Resume

Academic Appointment

• Tenured Associate Professor (Professore Associato), Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy)

Previous Academic Appointments

• [2016-2019] Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy)

• [2016] Senior Researcher with CNIT (Italy)

• [2013-2016] Assistant Professor at the DIET Department of University of Rome Sapienza (Italy)

• [2013] ”Fabio Neri fellow” at the University of Rome Sapienza (Italy)

• [2012-2013] ERCIM ”Alain Bensoussan” Fellowship Researcher with the Mascotte project at INRIA Sophia Antipolis (France)

• [2011-2012] Post-Doc Researcher at the Telecommunication Network Group in the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of Politecnico di Torino (Italy)

Other Appointments

• [2023-now] Dean's Delegate in the Shareholder's Assembly of CNIT (Italy)

• [2023-now] Research Affiliate of WiLab (Italy) 

• [2022-now] Consultant for the Department of Digital Transformation, Rome Municipality (Italy)

• [2015-2017] Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Electronics and Information Engineering "Maurizio Scarano" of University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (Italy)

• [2015,2019] Visiting Assistant Professor at the Computer and Mathematical Science School of Auckland University of Technology (New Zealand)

• [2009-2010] Visiting Scholar at the Web and InterNetworking Group (WING) in the Computer Science Department of Boston University (USA). Supervisor: Prof. Ibrahim Matta

• [2008] Lecturer at ETECSA S.A. (Cuba). Course: Quality of Service issues in Telecommunication Networks

Education

• [2008-2011] Ph.D in Communications and Electronics Engineering, Politecnico di Torino (Italy). Ph.D.Tutor: Prof. Fabio Neri. Thesis Title: Energy-Efficient Telecommunication Networks.

• [2005-2007] Master Degree in Computer Engineering, Politecnico di Torino (Italy). Thesis Tutor: Prof. Elena Baralis. Thesis Title: Network Traffic Analysis by means of Clustering Algorithms  Final Mark: 110L/110 (Summa cum Laude)

• [2002-2005] Bachelor Degree in Computer Engineering, Politecnico di Torino (Italy). Thesis Tutor: Prof. Marina Indri. Final Mark: 110L/110 (Summa cum Laude)

Teaching

• [2018-now] Internet of Things: Principles and Applications (University of Rome Tor Vergata) - in English

• [2017-now]  Networking and Internet (University of Rome Tor Vergata) - in English

• [2018] Sustainability in Cellular Networks (Politecnico di Torino) - in English

• [2018] Energy-efficient UAV-based Networks for 5G Coverage (Politecnico di Torino) - in English

• [2015-2017] Advanced Communication Networks (University of Cassino and Southern Lazio) - in English

• [2016] Energy-Efficient Backbone Networks (Politecnico di Torino) - in English

• [2016] Telecommunication Networks (University of Rome Sapienza) - in Italian ("Reti di Telecomunicazioni")

• [2014-2015] Network Infrastructures - Netkit Lab. (University of Rome Sapienza) - in English

• [2014-2015] Internet Laboratory (University of Rome Sapienza) - in Italian ("Laboratorio di Internet")

• [2011-2012] Operational Research: Theory and Applications to Networking (Politecnico di Torino)  - in English

• [2008-2011] Telecommunication Networks Laboratory (Politecnico di Torino) - in English

• [2008] QoS Issues in Telecommunication Networks (ETECSA)

Publications

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Projects and Fundings 

• [2023-now] Bologna Emerging Technologies Home - Participant - CNIT Wilab Affiliate

• [2023-now] RESTART: RESearch and innovation on future Telecommunications systems and networks, to make Italy more smART - Program Manager of URM2 Spoke (total funding 8+ MEUR) 

• [2023-now] MOSS: Macroscopic modeling of scattering from static and reconfigurable smart skins - Co-Principal Investigator

• [2021-2024] PLAN-EMF: Modeling and Planning the Next Generation Cellular Networks with EMF Constraints - KAUST/CNIT Bilateral Project - Co-Principal Investigator 

• [2020-2021] ROSE - Research on Open SRv6 Ecosystem, phase 3 - Co-Principal Investigator

• [2019-2021] H2020 LOCUS - Investigator

• [2018-2020] H2020 5G-EVE - Investigator

• [2018-2019] BRIGHT: Bringing 5G Connectivity in Rural and Low-Income Areas - Principal Investigator

• [2017-2018] Recipient of the FFABR funding for performing basic research activities

• [2016-2018] H2020 Superfluidity  - Investigator

• [2015-2016] Sapienza Large Project DIAMETER: DesIgn and operAtion of lifetiME-aware Telecommunication networks - Principal Investigator (Technical Activities)

