Bartolomeo Viticchiè

Bartolomeo Viticchiè has a diverse work experience in the field of remote sensing and radiative transfer software. Bartolomeo started their career in 2009 as a research contract at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, where they studied solar magnetic fields using ground-based and space facilities. In 2009, they also worked as a research fellow at the European Space Agency, focusing on the development, validation, and use of radiative transfer software for analyzing and simulating visible radiation from the Sun.

In 2012, Viticchiè joined Moltek Consultants Ltd as a Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Calibration Consultant. Bartolomeo was responsible for the development, implementation, and validation of the Detection Chain Model Prototype for simulating MTG-FCI Level 0 measurements. This involved simulating measurement scenarios, modeling instrument signal, detection assembly signal, VCU-I signal, temporal and spatial noise sources, and radiometric calibration.

Since 2017, Viticchiè has been working at EUMETSAT. Initially, they served as a Remote Sensing Scientist for the Meteosat Third Generation Lightning Imager (MTG-LI), where they worked on various tasks related to remote sensing. Bartolomeo later took on the role of MTG-LI Scientist, being responsible for the maintenance and development of the LI Reference Processor tool for pre-launch performance assessment.

Overall, Bartolomeo Viticchiè has extensive experience in remote sensing, radiative transfer analysis, and calibration of satellite instruments.

Bartolomeo Viticchiè pursued their education at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, where they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Physics from 1999 to 2005. Later, they continued their studies at the same university and completed a PhD in Astronomy specializing in Solar Physics from 2005 to 2008.