Full Professor of Telecommunications at the University of Bologna since 2001.
Founded the Radio Networks (RN) research group in 2001, conducting scientific and industrial research in IoT and mobile radio networks.
Co-founded WiLab, the National Laboratory of Wireless Communications of CNIT, in 2020, and serves as its Director.
Co-directs the WiLab–Huawei Joint Innovation Center on 'Intelligent IoT for 6G' (established October 2020) with Dr. Tong Wen of Huawei.
Scientific Director of the IoT Academy organized by CNIT/WiLab with TIM since 2022.
Involved in or coordinated thirteen EU-funded international projects (including four Networks of Excellence and four COST Actions).
Led numerous industrial contracts with companies such as Huawei, Telecom Italia Mobile, Nokia, NEC, Microsoft, and others.
Background
Dedicated over thirty years to wireless communications, and since 2010 has also applied his interests to soft skills.
Primary research areas include mobile radio networks, Internet of Things (IoT), and soft skills education.
Emphasizes the essential role of radio channel characteristics—such as distortion, interference, fading, shadowing, and mobility—in network design and control.
Views IoT as more than just connecting devices; it enables internet-based control without human intervention or facilitates human-to-thing interaction, involving sensing, transmission, storage, processing, decision-making, and action.
Focuses IoT applications on Smart Cities and Buildings, Industry 4.0, Precision Agriculture, and Environmental Monitoring.