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Wireless Networks (WN)

Head: Paolo Barsocchi

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The thematic area "Networking Science & Technology" addresses all aspects relevant to networks and new networking technologies. It includes three main research activities, strictly related to them: wireless networks, domotics, and cyber-physical systems.

Wireless networks include all the aspects of modern wireless communications, such as satellite communications, wireless ad hoc networks, and sensor networks.

Wireless ad-hoc networks are the ultimate response to the needs of self-adapting and rapidly-deployable networks, to cope with situations, where either wired or cellular networks are unavailable or unfeasible. Ad-hoc and sensor networks implement a distributed cooperation environment, maybe using a peer-to-peer paradigm. Given the limited range of wireless communication and mobility of nodes, the network connectivity is variable and, to some extent, unpredictable. Major issues are how to implement communication in such a dynamic context and how to guarantee the consistency and integrity of global information. Wireless sensor networks are a key technology in the implementation of the context information acquisition layer as part of the Internet of Things.

Domotics constitute a special applicative scenario for wireless networks, exploiting several home automation technologies, to increase the quality of life for elderly and disabled persons. At the core of the domotic system, artificial intelligence provides a wholly innovative approach to home automation, moving from simple commands and controls to an active/proactive behavior of the environment itself. Research on this topic is being conducted to achieve further enhancements to users' comfort and security.

Through context-aware systems, new scenarios arise, where automatic learning and adaptive processes can be exploited to provide a responsive domotic system, able to gather knowledge and experience both in the current context.

Although Internet services are now based on widely adopted versions of protocols and stable products, a distinctive feature of this field is its rapid development. Updates are constantly released, and new protocols, products, and services are introduced. In such an environment that requires the high reliability of services, it is not easy to propose innovations if they are not effective and dependable.

It is frequently commissioned, by public and private organizations, to evaluate and test new solutions and products, often being involved in network projects, starting from the development of the underlying network infrastructure, all the way to Internet application services, as well as important projects on Public Key Infrastructures (PKI), for large, public organizations.

Activities of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) - the international organization for the development and promotion of Internet standards and protocols - as well as involvement in the development and dissemination of innovative network technologies in the research and academic communities are normally carried out.

Bacco Felice Manlio Research Staff
Baronti Paolo Technical Staff
Barsocchi Paolo Research Staff
Belli Dimitri Research Staff
Cassarà Pietro Research Staff
Crivello Antonino Research Staff
Furfari Francesco Research Staff
Girolami Michele Research Staff
Gotta Alberto Research Staff
La Rosa Davide Research Staff
Mavilia Fabio Research Staff
Palumbo Filippo Research Staff
Potortì Francesco Research Staff
Russo Dario Research Staff

Bano Saira Graduate Fellow
Chessa Stefano Research Associate
Coffrini Alberto Research Associate
Facchini Manfredo Student
Ferro Erina Research Associate
Genovali Katia Postdoctoral Fellow
Ghezzi Dario Graduate Fellow
Gholami Ladan Research Associate
Lombardi Giuseppe Research Associate
Machumilane Achilles Kiwanuka Graduate Fellow
Mannari Chiara Graduate Fellow
Miori Vittorio Research Associate
Pineda Medina Dunia Doctoral Student
Sportelli Mino Postdoctoral Fellow
Tolomei Gabriele Research Associate

Projects

AGRITECH EU

Digital agriculture for sustainable development

APURE

Audiometry with pupil response

ChAALenge

ChAALenge

CN_CNMS_Spoke3_KDD - CUP B43C22000440001

CN - Sustainable Mobility Center (Centro Nazionale per la Mobilità Sostenibile – CNMS) - Spoke 3

CODECS

Maximising the CO-benefits of agricultural Digitalisation through conducive digital ECoSystems

ECS_THE_Spoke3_WN -CUP B83C22003930001

ECS - Tuscany Health Ecosystem Spoke 3

ECS_THE_Spoke5_WN -CUP B83C22003930001

ECS - Tuscany Health Ecosystem Spoke 5

PE08_Age-It_Spoke9_WN -.B83C22004880006

PE08 - Conseguenze e sfide dell'invecchiamento - AGE-IT Spoke 9

PE14_RESTART_Spoke2_WN-B53C22003970001

PE14 - RESTART - RESearch and innovation on future Telecommunications systems and networks, to make Italy more smART Spoke 2

TRANTOR

5G+ evoluTion to mutioRbitAl multibaNd neTwORks

News

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Webinar di presentazione del corso di perfezionamento “Agricoltura Digitale per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile"

Events

2022-06-24

Le aziende si presentano – 24/06/2022 ore 17.00-18.00Il giorno 24 giugno 2022, dalle ore 17.00 alle ore 18.00, ci sarà il secondo webinar di presentazione del corso di perfezionamento “Ag...

Webinar di presentazione del corso di perfezionamento “Agricoltura Digitale per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile"

Events

2022-06-10

I docenti si presentano - 10 giugno 2022, ore 15.00-16.00 Il giorno 10 giugno 2022, dalle ore 15.00 alle ore 16.00, ci sarà il primo webinar di presentazione del corso di perfezionamento...

Best Ph.D. Forum paper award at PerCom Conference Pisa, Italy, March 21-25, 2022

Achievements

2022-03-31 h.06:15

Link: https://www.percom.org/PerCom2022/ The paper "Driver Stress Identification in Real-World Driving Tasks" by Saira Bano, supervised by Alberto Gotta and Nicola Tonellotto has been co...

“The complexity of artificial learning” - Round table of the CNR Foresight project (October 21, 2021)

Events

2021-10-21 h.14:00

The two working groups “Models, Algorithms, and Data for the Future” (MAD4Future) and “Complexity Science” (CompleXXI) of the CNR Foresight Project have organized a round table discussion...

IEEE International Workshop on Green Solutions for SmArt Environment (SAGE) , in conjunction with IEEE ICC 2021 (June 14-18, 2021)

Events

2021-06-14 h.09:00

Eleventh International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN 2021) (November 29 - December 2, 2021)

Events

2021-05-14 h.07:49

The last ten years have seen enormous technical progress in the field of indoor localisation, yet, in contrast with outdoors well-established GNSS solutions, no technology still exists ch...

“The complexity of artificial learning” - A joint workshop of CNR Foresight project (May 05, 2021)

Events

2021-05-05 h.14:00

“The complexity of artificial learning” is a workshop organised by two working groups of CNR Foresight Project, namely “MAD4Future” and “CompleXXI”.The Science and Technology Foresight Pr...

Events

2010-04-19 h.09:30

Temi in discussione oggetto dell'incontro: Le tendenze emergenti del Turismo e la sostenibilità per i centri storici: strategie per la gestione dei flussi; Esperienze di sistemi ...