He has participated in numerous internationally significant research projects funded by the European Union, often taking on coordination roles. He is actively involved in technology transfer and industrial research, having directed the Interdepartmental Center for Industrial Research on ICT (CIRI-ICT) at the University of Bologna from 2013 to 2019.
Background
His research interests include broadband telecommunications networks, with a past focus on packet-switched optical networks, and currently on Software Defined Networking (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), and cybersecurity issues.
Miscellany
Currently serves as the President of the CesenaLab business incubator.