Summary
I received my “Laurea” and Master degrees from University of Pisa (Italy) both in 2004. In 2008 I have pursued the Ph.D. in Information Engineering at University of Pisa cooperating both with the Institute of Informatic and Telematic (IIT) at Italian National Research Council (CNR) and CREATE-NET research center in Trento. My research interests include wireless networks with emphasis on Medium Access Control (MAC) and routing protocols for IEEE 802.16 and mesh networks. I spent around one year in the Wireless Networks Laboratory (WINET) at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where I was a visiting scholar under the supervision of Dr. Yuguang "Michael" Fang.
After a period spent with Altran consulting company, on february 2008 I joined Thales-I D3S where I was Lead Engineer of IP networks for metro projects.
In November 2008, I was appointed in Dubai as resident engineer of transmission protocols (i.e., fiber optic networ (FON), multi-service network (MSN) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)) for Dubai Metro project. My main responsibility was to assure the integration and the technical support during the Installation and Test & Commissioning phases for MSN, FON and SDH.
In September 2010, I joined Juniper Networks, a networking company aimed to architecting a new concept of the network. I am currently working with European customers of Juniper Networks to ensure the smooth design, planning, migration and integration of Juniper Networks Products into new and/or existing customer networks. In addition, I have to provide planning, testing and implementation services to the customer, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and thereby increasing potential business opportunities. I work in a consultative or operational manner with customers and team members to scope and deliver professional service projects.
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Wireless Mesh Networks are emerging as novel networking paradigm capable of supporting application scenarios where quick installation and flexibility are a major requirement. The purpose of this work is to introduce the mesh architecture through wide experimental studies building different type of testbeds. In order to achieve this goal, some performance measurements have been obtained on an experimental WiFi-based mesh testbed. The tests aim at characterizing the suitability of current mesh networking solutions to support multimedia flows. Currently deployed mesh networks use IEEE 802.11 devices for wireless mesh connectivity. However, IEEE 802.11 medium access control (MAC) is not so appropriate for commercial applications of mesh networks since it cannot provide Quality of Service (QoS). This lack of technology drove the development of the IEEE 802.16 standard that defines the physical layer and the MAC sublayer targeted for wireless networking. In this work, after an in-depth overview and discussion on the QoS support provided by WiMAX technology, I reported the results of a set of measurements performed on a WiMAX Alvarion testbed, located in Turin, Italy.
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You can find the book available to the following amazon website.
WiMAX/MobileFi: Advanced Research and Technology brings together the world's
leading WiMAX researchers to present progressive techniques in the design, analysis, and optimization of protocols for WiMAX. This ground-breaking, previously unpublished, collection of papers addresses topics such as connection admission control, integration with WiFi Networks, QoS support, handoff management, scheduling algorithms, and load-balancing just to name a few. Written under the leadership of editor Yang Xiao, member of the IEEE 802.11 working group, WiMAX/MobileFi: Advanced Research and Technology represents the most cutting-edge survey of WiMAX technologies. It provides a foundation to support currently emerging applications as well as fuel the development of future innovations.
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I've cotributed to the above publication through the writing of the chapter titled "Quality-of-Service Scheduling for WiMAX Networks".
The Encyclopedia of Internet Technologies and Applications discusses the 
extraordinary importance of Internet technologies, with a particular focus on the Web. Discussing the architecture and service technologies of the World Wide Web, the Encyclopedia of Internet Technologies and Applications includes comprehensive research on Web services, Semantic Web, and Web-based e-activities, among others.
This reference tool is the single source for information on the world s greatest network, and provides a wealth of information for the average Internet consumer, as well as for an expert in the field of networking and Internet technologies. This comprehensive reference provides libraries with the most thorough examination of Internet technologies and applications an essential resource in supporting the information needs of researchers in a variety of related fields.
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I've cotributed to the above publication through the writing of the chapter titled "Multimedia Internet Applications over WiMAX Networks: State-of-the-Art and Research Challenge".
Education
- Ph.D., Information Engineering, Curriculum: Computer systems architectures, 2005-2008
Thesis title: "Performance of Wireless Mesh Networks - Experimental Studies of IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.16 solutions", University of Pisa, Italy
- Master, Internet Technologies, 2003-2004
Thesis title: “Experimental evaluation of routing protocols for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANET)” Italian National Research Council (CNR) - IIT, Pisa, Italy
- Laurea, Telecommunications engineering, 1996-2003
Thesis title: “Elaboration of a Business Plan for the Installation of a Hot Spot in a Tourist Village” with the Alfa Layer S.r.l partnership Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy
Certification
Juniper Networks Certified Internet 
Specialist (JNCIS-M).
The JNCIS includes deeper product knowledge, as well as an understanding of Internet technologies and design principles considered to be common knowledge at the Specialist level.
