Publications

This page is a curated overview of my research papers and conference contributions in space autonomy, astrodynamics, and astrophysics. If you are visiting for the first time, this is the best place to quickly see what I have published, where it appeared, and where to read or watch each contribution.

Conference • 2026

Autonomous Space-Based Imaging: Reinforcement Learning Scheduling with Downlink Latency and Resource-Aware Actions

AAS Rocky Mountain GN&C Conference, Breckenridge, Colorado, Jan. 31-Feb. 4, 2026

Daniel Huterer Prats, Hanspeter Schaub

Presents a POMDP-based RL scheduler for autonomous RSO imaging under line-of-sight, lighting, battery, wheel-momentum, and downlink constraints in a high-fidelity Basilisk simulation.

Conference • 2025

Reinforcement Learning for Space-to-Space Surveillance: Autonomous Scheduling for Resident Space Object Imaging

Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, Maui, Hawaii, Sept. 16-19, 2025

Daniel Huterer Prats, Hanspeter Schaub, Chris Wheeler

Investigates RL-based scheduling for autonomous space-based imaging in dynamic orbital environments, including observation opportunities, downlink latency, and onboard resource limits.

Conference • 2025

Autonomous Satellite Inspection in Low Earth Orbit with Optimization-Based Safety Guarantees

International Workshop on Planning & Scheduling for Space, Toulouse, France, April 28-30, 2025

M. Stephenson, D. Huterer Prats, H. Schaub

Introduces a shielded MDP framework for autonomous LEO inspection planning that balances task completion and safety constraints in dynamic operational scenarios.

Upcoming • 2026

Responsive Autonomous RSO Imaging and Catalog Maintenance Using Reinforcement Learning Across Orbital Regimes

Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, Maui, Hawaii, Sept. 15-18, 2026

D. Huterer Prats, H. Schaub

Upcoming paper teaser: extends autonomous RSO imaging to broader orbital-regime coverage with catalog maintenance objectives and reinforcement-learning-based responsive scheduling.

Journal • 2021

Creating a galaxy lacking dark matter in a dark matter dominated universe

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS), 501, 693

Andrea V. Macciò, Daniel Huterer Prats, Keri L. Dixon, Tobias Buck, Stefan Waterval, Nikhil Arora, Stéphane Courteau, Xi Kang

Hydrodynamical cosmological simulations show that tidal interactions can produce galaxies that appear dark-matter deficient even in a dark-matter-dominated universe. After a strong radial pericentric passage, dwarfs can lose up to about 80% of dark matter, with central dark-matter-to-stellar ratios dropping toward values reported for NGC1052-DF2 and NGC1052-DF4.

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