• Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California (USA), 2026 – present
• Postgraduate Master, Mathematical and Physical Methods for Space Sciences, University of Turin (Italy), 2024-2025
• M.S., Communication Engineering and Electronic Technologies, University of Salento (Italy), 2019 – 2022
• B.S., Information Engineering, University of Salento (Italy), 2016 – 2019

Giulia Cerfeda is a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Southern California, where she conducts research on antennas and RF systems for space applications. She received her M.Sc. in Telecommunications and Electronic Technologies Engineering from the University of Salento and a postgraduate degree in Space Sciences from the University of Turin. Before joining USC, she worked as an RF Engineer at Argotec (Italy) and as a visiting researcher with the Spacecraft Antenna Group at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Her research interests include array-fed reflector antennas, RF systems and payloads, radar and remote sensing, and advanced antenna concepts for planetary and deep-space missions.

Research Interests

• Array-Fed Reflector Antennas
• Reconfigurable Beamsteering Antenna
• OAM antennas
• RF Frontends for Space Platforms