• [2014-2015] Sapienza AWARDS LIFETEL: increasing the LIFEtime of TELecommunication networks - Principal Investigator

• [2013-2016] FIRB GreenNet (Greening the Network) - Investigator

• [2010-2013] FP7 NoE TREND (Towards Real Energy Efficient Network Design) - Investigator

• [2010-2013] FP7 IP ECONET (Low Energy Consumption Networks) - Investigator

• [2008-2010] FP7 NoE BONE (Building the Future Optical Network in Europe) - Investigator

 Collaborations 

Full List of Collaborations

Keynotes, Panels and Invited Talks

• [2023] Panelist of the session "Towards 6G for Good" at IEEE ICC 2023 - Industry Presentations. Talk title "The Day After 6G: EMF Monitoring Challenges and Lessons Learned from 5G"

• [2023] Keynote speaker at  5G Network Field Testing Anritsu Webinar Series. Talk title "Dominance of Smartphone Exposure in 5G Mobile Networks" 

• [2022] Panelist of the session "6G for Good" at the Commnet conference 2022. Talk title: "EMF Exposure in 6G Networks: Challenges and Takeaways".

• [2022] Panelist of the session "EMF Exposure in 5G Networks: Monitoring and Scientific Evidences" at the 5G Italy Conference 2022.

• [2022] Keynote at the 11th IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Performance Evaluation and Modeling in Wired and Wireless Networks (PEMWN 2022). Talk title: “Demystifying 5G Electromagnetic Pollution with Traffic-based Measurements”.

• [2022] Keynote talk at the IEEE Committee on Man and Radiation meeting. Talk title: "Measuring & Modeling 5G Exposure in Commercial Networks".

• [2022] Invited talk at ARPA Lazio webinar about 5G and ElectroMagnetic Field Levels. Talk title: "Exposure to EMF from Commercial 5G Networks".

• [2022] Invited talk at the ARTIST Ph.D. international school. Talk title: "5G Electromagnetic Pollution: Myth or Reality".

• [2021] Panelist of the session "Autonomous Network Management towards 6G", held at the EUCNC 2021 conference.

• [2021] Panelist of the session "5G Exposure: Health Risks and New EMF-Aware Cellular Networks Planning", held at IEEE WCNC 2021 conference.

• [2020] Invited Speaker (CNIT Talk) at the 3rd 5G Italy Meeting. Talk title "5G Cell Densification Increases the ElectroMagnetic Field "Pollution": True or False?"

• [2020] Invited Speaker at the IEEE Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) chapter of Polytechnic of Turin. Talk title "5G and Health Risks: Communication Engineering Perspective".

• [2020] Keynote Speaker at the 9th GSMA EMF Forum. Talk title: "5G Technology: EMF Exposure Levels and health risks assessment"

• [2020] Panelist of the  session "6G: Opportunities and Challenges" at the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Communication Technologies and Networking (COMMNET'20). Talk title: "6G and ElectroMagnetic Fields: Challenges and Takeaways".

• [2020] Distinguished Invited Speaker at the 1st 6G Summit - Connecting the Unconnected. Talk title: "Minimum Cost Design of Cellular Networks to Serve Rural Areas: Formulations and Solutions"

• [2020] Invited Speaker at the 22 International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2020)

• [2019] Invited Talk at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology -  Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division (Talk title: "Planning 5G under EMF constraints: Challenges and opportunities")

• [2019] Invited Speaker at the 21 International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2019)

• [2018] Keynote Speaker at the 4th International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communication and Engineering (ICACCE-2018)

• [2017] Keynote Speaker at the International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC 2017)

• [2017] Keynote Speaker at the 8th Nordic Workshop on System and Network Optimization for Wireless (SNOW 2017)

• [2018] Keynote Speaker at the ITU-T Q3/5 Plenary Meeting (Geneva, Switzerland)

• [2018] Invited Speaker at the 20th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2018)

• [2017] Invited Speaker at the 19th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2017)

• [2016] Invited Speaker at the 18th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2016)

• [2015] Invited Speaker at the 17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2015)

• [2011] Invited Speaker at the GARR 2011 conference

• [2010] Invited Speaker at the COST Action IC0804 2010 meeting on "Green Wired Networks"

• [2010] Invited Speaker at the 18th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SOFTCOM) 2010

Honors, Fellowships and Awards

• [2023] Top 2% world scientist according to the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators (October 2023 update)

• [2022] Top 2% world scientist according to the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators (September 2022 update)

• [2022] Recipient of the Italian Habilitation (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale - ASN) for Full Professorship in Telecommunications (SC 09/F2)

• [2021] Top 2% world scientist according to the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators (August 2021 update)

• [2020] Winner of the Best Paper Award at the 91st IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring 2020)

• [2018] The papers "Optimal Energy Savings in Cellular Networks" and "Reducing Power Consumption in Backbone Networks" are the most cited papers from all IEEE ICC conferences and IEEE ICC workshops in the period 2009-2018 (Source: Scopus, query date: August 2018)

• [2018] Winner of the Best Paper Award at the 21st Conference on Innovations in Clouds, Internet and Networks (ICIN 2018)

• [2017] Recipient of the Italian Habilitation (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale - ASN) for Associate Professorship in Telecommunications (SC 09/F2)

• [2017] Recipient of the 2017 Keynote Speaker Award by MDPI

• [2016] Elevated to the grade of Senior Member by IEEE

• [2016] Recognized as an author of one of the top 1% most highly cited papers in the ICT field worldwide (July 2016) - Source: Science-Metrix - Paper Title: "Optimal Energy Savings in Cellular Access Networks".

• [2016] Winner of the Best Paper Award at the 83th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring 2016)

• [2014] Winner of the University of Rome Sapienza AWARDS 2014-2015

• [2013] Co-authored paper "Reducing Power Consumption in Backbone Networks" listed among the Best Readings on Green Communications by IEEE

• [2013] Winner of the Fabio Neri Fellowship 2013

• [2012] Recipient of the 2012 French Associate Professor Habilitation for the section 27 and section 61

• [2012] Recipient of the ERCIM ”Alain Bensoussan” Fellowship

• [2011] Winner of the GARR 2011 Ruberti Award on Next Generation Networks and data transmission technologies. An interview published in the GARRnews magazine is available here (in Italian)

• [2011] Winner of the GTTI Best PhD Award 2011 in recognition of his PhD thesis, entitled Energy-Efficient Telecommunication Networks

• [2009] Recipient of the IBM Ph.D. Fellowship 2009, under the supervision of George Katopis.

Professional Activities

    Editorial Activities

• Specialty Chief Editor for the journal Frontiers in Communications and Networks- Networks Section (2020 - now)

• Associate Technical Editor for IEEE Communications Magazine  (2015 - 2022)

• Editor for IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking (2016 - 2021)

• Lead Guest Editor of Feature Topic "Location Awareness for 5G and Beyond" of IEEE Communications Magazine 

• Guest Editor of the following Research Topics of Frontiers in Communications and Networks journal: "EMF Exposure from 5G and B5G Networks: Risk Assessment, Policy and Engineering", "Bridging Global Broadband Divides: Concepts, Understanding and Network Solutions".

• Guest Editor of the following special issues: Scalable and Secure Platforms for UAV Networks for the Elsevier Computer Communications Journal, A Multidisciplinary Approach to Internet of Things Cybersecurity and Risk Management for the Computers and Security Journal, Blockchain-enabled Secure Communications in Smart Cities for the Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing.

• Previous Editor activities: Associate Editor for IEEE Access (2018 - 2020), Advisory Board Member of the MDPI SCI journal (Open Access with Post-Submission Review) (2018-2019),  Editorial Board Member of the  MDPI AppIied Sciences journal  (2018 - 2019), the MDPI Future Internet journal  (2014 -  2019), and the Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Journal  (2016 - 2018).

• Previous Guest Editor Activities: Energy-Efficient Computing and Networking in the 5G Era for the Energies journal (Impact Factor 2,262), Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Networking for the Energies journal (Impact Factor 2,262),  Green Communications and Networking for IoT for the Sensors journal,  Green, Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Networks for the Sensors journal,  Communications and Computing for Sustainable Development Goals for the Future Internet journal,  Sustainable Wireless Networks of the Hindawi Mobile Information Systems Journal.

