Alex Minetto

• Collaborative navigation for terrestrial users based on differential GNSS observations
• Design of Bayesian filters for state estimation (position, velocity, and time) of terrestrial GNSS receivers (e.g. Extended, Unscented Kalman Filters and Particle Filters).
• Localization and tracking of potentially harmful radiofrequency emitters for scientific observations and civil applications, focusing on RNSS radionavigation bands.
• Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) threats detection, monitoring and classification with focus on GNSS natural and antropogenic threats.

ERC sectors

SDG

• GTTI Francesco Carassa Award 2018 conferred by Gruppo Telecomunicazioni e Tecnologie dell'Informazione (GTTI), Italy (2018)
• Tiziana Vitrano Award conferred by Politecnico di Torino, Italy (2018)
• Best Student Paper Award at the International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2019) conferred by The Institute of Navigation, United States (2019)
• Regional Prize (Italy) Galileo Masters conferred by European Global Navigation Satellite System Agency (GSA), Repubblica Ceca (2019)
• Best Presentation of the International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2020) conferred by Institute of Navigation, United States (2020)
• Best presentation award at the International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2023) conferred by Institute of Navigation, United States (2023)

• NAVIGATION (2025-), Associate Editor of magazine or editorial series
• SENSORS (2022-2025), Guest Editor of magazine or editorial series

• International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation" (ION ITM+ 2024) (22/1/2024-25/1/2024), Program committee
• International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2023) (11/9/2023-15/9/2023), Program committee
• 11th Annual IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WISEE) (6/9/2023-8/9/2023), Participation to the organizing committee
• International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2022) (19/9/2022-23/9/2022), Program committee

• Collegio di Ingegneria Elettronica, delle Telecomunicazioni e Fisica. Componente
• Collegio di Ingegneria Informatica, del Cinema e Meccatronica. Componente

PhD

• Satellite Navigation signal exploitation for atmospheric and environmental monitoring. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Main teacher
• Numerical Estimation Methods for Radionavigation and Geolocation: Theoretical Foundations and Algorithms. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Main teacher
• Satellite Navigation signal exploitation for atmospheric and environmental monitoring. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Main teacher
• Satellite Navigation signal exploitation for atmospheric and environmental monitoring. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Teaching assistant

Master of Science

• Satellite Systems for Positioning and Maps. A.A. 2026/27, ICT ENGINEERING FOR SMART SOCIETIES. Titolare del corso
• Project: Applied communication systems and IoT. A.A. 2025/26, COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
• Sensors and Data Transmission/IoT for Agriculture (modulo di Sensors and Data Transmission). A.A. 2025/26, AGRITECH ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
• Sensors and Data Transmission/IoT for Agriculture (modulo di IoT for Agriculture). A.A. 2025/26, AGRITECH ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
• Satellite Systems for Positioning and Maps. A.A. 2025/26, ICT ENGINEERING FOR SMART SOCIETIES. Titolare del corso
• Project: Applied communication systems and IoT. A.A. 2024/25, COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
• Sensors and Data Transmission/IoT for Agriculture (modulo di Sensors and Data Transmission). A.A. 2024/25, AGRITECH ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
• Sensors and Data Transmission/IoT for Agriculture (modulo di IoT for Agriculture). A.A. 2024/25, AGRITECH ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
• ICT for geomatics: navigation and maps. A.A. 2024/25, ICT FOR SMART SOCIETIES (ICT PER LA SOCIETA' DEL FUTURO). Titolare del corso
• Satellite navigation systems. A.A. 2024/25, COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
• Sensors and Data Transmission/IoT for Agriculture (modulo di Sensors and Data Transmission). A.A. 2023/24, AGRITECH ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
• Sensors and Data Transmission/IoT for Agriculture (modulo di IoT for Agriculture). A.A. 2023/24, AGRITECH ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
• ICT for geomatics: navigation and maps. A.A. 2023/24, ICT FOR SMART SOCIETIES (ICT PER LA SOCIETA' DEL FUTURO). Titolare del corso
• ICT for geomatics: navigation and maps. A.A. 2022/23, ICT FOR SMART SOCIETIES (ICT PER LA SOCIETA' DEL FUTURO). Collaboratore del corso
• Satellite navigation systems. A.A. 2022/23, COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER NETWORKS ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA TELEMATICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI). Collaboratore del corso
• ICT for geomatics: navigation and maps. A.A. 2021/22, ICT FOR SMART SOCIETIES (ICT PER LA SOCIETA' DEL FUTURO). Collaboratore del corso
• Satellite navigation systems. A.A. 2021/22, COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER NETWORKS ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA TELEMATICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI). Collaboratore del corso
• Satellite navigation systems. A.A. 2020/21, COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER NETWORKS ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA TELEMATICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI). Collaboratore del corso

