Resume
Research Interests
My research spans two main areas. The first is cooperative vehicular networking: I study platoon formation and coordination algorithms, heterogeneous CACC coexistence, and real-time detection of misbehaving nodes in safety-critical V2X scenarios, combining simulation-based evaluation (OMNeT++, SUMO, Veins, Plexe) with hybrid model/AI approaches. The second is wireless privacy: I design and experimentally validate PHY-layer mechanisms that prevent unauthorized CSI-based localization and sensing, including open-source implementations on programmable radio platforms (openwifi/FPGA).
Recent research directions include:
- distributed platoon formation and coordination via V2X communication;
- hybrid model-based and data-driven misbehavior detection for safety-critical platooning;
- stochastic and AI-assisted modeling of wireless sensing;
- digital twin frameworks for networked Intelligent Transport Systems;
Earlier work during my PhD covered distributed algorithms for network centrality and routing, and blockchain integration in IoT and community-network contexts.
Keywords: V2X, Cooperative Driving, CACC, Misbehavior Detection, Wireless Privacy, CSI Sensing, Distributed Algorithms
Education
2017 – 2021
PhD in Information and Communication Technology
University of Trento, Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
Thesis: Centrality Routing and Blockchain Technologies in Distributed Networks
Advisors: Prof. Renato Lo Cigno, Prof. Leonardo Maccari
University of Trento, Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
Thesis: Centrality Routing and Blockchain Technologies in Distributed Networks
Advisors: Prof. Renato Lo Cigno, Prof. Leonardo Maccari
2017
MSc in Computer Science (110/110 cum laude)
University of Trento, Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
University of Trento, Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
2014
BSc in Computer Science (106/110)
University of Trento, Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
University of Trento, Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
Work Experience
Oct 2023 – present
Assistant Professor (RTD-a)
University of Brescia, Department of Information Engineering
University of Brescia, Department of Information Engineering
Jul 2021 – Sep 2023
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Trento and University of Brescia
University of Trento and University of Brescia
Sep 2019 – Mar 2020
Visiting Scholar
Northeastern University, Boston (USA)
Hosted by Prof. Stefano Basagni, Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (Dir. Prof. Tommaso Melodia). Research on distributed systems and blockchain integration in IoT environments.
Northeastern University, Boston (USA)
Hosted by Prof. Stefano Basagni, Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (Dir. Prof. Tommaso Melodia). Research on distributed systems and blockchain integration in IoT environments.
Competitive Grant Applications
Prototype Development and Evaluation of a Tracked Haptic System for Assistive Virtual Environments
Role: Principal Investigator · Budget: €4,000 (won)
Role: Principal Investigator · Budget: €4,000 (won)
FIS3 — Performance and Impact of Next Generation V2X on Smart Mobility and 6G Verticals (PING-6G)
Role: Principal Investigator · Budget: €1.2M over 5 years (requested)
Evaluation: 9/10 (scientific project), 8/10 (CV)
Role: Principal Investigator · Budget: €1.2M over 5 years (requested)
Evaluation: 9/10 (scientific project), 8/10 (CV)
Amazon Science – Think Big: Stochastic Modeling and Privacy-Controlled Joint Communication and Sensing (CSI-Foundations)
Role: Principal Investigator · Budget: $100k + $70k AWS credits (requested)
Role: Principal Investigator · Budget: $100k + $70k AWS credits (requested)
Research Projects
2024 – 2025
SCAR: a Privacy enHAnced SEcurity framework — ans.unibs.it
Research lead: distributed algorithms and AI-assisted mechanisms for misbehavior detection in vehicular platooning.
Research lead: distributed algorithms and AI-assisted mechanisms for misbehavior detection in vehicular platooning.
2024 – 2025
Innovative Security Paradigms for beyond 5G (ISP5G) — ans.unibs.it
PHY/MAC-layer security and privacy mechanisms including algorithmic signal obfuscation for beyond-5G systems.
PHY/MAC-layer security and privacy mechanisms including algorithmic signal obfuscation for beyond-5G systems.
2024 – 2025
EMBRACE — ans.unibs.it
Privacy-preserving wireless communication in challenging environments: hardware-aware design and system-level evaluation.
Privacy-preserving wireless communication in challenging environments: hardware-aware design and system-level evaluation.
2022 – 2024
Sustainable Mobility Center — Spoke 7 (MOST) — centronazionalemost.it
Research lead: heterogeneous CACC coordination algorithms, hybrid AI/model-based misbehavior detection, digital twin frameworks for large-scale road networks, wireless power transfer optimization.
