Lorenzo Galleani

Associate Professor
Politecnico di Torino
Torino, Italy

Grants for the development of the Galileo navigation system1

Galileo FOC Exploitation (Part 2) (01/2017 - 12/2020)

Improvement of the atomic clock anomaly detection algorithm developed in the Galileo FOC Exploitation Part 1 grant for the validation of the timing aspects of the Galileo system (within the System Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) activities of the Full Operation Capability (FOC) Exploitation phase of the Galileo navigation system); support to the use and tuning of the detector; support to the interpretation of the detection results.

Galileo FOC Exploitation (Part 1) (01/2015 - 12/2016)

Study, development, and Matlab implementation of an atomic clock anomaly detection algorithm for the validation of the timing aspects of the Galileo system (within the System Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) activities of the Full Operation Capability (FOC) Exploitation phase of the Galileo navigation system).

The Galileo Time Validation Facility (01/2011 - 12/2014)

Study, development, and Matlab implementation of the algorithm for the synchronization (steering) of the Galileo System Time with the Universal Time Coordinated (UTC), the world reference time generated at the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) in Paris (Sèvres) ; study, development and Matlab implementation of a fast and robust anomaly detector for the space and ground clocks of the Galileo system.

The Galileo Precise Timing Facility (01/2006 - 12/2009)

Study, development, and Matlab implementation of the Galileo System Time (GST) algorithm which generates the time reference for all of the space and ground clocks of the Galileo system; GST is also disseminated worldwide to billions of potential users.

Clock anomaly detection algorithm (01/2009 - 12/2010)

Development and characterization of an automatic and robust anomaly detection algorithm for the atomic clocks of the Galileo system.

Advanced Integrity for Satellite Navigation Systems - ADVENT (01/2008 - 12/2009)

Development of anomaly detection algorithms for the atomic clocks of the Galileo system.

1Role: PI for Politecnico di Torino – In collaboration with the Italian Metrological Research Institute (INRIM)

European grants2

Robust Optical Clocks for International Timescales - ROCIT (05/2019 - 04/2022)

Development and characterization of a robust time scale algorithm based on optical clocks.

DEMonstrator of EGNSS services based on Time Reference Architecture - DEMETRA (01/2015 - 12/2016)

Study, development, and Matlab implementation of an anomaly detection algorithm based on the Kalman filter for the Galileo atomic space clocks.

2Role: PI for Politecnico di Torino – In collaboration with the Italian Metrological Research Institute (INRIM)

US government agencies grants3

Nonstationary Signal Processing (2005 - 2006)

Grant from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Langley, VA, for the development of a MATLAB software for time-frequency analysis of nonstationary signals.

Signal and Image Processing in Different Representations (2003 - 2006)

Grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Rome, NY, for the representation of deterministic and random dynamical systems in the time-frequency domain.

Time-Frequency/Scale Signal Analysis (2001 - 2006)

Grant from the National Security Agency (NSA), Fort Meade, MD, for the development of algorithms for the characterization and extraction of nonstationary signals in deep noise.

Astronomical Data Analysis (1999 - 2001)

Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Washington, DC, for the development of algorithms for the time-frequency characterization of nonstationary signals from X-Ray Binary Stars.

3Role: Scientific consultant for the City University of New York – Hunter College

National and regional grants

Automatic Real-time Clock Anomaly Detection and Identification Algorithm - ARCADIA (01/2007 - 12/2009)

PRIN 2007 project on the development and characterization of an automatic clock anomaly detection algorithm based on the dynamic Allan variance (DAVAR) for the atomic clocks of navigation satellite systems. Role: PI for Politecnico di Torino.

Signal processing for spring protection areas (12/2005 - 06/2007)

Piedmont region grant for the study, development, and Matlab implementation of the  VESPA (Vulnerability Estimator for Spring Protection Areas) index, an indicator of the vulnerability of a spring used for the definition of its protection area. Role: PI for the Department of Electronics, Politecnico di Torino.