Laura Samsó, MSc
Laura Samsó, MSc is Executive VP and International Speaker at Centurion Technologies
Consulting and self-employed performing business development and
consulting/freelance services.
Laura authored The UTM for Remote Piloted Aircrafts,
Drones in the Stratosphere: Looking for Perpetual Flight?,
The Stratosphere: High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) platforms,
Thinking Small but Powerful: Distributed Satellite Systems,
Natural Disasters: A Future View in the Use of Remote Piloted Aircrafts (RPAs),
Sense & Avoid: A Piece of the Puzzle,
Stealth Technology: The Potential to Make the Visible, Invisible,
Experimental near-real time processing techniques for the TAG system,
Volunteer: Be Bold, and
Decision Making and the Power of Honesty.
She coauthored Adding Complexity to Sense and Avoid: Economic Feasibility, Autonomy, and Cybersecurity,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Geotechnical Monitoring of Pipelines in the Arctic,
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems:
Integrating Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems into Non-Segregated Airspace,
Autonomous Aerial Robots in 2030,
Comparison of Multiple IMUs in an Experimental Flight Test, and
Present Achievements of the Experimental System TAG.
She also speaks at drone events such as AUVSI North America, CivilOps, DroneApps 2015 (Switzerland), and
UNVEX 2016 (Spain),
and she is open to speaking opportunities worldwide. She recently was invited to participate at
TEDx Lleida to speak about drones, curiosity, and the future of technology.
She was previously Senior Project Engineer & Technical Manager for Earth
Observation in the SSW Division of ED Satellite Systems. After that she
become Sales Manager and Assistant to the Corporate Director in DI.
Laura led and contributed to GNC systems for an RPA project and previously
served as Systems Engineer & Technical Support Coordinator at Indra
Espacio Barcelona. During her successful 4.5 year tenure, she worked on
international and national projects pertaining to GNSS — rail, RPAS, and
fleet vehicle control. In this role, she worked with diverse
organizations, such as ESA, INTA, and CDTI. Before that, she worked as
Research Assistant at the Institute of Geomatics with GNSS, INS, and
imaging systems for civilian and military clients.
Her career combines both nonprofit and for-profit positions. She served as
Board Director of the PMI Barcelona Chapter, PMI Aerospace & Defense CoP
Involvement Lead, and volunteers leading training and education
programs.
In addition, since 2003 she has been Board member, Project Manager, and
Program Coordinator for the FEEC and FEDME. Laura is also FEDME
representative at UIAA Standards Commission
and Chair at Seminars Commission.
Laura earned her MSc in Aerospace Science & Technology, Aerospace,
Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering at
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain in 2012.
She earned her BSc in Telecommunications Engineering (Electronics)
from La Salle – Ramon Llull University.
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