Who supervises the programme

Academic Board

The current board brings together the expertise and research communities that support the DRII programme.

Ivano Alessandri

Internal member

Ivano Alessandri

Curriculum
Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences for Engineering
Research group
Sustainable Chemistry and Materials

Sustainable Chemistry: Photocatalysis, Photoelectrocatalysis, Environmental Sensors, Vibrational Spectroscopy

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Antonio Arnau Vives

External member

Antonio Arnau Vives

Affiliation
Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
Curriculum
Electronics Engineering, Sensors and Instrumentation
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Maurizio Artoni

Internal member

Maurizio Artoni

Curriculum
Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences for Engineering
Research group
photonic quantum tech

classical & quantum optics, photonic quantum technologies quantum coherence, entanglement ultralow dimensional photonic structures,

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Camilla Baratto

External member

Camilla Baratto

Affiliation
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Curriculum
Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences for Engineering
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Davide Barreca

External member

Davide Barreca

Affiliation
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Curriculum
Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences for Engineering
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Barbara Rita Barricelli

Internal member

Barbara Rita Barricelli

Curriculum
Computer Science/Engineering and Control Systems
Research group
Human-Computer Interaction

Human Work Interaction Design, End User Development, Digital Twins Interaction Design, Semiotic Engineering.

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Skandar Basrour

External member

Skandar Basrour

Affiliation
Université Grenoble Alpes
Curriculum
Electronics Engineering, Sensors and Instrumentation
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Marco Bau'

Internal member

Marco Bau'

Curriculum
Electronics Engineering, Sensors and Instrumentation
Research group
Sensors, Microsystems and Electronics Group

micro electro mechanical systems, energy harvesting, contactless interrogation, microresonators, interface electronics

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Sergio Benini

Internal member

Sergio Benini

Curriculum
Telecommunication Engineering
Research group
Signals, Images, Networks & Communications (SINC)

Multimedia Content Analysis, Biomedical Images, Emotional Analysis, Cinematic Content for Neuroscience, Digital Signal Processing

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Devis Bianchini

Internal member

Devis Bianchini

Curriculum
Computer Science/Engineering and Control Systems
Research group
DataBases and Web Information Systems

conceptual modeling, semantic web, semantic interoperability in distributed heterogeneous information systems, conceptual framework for data and service exploration, big data management

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Adi Botea

External member

Adi Botea

Affiliation
Eaton Corporation
Curriculum
Computer Science/Engineering and Control Systems
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Marco Campi

Internal member

Marco Campi

Curriculum
Computer Science/Engineering and Control Systems
Research group
System identification and control

system identification, stochastic systems, randomized methods, adaptive and data based control, robust optimization

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Algo Carè

Internal member

Algo Carè

Curriculum
Computer Science/Engineering and Control Systems
Research group
System identification and control

Data driven decisions and control, system identification, statistical Learning, estimation and filtering

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Andrea Cavallaro

External member

Andrea Cavallaro

Affiliation
EPFL - Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne
Curriculum
Telecommunication Engineering
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Federico Cerutti

Internal member

Federico Cerutti

Curriculum
Computer Science/Engineering and Control Systems
Research group
Artificial Intelligence

AI security, cybersecurity, cyber threat intelligence analysis, reasoning under uncertainty, and uncertainty management

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Luigi Colalongo

Internal member

Luigi Colalongo

Curriculum
Electronics Engineering, Sensors and Instrumentation
Research group
Microelectronics

Microelectronics, Silicon devices, Power electronics

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Elisabetta Comini

Internal member

Elisabetta Comini

Curriculum
Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences for Engineering
Research group
SENSOR Research Group

Nanostructured Functional Materials Chemical Sensors Metal Oxide Nanostructures Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) Nanotechnology for Energy and Environmental Applications

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Costantino De Angelis

Internal member

Costantino De Angelis

Curriculum
Telecommunication Engineering
Research group
Nonlinear Optics, Radio communications and Antennas

Optical Communications, Nonlinear Optics, Nanophotonics, Metamaterials, Metasurfaces

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Domenico de Ceglia

Internal member

Domenico de Ceglia

Curriculum
Telecommunication Engineering
Research group
Nonlinear Optics, Radio communications and Antennas (NORA)

Electromagnetic fields, Optics, Nonlinear Optics, Nanophotonics, Metamaterials and metasurfaces

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Alessandro Depari

Internal member

Alessandro Depari

Curriculum
Electronics Engineering, Sensors and Instrumentation
Research group
ES3 - Embedded Systems and Smart Sensors

embedded systems, smart sensors, internet of things, distributed measurements, digital instrumentation

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Marco Ferrari

Internal member

Marco Ferrari

Curriculum
Electronics Engineering, Sensors and Instrumentation
Research group
Sensors, Microsystems and Electronics Group

Sensors, Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Energy Harvesting, Interface Electronics, Piezoelectric Transducers

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Vittorio Ferrari

Internal member

Vittorio Ferrari

Curriculum
Electronics Engineering, Sensors and Instrumentation
Research group
Sensors Microsystems Electronics

Sensors, Microsystems, Electronics, Transducers, Energy Harvesting

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Daniela Fogli

Internal member

Daniela Fogli

Curriculum
Computer Science/Engineering and Control Systems
Research group
Human-Computer Interaction

end user development, human centered artificial intelligence, human robot interaction, digital twin, universal design

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Hector Geffner

External member

Hector Geffner

Affiliation
RWTH Aachen University
Curriculum
Computer Science/Engineering and Control Systems
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Alfonso Emilio Gerevini

