Antonio Yukio Ueta received his BSc in Physics from University of São Paulo (1978-1981), MSc in Plasma Physics from University of São Paulo (1982-1985), PhD in Semiconductor Physics from Johannes Kepler Universitaet-Linz, Austria (1993-1997). From July 1985 to May 2018 he was a federal civil servant of the National Institute for Space Research-INPE, where he had the opportunity to work in the areas of space technology, material research and management.

He was responsible for the implementation of the Chemical Contamination Analysis Laboratory of LIT/INPE (1985-1991); Senior Technologist at the Associated Laboratory of Materials and Sensors – LAS/INPE (1991-2003); Technical Assistant to the Director of INPE (2003-2006); Technical Advisor to the Director of INPE (2006-2016). During his career at INPE, he participated of training at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences-ISAS, Japan, from September to December 1989, having followed the final phase of integration of the MUSES-A micro satellite and the MUSES-A Lunar Orbiter. He was a participant of the Summer Space Program-SSP07 of the International Space University-ISU, China (2007), having participated in the “Space Traffic Management” team project. He also has an MBA-FGV in Strategic Management of S&T in Public Research Institutions-IPP’s (2008-2010).

He was Deputy Academic Coordinator of the Space Studies Program-SSP10/ISU, France (2010); Academic Coordinator of the Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program-SHSSP/ISU, Australia, in 2011 and 2012 and Co-Chair of the Space Applications department of the SSP21/ISU, France (2021). He is an Adjunct Faculty at the International Space University. He was a member of the Organizing Committee and speaker of the 2018 and 2019 Winter Course of Introduction to Space Technologies at INPE. He gives lectures for students in elementary, middle and higher education, as well as the general public, on topics related to futures studies and space applications. He is a member of the World Futures Studies Federation and Association of Professional Futurists.

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