Giuliana Rotola, Ph.D., is a space law and policy specialist with expertise in sustainability, governance, Indigenous methodologies, and postcolonial approaches to space law, with a growing focus on space ecology and environmentalism. She works globally on issues ranging from low Earth orbit governance to lunar policy, engaging with partners and organisations worldwide.

She is a Junior Fellow at the Outer Space Institute (University of British Columbia) and has held visiting researcher positions at the New Zealand Centre for Indigenous Peoples and the Law, as well as research fellowships with the Open Lunar Foundation, the Center for Space Governance, the Foresight Institute, and the Leuven Center for Global Governance Studies, among others. Currently, she serves as the Policy & Advocacy Coordinator for the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) and Policy Hub Co-Lead for the International Astronomical Union Center for the Protection of Dark and Quiet Skies (IAU CPS). She also serves as Fellowship Coordinator at the Palestine Space Institute. 

She holds a joint bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Trento in Comparative, European, and Transnational Law, a Master of Space Studies from the International Space University (ISU), and a Ph.D. with honors in Climate Change and Sustainable Development from Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies.