Resume
Academic Achievements
- Elevated to IEEE Fellow (FIEEE) in 2012 for contributions to nonlinear systems and complex networks
- IEEE Senior Member (SMIEEE) since 2006
- Awarded the title of Cavaliere of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by the President of Italy on 28 February 2007 for scientific merits
- Supervised award-winning students, including:
- - Gian Carlo Maffettone: SIDRA Best PhD Thesis Award 2025
- - Beniamino Di Lorenzo: Road2CDC Best Master Thesis Award at IEEE CDC 2024
- - Marco Coraggio: IEEE-CSS Italy Best Young Paper Award 2023
- - Francesco De Lellis: Finalist for IEEE CSS Italy Chapter Best Young Author Award (2025)
Research Experience
- Vice President Technical Activities of the IEEE Control Systems Society (2025–2026)
- Member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Control Systems Society (2023–2025)
- Senior Editor of IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems
- Steering Committee member of IEEE Control Systems Letters
- Leading the MENTOR collaborative research project funded by the Italian Ministry for Research and University (started 2023)
- Involved in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network “BeyondTheEdge” (2024)
Background
- Professor of Automatic Control at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy
- Honorary Professor of Nonlinear Systems and Control at the University of Bristol, U.K.
- Research interests include analysis, control, and applications of nonlinear systems and complex networks
- Currently serves as Rector's Delegate for International Relations at the University of Naples Federico II
- Coordinates the research area and PhD Program on Modeling and Engineering Risk and Complexity at the Scuola Superiore Meridionale (SSM), Naples