    Chairing Activities

• 21st Mediterranean Communication and Computer Networking Conference (MedComNet 2023) (Publication Chair)

• 5G-Italy 2022 conference (Technical Program Organizing Committee)

• 18th IEEE International Conference on Advanced and Trusted Computing (IEEE ATC 2021) (Publicity Chair)

• 7th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Disaster Management (ICT-DM 2021) (Track Chair)

• 18th IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communication and Networking (SECON 2021) - (Technical Program Committee Co-Chair)

• CSoNet 2020 conference (Publicity Co-Chair)

• 5G-Italy 2019 conference (Technical Program Organizing Committee & Chair of the Session "Electromagnetic Waves. 5G and Health")

• 4th IEEE International Conference on Computing Communication and Security (ICCCS 2019) (General Co-Chair)

• 2nd IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (IEEE Blockchain 2019) (Workshop Co-Chair) 

• IEEE INFOCOM 2019 Workshop SMILING: Sustainable networking through MachIne Learning and Internet of thINGs (TPC Co-Chair)

• 5G-Italy 2018 conference (Organizing Committee Member)

• ECOC 2018 conference (Organizing Committee Member)

• IEEE International Conference of Environmental Engineering 2018, Special Track on Communications and Computing for Sustainable Development Goals (ComCom4SDG) (General Co-Chair)

•  First International Workshop on Softwarized Infrastructures for 5G and Fog Computing (Soft5 2017), in conjunction with the 29th International Teletraffic Conference (General Co-Chair) 

• 2017 Workshop on Data Intensive Computing and Communications for Sustainable Development (DICC4SD) (General Co-Chair)

•  SIREN Workshop 2016 (General Co-Chair)

• International Workshop on Data Intensive Computing and Communications for Sustainable Development, in conjunction with IEEE DataCom 2016  (General Co-Chair)

• 3rd International Workshop on Sustainable Data Centres and Cloud Computing (General Co-Chair)

• 2nd International Workshop on Sustainable Data Centres and Cloud Computing (General Co-Chair)

• IEEE LanMan 2016 (Publication Chair)

• IEEE GreenCom 2012 conference (Web Co-Chair)

     Technical Program Committee Member

• [2024] IEEE INFOCOM

• [2023] IEEE INFOCOM (Distinguished TPC Member)

• [2022] IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE WCNC, IEEE ICC, IEEE GLOBECOM

• [2021] IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE ICC 2021 - Wireless Communications Symposium, ITU-T Kaleidoscope, IEEE Globecom 2021 (Symposia: GSCN, CT, CRAEN, NGNI)

• [2020] IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE GLOBECOM - Green Communications Systems and Network Symposium, IEEE GLOBECOM - Optical Networks and Systems, IEEE ICC - Green Communication Systems and Networks Symposium, IEEE ICC - Next Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, IEEE ICC - Wireless Communications Symposium, ITU-T Kaleidoscope

• [2019] IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE ICC - Next Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, IEEE ICC - Wireless Communications Symposium, IEEE ICC - Green Communication Systems and Networks Symposium, IEEE GLOBECOM - Optical Networks and Systems, IEEE GLOBECOM - Green Communications Systems and Networks Symposium, IEEE GLOBECOM  - Workshop on Intelligent and Cognitive Space, Terrestrial and Ocean Internet, Systems and Applications (ICSTO), IEEE GreenCom, ITU Kaleidoscope

• [2018] IEEE INFOCOM (Advisory Technical Committee Member), IEEE ICC  - Wireless Communications Symposium,  IEEE GLOBECOM -  Green Communications Systems and Networks Symposium, IEEE GLOBECOM - Optical Networks and Systems Symposium, ICNC - International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ITU Kaleidoscope, IEEE GLOBALSIP.

• [2017] IEEE ICC - Green Communications Systems and Networks Symposium, IEEE VTC Spring - Green Communications and Networks Track, IEEE VTC Spring - Recent Results Track, IEEE GLOBECOM - Optical Networks and Systems Track, IEEE GLOBECOM -  Green Communications Systems and Networks Symposium, IEEE INFOCOM Workshop on Big Data and Cloud Performance, Photonics Global Conference (PGC), OECC - OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, ITU Kaleidoscope, NoF - Network of the Future.

• [2016] IEEE VTC Spring - Green Communications and Networks Track, IEEE VTC Spring - International Workshop on Connecting All Things for Enabling Smart Cities (CONTEST),  IEEE Online GreenComm, IEEE GLOBECOM - Green Communications Systems and Networks Symposium, IEEE INFOCOM Workshop on Green and Sustainable Networking and Computing, SOFTCOM.

• [2015] IEEE ICC - Green Communications Track, IEEE ICC Wireless Communications Symposium, IEEE ICC - Communications for the Smart Grid Track, IEEE ICC - Workshop on Green Communications and Networks with Energy Harvesting, Smart Grids, and Renewable Energies, IEEE ICC - Workshop on Next-Generation Green ICT, IEEE GLOBECOM - Green Communications Track, WMNC - 8th IFIP Wireless and Mobile Networking Conference, SOFTCOM, SMARTGREENS.

