About us

Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Lorenzo is the founder and CEO of AIKO. Under his guidance, the company grew to over 25 employees and established itself as a leading company for upstream space applications, with over €6m raised so far. He holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering at Politecnico di Torino, Italy, with a thesis on Artificial Intelligence to enhance Small Satellites Mission Autonomy (2017). Has over 8 years of developer experience in small satellite flight software and Artificial Intelligence application, and past working experience in SES, Luxembourg, a leading space telecommunication company.

Founder and Chief Legal Officer (CLO). Giorgio has a degree in Law from the University of Turin, became a Doctor in Legal Sciences (2015), and passed the national bar exam in Turin (2019). His professional experience includes four years at the Legal Office of SCAI S.p.A., a holding group that develops software and applications for companies, and two years at the Privacy Office of Alpitour S.p.A.

Chief Innovation Officer (CIO). Mattia is responsible for exploring and experimenting with cross-sectorial disruptive technologies that can be transferred to the space sector. Mattia holds a degree in Aerospace Engineering from Politecnico di Torino and has been part of CubeSat Team Polito, working as a systems engineer. Mattia has been involved in AIKO since 2018 and, during this time, has specialised in Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. Mattia was previously involved in other research projects and startup experiences.

Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Alessandro oversees the definition of AIKO’s roadmap and the development of the company's technologies. Alessandro graduated in 2018 in Aerospace Engineering at Politecnico di Torino, where he was part of the CubeSat Team. In early 2019 Alessandro started a consulting activity as Mission Autonomy Engineer with AIKO, exploring research fields of Knowledge-Based Systems design and autonomous operations management. Previous work experience includes Thales Alenia Space.

Aurélie has a PhD in Sciences and a Master in Innovation Management. She worked on several European projects related to promoting European space data and entrepreneurship. She has skills in event and communication project management; she has been the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) Sud France Manager for 2 years. With almost a decade of experience supporting space-related startups, she has a solid knowledge of entrepreneurship support tools (dedicated program, public and private funds and more), and she has developed a strong network in the space ecosystem in Toulouse, France and more widely in Europe.

Our diverse team of over 40 highly skilled professionals, including over 15% with PhDs and over 15% women, has established AIKO as a center of excellence in space technology. This dynamic group of engineers, space enthusiasts, mathematicians, physicists, and economists brings a wealth of expertise and innovation to our work.