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Simonetta Cheli

Simonetta Cheli serves as Director of ESA Earth Observation Programmes and Head of ESRIN in Italy, leading pivotal satellite missions like Copernicus Sentinel-2C and Aeolus. She drives international collaborations in Earth Observation science, exemplified by agreements with Brazil's INPE. Her leadership supports innovative applications of Earth Observation data, including AI models for predicting disease outbreaks recognized by UNESCO.