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Biographical Overview

About Me

I am a space systems engineer and M.Sc. candidate at Sharif University of Technology. My research and academic focus center around nonlinear optimal control, Koopman operator theory for active debris removal, and small satellite mission engineering.

Throughout my academic journey, I have contributed to student mission teams—notably serving as Assistant Systems Engineer and Payload Designer for the international SPARCS 3U CubeSat ↗ initiative within the APSCO framework. Additionally, I develop mathematical toolkits and simulations in MATLAB, and implement embedded software routines for specialized payload hardware.

Academic Education

M.Sc. in Space Engineering

Sharif University of Technology

Thesis: Optimal Continuous-Thrust Deorbiting Control of an Active Debris Removal System via Koopman Operator Representation and HJB Value Function Approximation.

2025 – Present

B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering

Sharif University of Technology

Solid foundations in flight dynamics, orbital mechanics, space systems engineering, and scientific computing.

2020 – 2025

Teaching & Mentorship

Satellite Systems Design

2026-Spring

Teaching Assistant (TA) • Sharif University of Technology (Instructor: Dr. A. H. Khodabakhsh)

Assisted in coursework delivery, requirement management discussions, and subsystem sizing workflows for space engineering students.

Reliability Analysis & Risk Assessment

2026-Spring

Teaching Assistant (TA) • Sharif University of Technology (Instructor: Dr. A. H. Khodabakhsh)

Guided students through FMECA methodology, fault tree analysis, and mission reliability calculations.

16-Hour Hands-on Educational CubeSat Workshop

2025

Instructor & Technical Mentor • Sepehr Space Team

Conducted an intensive practical workshop covering small satellite architecture, embedded subsystems, bus communications, and sensor interfacing.

International Experience

APSCO Summer Camp Participant

Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, China

Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)

Participated in specialized small satellite training, international lectures, and collaborative space engineering seminars with student delegates from member states.

Publications

Conference Paper

SPARCS: Design and Development of CubeSats for Advanced Research and Cooperative Studies

A.H. Khodabakhsh, M.A. Torkaman-Asadi, D. Rezaei, A. Moradi, et al.

The 23rd International Conference of Iranian Aerospace Society (Aero2025)

Research Interests

Nonlinear Optimal Control & HJB Value Function Approximation Operator-Theoretic Methods & Koopman Theory in Astrodynamics Continuous-Thrust Trajectory Optimization & Active Debris Removal (ADR) Satellite Formation Flying & Relative Orbital Mechanics Space Systems Engineering & FMECA Reliability Analysis