At the eXploration Logistics & Control (XLC) Group at UC Irvine, we study problems surrouding the logistics and control of exploration infrastructure on orbit, celestial body surfaces, and other extreme environments.
Challenges in logistics include the placement, scheduling, and routing of sustainable and reliable infrastructure in remote/contested environments; challenges in control include the design of algorithms and frameworks with autonomous decision-making capabilities, multi-agent cooperation, and station-keeping.
In addition to our research publications, we strive to make our algorithms open-source to facilitate adoption within the space community.
Topics of Interest
- Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, & Control (GNC)
- Optimal Control & Trajectory Optimization
- Optical Navigation (OPNAV)
- Combinatorial Optimization for placement, assignment, & scheduling problems
- Space Security & Policy
For more details, see our Research page!
Biography
Dr. Yuri Shimane is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include Astrodynamics, Control, and Optimization. He leads the eXploration Logistics & Control (XLC) group, which develops frameworks and algorithms for control and trajectory design problems of advanced in-space assets, as well as for operational challenges for large-scale in-space infrastructure, such as placement, scheduling, and routing problems.
- Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2025
- M.Eng. in Aeronautical Engineering, Imperial College London, 2020
News
- [2025 October] Yuri Shimane gave a tutorial talk during the Dagstuhl seminar: Optimization and Automated Reasoning for Designing Future Space Missions