First European Interstellar Symposium 2024

Andreas M. Hein

Andreas Hein is an associate professor of space systems engineering at the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Center for Security, Reliability, and Trust (SnT). He works on space systems that are miniaturized and distributed, including ChipSats and CubeSats, operated in swarms and formations, in-space manufacturing, and in-situ resource utilization.

Andreas is also the Executive Director and Director Technical Programs of the UK-based not-for-profit Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is), where he is coordinating and contributing to research on diverse topics such as missions to interstellar objects, laser sail probes, self-replicating spacecraft, and world ships. He obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the Technical University of Munich and conducted his PhD research on space systems engineering there and at MIT. He has published over 70 articles in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences.


Affiliation

University of Luxembourg


Sessions

12-02
09:00
420min
Introductory Seminars
Andreas M. Hein, Anders Sandberg, Les Johnson
Banquet Room
12-03
10:20
20min
From Interplanetary to Interstellar: Current Status of Exploration using Space Sails And Required Developments
Debdut Sengupta, Maximilien Berthet, Onur Çelik, Andreas M. Hein, Ken Fujino, Koki Tanaka
Session 1: Propulsion I
Banquet Room
12-03
11:20
20min
Optimal Solar Sail Trajectories for Fast Deep Space Missions
Alesia Herasimenka, Lamberto Dell'Elce, Andreas M. Hein
Session 1: Propulsion I
Banquet Room