SCHIRRU, Luca

Luca Schirru was born in Cagliari in October 1989. He received the master’s degree in electronic and telecommunications engineering and the Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering and computer science from the University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, in March 2016 and February 2020, respectively. From July 2016 to February 2019 he served as Scholarship Fellow at the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari, where from March 2019 to February 2023 he was a Technical Collaborator for the maintenance of the receivers installed in the Sardinia Radio Telescope. Currently, since March 2023 he is a Technologist for the radio receivers’ management of the Sardinia Radio Telescope and for radio frequency interference monitoring and mitigation. His research activity focuses on the space surveillance and tracking using radar systems, the development and test of microwave components for radio astronomy receivers, the electromagnetic simulation for beam radiation pattern optimization of phased array feeds, the monitoring and mitigation of radio frequency interferences and the study of radio propagation in urban environment. Dr. Schirru is a reviewer for several electronic and electromagnetic journals.