Nadine Duursma pursues a double master’s degree in Robotics and Space Engineering at Delft University of Technology. Driven by the application of autonomy and AI in space, she developed CubeSats and autonomous satellite tracking systems in the Arctic, raced 3,000 km across Australia with a solar car, and contributed to the Lunar Gateway through SSP at NASA in Houston. As part of her journey, she spent an exchange semester at Princeton University and authored a children’s book, Met Mama naar Mars, about space.
At ESA Φ-lab, Nadine focuses on AI-based Tip and Cue, a novel Earth observation strategy using a two-satellite formation. A wide field-of-view tipping satellite scans large areas to detect anomalies and cues a second satellite to zoom in. Her work involves developing software for orbital simulations, data collection, disturbance modelling, and onboard AI processing.
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