• [2014] IEEE ICC 2014 - Selected Areas in Communications Track, IEEE GLOBECOM - Green Broadband Access Workshop, IEEE GLOBECOM - Selected Area Communications Symposium, IEEE GLOBECOM - Greeen Communication System and Networks Track, IEEE Online Greencom, IEEE ISGT, IEEE ISCAIE, IEEE ISIEA, IEEE ISWTA, ICCVE, IEEE PECON. SOFTCOM.

• [2012-2013] SMARTGREENS 2012, IEEE GLOBECOM 2012, IEEE ONLINE GREENCOM 2012, SOFTCOM 2012, IEEE PECON 2012, IEEE ISIEA 2012, IEEE ISWTA 2012, ACM/IEEE ICCVE 2012, IEEE ICC 2013, IEEE GLOBECOM 2013, IEEE GREENCOM 2013 SOFTCOM 2013, IEEE ISIEA 2013, IEEE ISWTA 2013ISWCS 2013 IEEE ICWiSE 2013 IEEE RFM 2013.

     Reviewer and External Supervision Activities

• Reviewer for papers submitted to the following journals/conferences/workshops: IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communication, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communication, IEEE Transactions on Service and Network Management, IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE Transactions on Computers, IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, ACM Computer Communication Review, Elsevier Computer Networks, IEEE Communications Letters, ACM Mobile Networks and Applications, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, Elsevier Future Generation Computing Systems, Elsevier Computer Communications, Elsevier Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems, International Journal of Network Management, Springer Mobile Networks and Applications, Discrete Applied Mathematics, MDPI Energies,  MDPI Applied Sciences, MDPI Sensors, European Countryside, International Quarterly of Community Health Education, Journal of Information Technology for Development, IEEE Infocom, IEEE ICC, IEEE GLOBECOM, IEEE GreenCom, IEEE VTC, SustainIT, SOFTCOM, ISWCS, ONDM, IEEE WCNC, MSWiM, Networking, Camad, ICCN and several international workshops.

• FWO W&T7 Project Panelist on Energy, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Mechanics (2022 - now)

• Member of the FWO Review College (2021 - now) 

• European Science Foundation (ESF) Expert Reviewer (2019 - now)

• Reviewer for the Preludium Polish Research Grant (2015), the Kazakhstan National Center of Science and Technology (2017),  the Belgian Research Fundation - Flanders (2019) and the Shota Rustaveli National Science Fundation of Georgia (2020)

• Reviewer for Master Thesis of University of Melbourne (Australia)

• Co-Supervisor for a Master Thesis at the Auckland University of Technology (New Zealand)

• Ph.D. Thesis Reviewer for the University Technology of Compiègne (France), Politecnico di Milano (Italy), University of Western Cape (South Africa) and  University of Florence (Italy)

• Ph.D. Evaluation Member for the University of Rome Sapienza (Italy)

Institutional Activities

• [2023-now] Administration Manager (RUP) for purchase department and cascade call of the RESTART project 

• [2020-now] Member of the Professor Board of the Ph.D. in Electronics Engineering (University of Rome Tor Vergata)

• [2019] Expert Member of the National Habilitation Exam (University of Rome Tor Vergata)

• [2017] Member of the Commission for the Admission Test in Engineering (University of Rome Tor Vergata)

• [2016-now] Member of the Professor Board in Internet Engineering and ICT and Internet Engineering (University of Rome Tor Vergata)

• [2013-2016] Member of the Teaching Area Board (University of Rome Sapienza - Faculty of Engineering at Latina)

• [2013-2016] Member of the Professor Board of the Ph.D. in Information and Communications Engineering (University of Rome Sapienza)

• [2014-2016] Expert Member of the National Habilitation Exam (University of Rome Sapienza)

Expert Activities

• [2021-now] Independent advisor for think-tank corporations, tower companies, network operators, and citizen communities on the following topics: deployment of next generation cellular networks, impact of fixed wireless access networks, verification and analysis of EMF exposure procedures.

Software

• 5GPencil, a software for evaluating the impact of pencil beamforming on the EMF and Quality of Service

• PLATEA, a tool for planning a 5G cellular network and to evaluate throughput and EMF

• RUBEN, a scalable emulator for green backbone networks

• TrendMeter, a tool for monitoring and controlling power consumption of networked devices

• PoliSave, a software for reducing power consumption in computer networks

Press Releases

• [2021] Key4Biz Interview "5G and health risks: CNIT and ARPA Lazio explain the current situation" (In Italian)

• [2020] 5G Frequently Asked Questions - CNIT Document - (In Italian)

• [2019] PortNews Interview "Is 5G dangerous? Let us debunk the false allegations" (In Italian)

 Others

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