Bachelor of Science

• Signal analysis and processing. A.A. 2026/27, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Teoria ed elaborazione dei segnali. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA. Titolare del corso
• Teoria ed elaborazione dei segnali. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA. Collaboratore del corso

Projects funded by commercial contracts

• Training program on LEONAV, (2025-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial contracts

Projects funded by commercial contracts

• INSPIRE - INstantaneous Spatial Positioning with Integrated Reliable mEta—Signals, (2024-2026) - Componente gruppo di Ricerca
  Commercial Research

• Ilaria Cossu. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (41^st cycle, 2026-in progress)
• Lorenzo Sciacca. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (40^th cycle, 2024-in progress)
• Luca Morichi. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (39^th cycle, 2023-in progress)
  Research subject: Optimizing Signal Modulation and Coding for Time and Frequency Offset Estimation in PNT Applications
  
  Geo-positioning, Navigation Systems and Remote sensing
• Anais Aurelie A. Delepaut. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (37^th cycle, 2021-2025)
  Thesis: Potential of cooperation between GNSS users in lunar orbits

• Fiorina, Francesco; Campioli, Serena; Franceschini, Alvise; My, Chiara; Perduca, Milena; ... (2026)
  ELECTRA Mission: Ionospheric TEC Mapping through a 3U CubeSat. In: 28th AIDAA Conference -10th CEAS Aerospace Europe Conference, Turin (ITA), December 1 to 4, 2025. ISBN: 978-1-64490-424-4
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Cesaroni, C.; Spogli, L.; Guerra, M.; Ghidoni, R.; Ventriglia, V.; Minetto, A.; Nardin, ... (2026)
  Observing the Earth's Plasmasphere and Ionosphere From the Lunar Surface. In: GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, vol. 53. ISSN 0094-8276
  Contributo su Rivista
• Parker, Joel J. K.; Dovis, Fabio; Konitzer, Lauren; Esantsi, Nathan; Ashman, Benjamin; ... (2026)
  GNSS Reception at the Moon: First Results of the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE). In: NAVIGATION, vol. 73. ISSN 0028-1522
  Contributo su Rivista
• Sciacca, Lorenzo; Minetto, Alex; Nardin, Andrea; Dovis, Fabio; Canzian, Luca; Guzzi, ... (2026)
  Assessment of GNSS Availability in Cis-Lunar Space Using LuGRE IQ Samples: Experimental Results, Simulations and New Records. In: International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation 2026 (ITM 2026), Anaheim, California, USA, January 26 - 29, 2026, pp. 614-627. ISBN: 978-0-936406-43-5
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Cossu, Ilaria; Vouch, Oliviero; Minetto, Alex; Dovis, Fabio; Musmeci, Mario; ... (2026)
  Reduced-Dynamic Filtering for GNSS-Only Orbit Determination in Cislunar Space: An Experimental Assessment with LuGRE Data. In: 2026 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Anaheim (USA), January 26 - 29 2026, pp. 628-642. ISBN: 978-0-936406-43-5
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Morichi, Luca; Zocca, Simone; Minetto, Alex; Nardin, Andrea; Dovis, Fabio (2026)
  Pseudorange and Doppler-Based Positioning: Enabling Convergence of Least-Squares Estimation from MEO to LEO. In: NAVIGATION, vol. 73. ISSN 0028-1522
  Contributo su Rivista
• Morichi, Luca; Minetto, Alex; Dovis, Fabio (2025)
  Gaborized MCS for Precise Code Phase Offset Estimation in Radionavigation. In: 2025 33rd European Signal Processing Conference, Palermo (Ita), 08-12 September 2025, pp. 855-859. ISBN: 978-9-4645-9362-4
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Minetto, Alex; Zocca, Simone; Vouch, Oliviero; Nardin, Andrea; Dovis, Fabio; Musmeci, ... (2025)
  LuNART-q: The LuGRE Quick Navigation Analysis and Reporting Tool. In: 38th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2025), Baltimore (USA), September 8 - 12, 2025, pp. 1377-1390
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Delepaut, Anais; Minetto, Alex; Dovis, Fabio (2025)
  Differential GNSS for Ranging and Synchronization Between Lunar Orbiters: Impact of Large Baselines and Relative Dynamics. In: 2025 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS), Salt Lake City (USA), 28 April 2025 - 01 May 2025, pp. 739-746. ISBN: 979-8-3315-2317-6
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)