Internal member

Alfonso Emilio Gerevini

Curriculum
Computer Science/Engineering and Control Systems
Research group
Artificial Intelligence

Automated Planning, Machine Learning, Intelligent Agents, Generative and Agentic AI, AI applications

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Massimiliano Giacomin

Internal member

Massimiliano Giacomin

Curriculum
Computer Science/Engineering and Control Systems
Research group
Artificial Intelligence

Knowledge Representation and Automated Reasoning, Agent and Multi Agent Systems, Computational Argumentation, Temporal Reasoning, Reasoning under Uncertainty and Fuzzy Constraints

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Francesco Gringoli

Internal member

Francesco Gringoli

Curriculum
Telecommunication Engineering
Research group
Advanced Networking Systems (ANS)

Reverse Engineering, Firmware and Device Security Analysis, Security Assessment, Integrated Sensing and Communications, Wireless Communication Networks

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Holger Hoos

External member

Holger Hoos

Affiliation
RWTH Aachen University
Curriculum
Computer Science/Engineering and Control Systems
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Bernhard Jakoby

External member

Bernhard Jakoby

Affiliation
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Curriculum
Electronics Engineering, Sensors and Instrumentation
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Zsolt Kovacs

Internal member

Zsolt Kovacs

Curriculum
Electronics Engineering, Sensors and Instrumentation
Research group
Microelectronics

Microelectronics, Silicon devices, Bioelectronics, Device fabrication

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Giuseppe Leo

External member

Giuseppe Leo

Affiliation
Université Paris Cité
Curriculum
Telecommunication Engineering
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Renato Lo Cigno

Internal member

Renato Lo Cigno

Curriculum
Telecommunication Engineering
Research group
Advanced Networking Systems (ANS)

Communication Networks, Vehicular Communications and Cooperative Driving, Integrated Communications and Sensing, Simulations, Stochastic Analysis

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Andrea Locatelli

Internal member

Andrea Locatelli

Curriculum
Telecommunication Engineering
Research group
Electrical Engineering

nanophotonics, metamaterials, metasurfaces, photonic crystals, computational electromagnetics

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Andrea Loreggia

Internal member

Andrea Loreggia

Curriculum
Computer Science/Engineering and Control Systems
Research group
Artificial Intelligence

Preference aggregation, cognitive systems, ethics of AI, Artificial Intelligence, knowledge representation

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Renata Mansini

Internal member

Renata Mansini

Curriculum
Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences for Engineering
Research group
Models and Algorithms for Optimization (MAO)

Mathematical Optimization, Combinatorial Optimization, Decision Making, Exact and heuristic algorithms, Transportation, logistics, and scheduling applications

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Francesca Marcellini

Internal member

Francesca Marcellini

Curriculum
Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences for Engineering
Research group
Mathematical Sciences

Hyperbolic Systems, Conservation Laws, Non–local Balance Laws, Vehicular Traffic.

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Daniele Modotto

Internal member

Daniele Modotto

Curriculum
Telecommunication Engineering
Research group
Nonlinear Optics, Radio Communications and Antennas

optical fibers, photonic integrated circuits, planar antennas, printed antennas, radiofrequency measurements

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Gilbert Nessim

External member

Gilbert Nessim

Affiliation
Bar-Ilan University
Curriculum
Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences for Engineering
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Nicola Pinna

External member

Nicola Pinna

Affiliation
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Curriculum
Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences for Engineering
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Andrea Ponzoni

External member

Andrea Ponzoni

Affiliation
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Curriculum
Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences for Engineering
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Anna Richelli

Internal member

Anna Richelli

Curriculum
Electronics Engineering, Sensors and Instrumentation
Research group
Microelectronics

Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits, EMI Compatibility, DC/DC Power Converters, Biomedical Circuits, Energy Harvesting

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Stefano Rinaldi

Internal member

Stefano Rinaldi

Curriculum
Electronics Engineering, Sensors and Instrumentation
Research group
Embedded Systems and Smart Sensors Research Group

Time synchronization, Smart Grid, Industrial Communication, Internet of Things, Embedded Systems

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Alessandro Saetti

Internal member

Alessandro Saetti

Curriculum
Computer Science/Engineering and Control Systems
Research group
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence, AI Planning, Automated Reasoning, Knowledge Engineering

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Enrico Scala

Internal member

Enrico Scala

Curriculum
Computer Science/Engineering and Control Systems
Research group
Artificial Intelligence

Automated Planning and Scheduling, Heuristic Search, Planning in Hybrid Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Formal Methods in AI, Neurosymbolic Reasoning

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Emiliano Sisinni

Internal member

Emiliano Sisinni

Curriculum
Electronics Engineering, Sensors and Instrumentation
Research group
ES3 - Embedded Systems and Smart Sensors

embedded systems, smart sensors, (industrial) internet of things, distributed measurements, digital instrumentation

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Fabrizio Torricelli

Internal member

Fabrizio Torricelli

Curriculum
Electronics Engineering, Sensors and Instrumentation
Research group
Electronics

bioelectronics, biosensing, neuromorphic biosensing, green bioelectronics, bioengineering

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Antonio Tricoli

External member

Antonio Tricoli

Affiliation
University of Sydney
Curriculum
Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences for Engineering
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Mauro Vallati

External member

Mauro Vallati

Affiliation
University of Huddersfield
Curriculum
Computer Science/Engineering and Control Systems
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Maria Antonietta Vincenti

Internal member

Maria Antonietta Vincenti

Curriculum
Telecommunication Engineering
Research group
Electromagnetic Fields and Photonics

nonlinear optics, meta surfaces, plasmonics, ENZ materials

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