Luca Frassinella holds a B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering and an M.Sc. in Space Engineering from Politecnico di Milano. He conducted his Master's thesis research at Purdue University, focusing on autonomous GNC under uncertainty for safe proximity operations around small bodies. He previously worked as a GNC Engineer at Ecosmic. Since September 2026, he is a PhD Student at DART Lab, where his research focuses on onboard risk-aware autonomous GNC for close-proximity operations.