Research
My main research topics include:
- Mobile network architectures (5G/6G)
- Design of QoS and energy-efficiency oriented algorithms in mobile networks
- Multi-access Edge Computing
- Avionic networks
- Simulation and performance evaluation of computer networks
Research projects
Competitive research projects
2024-25
Iris Global, funded by the European Space Agency (ESA)
2024-25
C2ASPER, funded by a cascade call of the PESCO project by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan framework (RESTART program)
2021-23
Hexa-X - A flagship for B5G/6G vision and intelligent fabric of technology enablers connecting human, physical, and digital worlds. Funded by the EU under call H2020-ICT-2018-20.
2017-20
Nonlinear and Combinatorial Aspects of Complex Networks, funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) under the PRIN 2015 framework.
2015-17
Flex5Gware - Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices, Funded by the EU under call H2020-ICT-2014-2.
2014-17
Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Optimization: Approaches and Applications, funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) under the PRIN 2012 framework.
Industry-funded and contract research projects
2024-25
Controllo dei Limiti CEM sfruttando l’architettura O-RAN, funded by TIM (Turin, Italy)
2022
Definizione e valutazione di un algoritmo per il controllo dell’handover per utenti veicolari, funded by TIM (Turin, Italy)
2019-20
MEC performance evaluations and Developers engagement, funded by Intel GmbH (Munich, DE).
2018-21
QoS in Interconnect Systems, funded by Arm (Cambridge, UK).
2015
Study of algorithms and innovative solutions for QoS and energy efficiency management in evolved mobile systems (LTE/LTE-Advanced towards 5G), funded by Telecom Italia Lab (Turin, Italy)
2014
Study of algorithms and innovative solutions for QoS and energy efficiency in evolved mobile systems towards 5G, funded by Telecom Italia Lab (Turin, Italy)
2013
Study of algorithms and innovative solutions for QoS and energy efficiency in evolved mobile systems (LTE/LTE-A), funded by Telecom Italia Lab (Turin, Italy)
2011-12
Study of packet scheduling and resource allocation algorithm for QoS and energy efficiency in evolved mobile systems, funded by Telecom Italia Lab (Turin, Italy)
Software
Simu5G
- An open-source system-level simulator for 5G New Radio networks, based on the OMNeT++ framework
- Official website
- Github
SimuLTE
- An open-source system-level simulator for LTE/LTE-Advanced networks, based on the OMNeT++ framework
- Official website
- Github
Academic service
Editorial activities
- Member of the Editorial Board - Associate Editor - Springer Wireless Networks
- Member of the Editorial Board - Technical Committee - Elsevier Computer Communications
- Member of the Editorial Board - Academic Editor - Journal of Computer Networks and Communications
- Guest editor - Computer Networks - Special issue: Advances in Wireless Networks Simulation, 2024
- Guest editor - Computer Communications - Special issue: Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in B5G/6G networks, 2023
- Guest editor - MDPI IoT - Special issue: Advanced Quality of Service Approaches in Edge Computing, 2021
- Guest editor - EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking - Special issue: Recent Advances in Link and System Level Analysis, Simulation and Experimentation for Mobile Wireless Communications, 2018
- Proceedings editor - M. Marek, G. Nardini, V. Vesely, "Proceedings of the 8th International OMNeT++ Community Summit", arXiv, September 2021
- Proceedings editor - A. Förster, A. Udugama, A. Virdis, G. Nardini, "Proceedings of the 5th International OMNeT++ Community Summit", EPiC Series in Computing, vol. 56, pp. 123, October 2018
Technical activities
- Technical Program Chair - 8th IEEE International Workshop on Smart Service Systems (SmartSys 2023) - Nashville, USA, June 26, 2023
- Technical Program Chair - OMNeT++ Community Summit 2021 - Virtual Summit, September 8-10, 2021
- Local Co-Organizer - OMNeT++ Community Summit 2018 - Pisa, Italy, September 5-7, 2018
Technical Program Committee membership
- ACM 2026 - Las Vegas, USA, January 9, 2026
- IEEE WCNC 2025 - Milan, Italy, March 24-27, 2025
- IEEE VNC
2026 - Montreal, Canada, June 8-10, 2026
2025 - Porto, Portugal, June 2-4, 2025
2024 - Kobe, Japan, May 29-31, 2024
2023 - Istanbul, Turkey, April 26-28, 2023
- IEEE SSC
2025 - Cork, Ireland, June 16, 2024
2024 - Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2024
2023 - Nashville, USA, June 26, 2023
2022 - Espoo, Finland, June 20, 2022
- IEEE IWNC
2025 - Bologna, Italy, October 27, 2025
2024 - Prague, Czech Republic, October 28, 2024
- SIMULTECH
2026 - Porto, Portugal, July 18-20, 2026
2025 - Bilbao, Spain, June 11-13, 2025
2024 - Dijon, France, July 10-12, 2024
2023 - Rome, Italy, July 12-14, 2023
2022 - Lisbon, Portugal, July 14-16, 2022
2021 - Online conference, July 7-9, 2021 - EuCNC & 6G Summit
2024 - Antwerp, Belgium, June 3-6, 2024
2023 - Gothenburg, Sweden, June 6-9, 2023
2022 - Grenoble, France, June 7-10, 2022
- CLEEN 2022 - Virtual conference, September 12-15, 2022
- Int'l Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Beyond 5G and 6G networks (colocated with IEEE WCCI 2022) - Padua, Italy, July 18-23, 2022
- IFIP Networking 2022 - Catania, Italy, June 13-16, 2022
- AdHoc-Now 2020 - Bari, Italy, October 19-21, 2020
- OMNeT++ Community Summit 2019 - Hamburg, Germany, September 4-6, 2019
- ICN
2019 - Valencia, Spain, March 24-28, 2019
2020 - Lisbon, Portugal, February 23-27, 2020
2021 - Porto, Portugal, April 18-22, 2021
2022 - Barcelona, Spain, April 24-28, 2022 - IEEE VTC2018-Fall, Recent Results Track - Chicago, USA, August 27-30, 2018
- EMERGING
2018 - Athens, Greece, November 18-22, 2018
2019 - Porto, Portugal, September 22-26, 2019
2020 - Nice, France, July 26-30, 2020
2021 - Barcelona, Spain, October 3-7, 2021
2022 - Valencia, Spain, November 13-17, 2022 - ICWMC
2018 - Venice, Italy, June 24-28, 2018
2019 - Rome, Italy, June 30-July 4, 2019
2020 - Porto, Portugal, October 18-22, 2020
2021 - Nice, France, July 18-22, 2021
2022 - Venice, Italy, May 22-26, 2022
2023 - Barcelona, Spain, March 13-17, 2023 - COCORA 2018 - Athens, Greece, April 22-26, 2018