Personal Website | Camilo A. Riaño-Ríos

Hi, welcome to my personal website!

I am currently an assistant professor in the Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences department at Florida Institute of Technology. Here you will find little bit about my background, current/future projects and professional interests. I am always happy to connect and explore potential collaborations, feel free to reach out.

Most recent

Education

M.S/Ph.D. | University of Florida (UF), Gainesville, FL, U.S.

[Spring ’18-Fall ’20] Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering.

M.S. | Universidad EAN, Bogota – Colombia

[Fall ’13-Fall ’15] Project Management

B.S./M.S. | Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogota – Colombia

[Spring ’05-Fall 12] Mechatronics Engineering

Most recent

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor | Florida Tech

[Fall 2023 – Present] Department of Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences (APSS).

AOCS Engineer | Satellogic

[Fall 2021 – Summer 2023] Attitude and Orbit Control subsystem.

Post-Doctoral Associate | UF

[Spring – Summer 2021] University of Florida’s ADAMUS lab.

research

Research Interests

Spacecraft Dynamics and Control

Design and implementation of Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) algorithms for orbital and attitude maneuvering.

Robotics

Use of mobile and manipulator robots for space related tasks. Examples include in-orbit capture and planetary exploration.

Hardware-In-The-Loop

Design testbeds for real-time, on-ground testing of spacecraft GNC algorithms and associated hardware.