HabSim – Habitat Simulation
Modular simulation of deep-space habitats used to study disruptions and recovery strategies. Work includes contingency scheduling and transition optimization.
Space systems • autonomy • operations
Modeling, Simulation & Scheduling for Space Systems
Ph.D. researcher focused on resilient habitat operations, autonomy, and decision support. Bridging academic research and industry applications.
Optimization
System-of-Systems
MATLAB / Python
Scheduling Algorithms
Open to collaboration
Academic & industry partnerships, consulting, and speaking.
About
Researcher focused on resilient habitat operations
I'm Luca Vaccino, a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering. My work spans modeling, simulation, and scheduling for complex space systems, with a focus on resilient operations and transition planning for habitats.
Recent efforts include research on autonomous transition scheduling, experimental validation on a cyber-physical testbed, and contributions to student/NASA programs.
Focus areas
What I work on
- Energy-aware transition planning
- Disruption propagation, detection & repair
- Optimization heuristics (GA, SA, Tabu, SFLA)
- System integration & digital testbeds
Selected Work
NASA L’SPACE / NPWEE
Proposal writing & evaluation experience aligned with NASA needs. Teamed on concept development, requirements, and review practices.
LunaRecycle
Concepts for lunar waste recycling and material reuse supporting sustainable operations; modeling of process flows and operational integration.
Master’s Thesis — Condition Monitoring of Hydraulic Pumps
Politecnico di Torino (2021). Built a lumped-parameter digital twin of an axial piston pump and trained SVM, k-NN, and Decision Tree models to detect component faults. Validated on healthy and “extremely damaged” valve-plate tests with <5% drain-flow error at 1500–2000 rpm.
Publications & Talks
- Reactive Transition Scheduling for Deep Space Habitats — conference/journal, year. Scheduling under precedence & energy constraints; case studies on habitat transitions.
- Simulation-Based Assessment of Hazardous States in a Deep Space Habitat — venue, year. Disruption propagation and recovery strategies.
- Add more…
Full list available in my CV.
Contact
Let’s connect
Interested in collaborating or learning more? Reach out.
Email: lucavaccino2025@gmail.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/luca-vaccino/
CV
Curriculum Vitae
Download my current CV for details on education, projects, publications, and skills.