Main research projects
Major research projects and long-term programmes through which Alessandro Paravano develops empirical research on the Space Economy, satellite applications, value networks, project management, and complex infrastructures.
PULSE: PNT User Landscapes and Segment Evolution
European Space Agency · Principal Investigator · 2026–2027
Research on emerging opportunities, markets, applications, and user needs for Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT), developing a robust and scalable methodology to identify promising scenarios in non-space sectors and support the competitiveness of the European and Canadian PNT industry.
CLEO: Commercializing the Low Earth Orbit
Fulbright · Principal Investigator · 2026
CLEO studies how Commercial Space Stations can create socio-economic value across emerging Low Earth Orbit markets. Focusing on Starlab, the project develops a quantitative value-network model using systems architecting and original US data to identify key beneficiaries, value flows, and implications for station design and end-user alignment.
Definition of the Governance Model for the Space Smart Factory Project
Politecnico di Milano · Work Package Leader · 2024–2025
Research on governance alternatives for the Space Smart Factory, including Public-Private Partnership models, Factory-as-a-Service, programme governance, monitoring and control mechanisms, and long-term project delivery.
NE2AP: Environmental and Economic Appraisal of Power Plants to Plan Net-Zero Infrastructure
Relevant Researches of National Interest (PRIN) · Senior Researcher · 2023–2025
Research on the appraisal of long-lived energy infrastructures, integrating lifecycle assessment, uncertainty, real options, economic evaluation, and environmental decision-making to support net-zero infrastructure development.
Analysis of Application and Service Scenarios Based on BitApps Solutions in the Italian Context
Politecnico di Milano · Senior Researcher and Project Manager · 2023–2024
Research on market opportunities for Earth Observation technologies in Italy, including satellite-based soil monitoring services, application scenarios, stakeholder mapping, adoption challenges, and the evolution of the Italian Earth Observation ecosystem.
The Evolution of the Value Chain in the Space Economy
Politecnico di Milano · Principal Investigator · 2023
Research on the development of Earth Observation-based services and the evolution of the European Space Economy, analysing more than 1,000 ESA projects to investigate applications, digital technology integration, sustainability impacts, and emerging market opportunities.
The State of the Art of New Services Based on Earth Observation Space Data
Politecnico di Milano · Principal Investigator · 2022
Research on emerging services and applications based on Earth Observation data, examining opportunities across non-space industries, adoption barriers, and the integration of satellite, terrestrial, and digital technologies.
Space Economy Observatory
Politecnico di Milano · Senior Researcher · 2020–present
Long-term research programme on the technological, industrial, and business evolution of the Space Economy, including ecosystem mapping, market analysis, technology trends, satellite-based applications, value networks, startup and industry dynamics, and the adoption of space technologies across non-space sectors.
Space Economy: Market Analysis and New Business Models. Analysis of the Value Network and Emerging Business Models in the Space Economy
Politecnico di Milano · Principal Investigator · 2020–2021
Research on the evolution of the Space Economy at national and international levels, including market development, technology and demand dynamics, emerging business models, and the transition from linear industrial value chains toward more complex value networks.