Adriano Meta

Bio

Dr. Adriano Meta is the CEO and founder of MetaSensing, a company he established in 2008 with the support of the European Space Agency. MetaSensing specializes in the development and commercialization of compact, high-performance, and high-resolution airborne and satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) sensors and services.

Dr. Meta holds a Laurea degree in Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (2002), and earned a Ph.D. cum laude from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Netherlands, in 2006. Between 2002 and 2006, he conducted research at the International Research Centre for Telecommunications and Radar (IRCTR) in Delft. He also pursued postgraduate studies at the Aerospace School of the University of Rome “La Sapienza.”

From 2006 to 2008, Dr. Meta worked at the Microwaves and Radar Institute of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. During this time, he contributed to the commissioning of the TerraSAR-X satellite and played a pivotal role in the development of advanced processing techniques for digital beamforming and multichannel radar systems.

Since founding MetaSensing, Dr. Meta has led the company to become a globally recognized player in airborne and satellite SAR technology. Under his leadership, MetaSensing has driven a wide array of technological and commercial advancements across mapping, security, and space projects and programs.