Research lead: heterogeneous CACC coordination algorithms, hybrid AI/model-based misbehavior detection, digital twin frameworks for large-scale road networks, wireless power transfer optimization.
2021 – 2022
Design and Implementation of an 802.11 Privacy Preserving Sub-Layer (DI-P2SL) — ans.unibs.it
FPGA-based implementation of anti-sensing signal obfuscation; real-time CSI acquisition and adversarial validation.
FPGA-based implementation of anti-sensing signal obfuscation; real-time CSI acquisition and adversarial validation.
2019 – 2020
Experimental Analysis of CSI Based Anti-Sensing Techniques (CSI-MURDER) — ans.unibs.it
CSI-based sensing vulnerabilities and robustness evaluation frameworks.
CSI-based sensing vulnerabilities and robustness evaluation frameworks.
2016 – 2018
Network In-frastructure as Commons — NetCommons (H2020) — netcommons.eu
Distributed algorithms for network centrality computation; blockchain-based mechanisms for network infrastructure.
Distributed algorithms for network centrality computation; blockchain-based mechanisms for network infrastructure.
2016 – 2018
Pop-Routing On WiSHFUL — POPROW (H2020) — ans.disi.unitn.it
Experimental validation of distributed routing and resource allocation over programmable wireless platforms.
Experimental validation of distributed routing and resource allocation over programmable wireless platforms.
Teaching Experience
Total: 322 hours of classroom teaching
2021 – 2026
Vehicular Networks & Cooperative Driving (MSc) — University of Brescia
30h/semester · English · Simulation and modeling of cooperative driving (SUMO, OMNeT++, Veins, Plexe); CACC algorithm design and evaluation.
30h/semester · English · Simulation and modeling of cooperative driving (SUMO, OMNeT++, Veins, Plexe); CACC algorithm design and evaluation.
2021 – 2026
Elements of Telecommunication Networks (BSc) — University of Brescia
20h/semester · Italian · IP subnetting, routing, MAC protocols, TCP congestion control, network emulation.
20h/semester · Italian · IP subnetting, routing, MAC protocols, TCP congestion control, network emulation.
2021/22
Distributed Systems 2 (MSc) — University of Trento
24h/semester · English · Broadcast protocols, gossip-based failure detection, DHT, blockchain fundamentals.
24h/semester · English · Broadcast protocols, gossip-based failure detection, DHT, blockchain fundamentals.
2017 – 2019
Algorithms and Data Structures — Laboratory (BSc) — University of Trento
24h/semester · Italian · C++ graph and algorithm exercises, algorithmic problem-solving.
24h/semester · Italian · C++ graph and algorithm exercises, algorithmic problem-solving.
2017
High School Teacher — I.T.E. "Cesare Battisti" and I.I.S.S. "Galileo Galilei", Bolzano
OOP, Computer Science fundamentals, Computer Networks, databases.
OOP, Computer Science fundamentals, Computer Networks, databases.
Student Supervision
| Student | Degree | Year | Thesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riccardo Modina | MSc | 2025/26 | Estensione di un Classificatore di Anomalie Veicolari per riconoscere Malfunzionamenti del Radar e proteggere platoon |
| Alex Marchi | MSc | 2025/26 | Valutazione simulativa di un protocollo 5G-V2X per lo smantellamento sicuro di platoon |
| Marco Franceschini | MSc | 2023/24 | A neural-network based anomaly detection system and a safety protocol to protect vehicular networks |
| Mattia Reboldi | MSc | 2023/24 | Introduzione di un modello radar in SUMO |
| Cristina Pezzoni | MSc | 2023/24 | Analisi semantica di messaggi CAM e valutazione dell'impatto sulla sicurezza della guida cooperativa |
| Marco Franceschini | BSc | 2021/22 | Simulazione di guida cooperativa con controllori longitudinali eterogenei |
| Elena Tonini | BSc | 2021/22 | Analysis and Characterization of Wi-Fi Channel State Information |
| Mattia Milani | BSc | 2018/19 | BGP and Load Centrality |
Academic Service
2026
TPC Member — IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) Fall 2026
2025, 2026
TPC Member — IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) Spring
2025
TPC Member & Web Chair — ACM Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental evaluation and Characterization (WiNTECH)
2022
Web Chair — IEEE Wireless On-demand Network Systems and Services (WONS)
Language Skills
| Language | Listening | Reading | Spoken | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian 🇮🇹 | Mother tongue | |||
| English 🇬🇧 🇺🇲 | C1 | C1 | C1 | C1 |
| German 🇩🇪 | B1 | B2 | B1 | B2 |
English: Certificate in Advanced English (CAE – Level C1), University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, 2015.