Dan Padilha

Dan Padilha is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in flight software at Astroscale since September 2021. Prior experience includes a research role at JAXA, contributing to astrodynamics within the Tsuda Laboratory, and significant positions at Rigetti Computing and QxBranch, focused on quantum applications software development. Dan's engineering background includes establishing a software spin-off company, leading research in quantum computing collaborations, and developing flight control systems for unmanned aerial vehicles at JAXA. Dan holds a Master of Engineering in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The University of Tokyo and dual bachelor's degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science from UNSW.