits of Modularity in Defense Acquisition) and WRT-1014 (Foundations for a Model-Based, Portfolio Analysis Capability for JPEO-CBRN).