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Professor Roberto Sabatini
FRIN, SMIEEE, SMAIAA, MRAeS, MCGI
Air Transport and Aviation Technology Team Leader
Head of the Intelligent Transport Systems Research Group
School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
RMIT University, Building 251, Level 3, Room 24
Corner of McKimmies St and Ormond Blvd, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia

Telephone: +61 3 992 58015
E-mail: roberto.sabatini@rmit.edu.au
Website: http://www.rmit.edu.au/staff/roberto-sabatini

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Professor Roberto Sabatini has 25 years of professional experience in the aerospace and aviation industry and in academia.  He is an expert in Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) of Avionics and Air Traffic Management (ATM) Systems, with specific hands-on competence in Air Navigation Safety and Integrity, Systems for Green Operations, Human Factors Engineering, and Multi-Sensor Data Fusion.  After completing formal Avionics Officer’s training in the Italian Air Force (1993), he received the qualifications of Aerosystems Graduate from the Royal Air Force (1994) and of Flight Test Engineer from the Italian Air Force (1995).  Additionally, Prof. Sabatini completed an MSc in Navigation Technology at the Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy (IESSG) of the University of Nottingham (1997), a PhD in Aerospace Systems Engineering  (Airborne Lasers) from the Department of Aerospace, Power and Sensors of Cranfield University (2003), and the "Laurea Speciale" of Doctor in Astronautical Engineering (summa cum laude) from Rome University “La Sapienza”, with a thesis on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (DGNSS) for avionics applications (2006).  Additionally, he holds an Airplane Private Pilot License, an Airborne Parachutist License, and the military qualifications of NATO Electronic Warfare Officer and Weapons Employment Officer (Air). 
Professor Sabatini served several years as a Military Officer (Lieutenant Colonel), Experimental Flight Test Engineer and Acquisition Manager in the Italian Air Force/MoD and in the United States DoD/Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) International Program Office.  During his carrier,  Prof. Sabatini was responsible for numerous research, development and flight test programs, including a variety of Avionics and ATM Systems (communications, navigation, identification, electro-optics and radars), as well as guided weapon systems for different classes of airplanes, helicopters and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).  Currently, Prof. Sabatini is the Aviation Technology Team Leader and the Head of the Intelligent Transport Systems Research Group of RMIT University.  His research and teaching interests include Avionics and ATM Systems, Aerospace Systems and Software Engineering, Environmentally Sustainable Aviation,  Flight Testing, Airworthiness Certification and Human Factors Engineering.  His most recent publications focus on Aircraft Trajectory Optimisation, UAS Sense-and-Avoid, Airborne Lasers, GNSS Integrity Augmentation, Multi-Sensor Data Fusion Techniques for UAS Navigation and Guidance, and Fault-Tolerant Avionics Architectures for Mission- and Safety-Critical applications.  Before joining RMIT University, Professor Sabatini was the Program Manager of Cranfield University’s task-force working to the EU Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative for Aeronautics and Air Transport (Co-Principal Investigator and Program Manager of the Systems for Green Operations Integrated Technology Demonstrator – Greener Aircraft Trajectories Under ATM Constraints) and led the research team working to the development of future ATM Systems compliant with SESAR and NextGen requirements. 
Professor Sabatini is the author of more than 250 scientific/technical publications and was awarded several scientific and professional recognitions both nationally and internationally.  He serves as the Technical Editor of Avionic Systems for the IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, as well as the Associate Editor of various engineering and aviation journals including Aerospace Science and Technology, ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, and the International Journal of Sustainable Aviation.