Francesca Benassi

Junior assistant professor (fixed-term) at DEI "Guglielmo Marconi" - University of Bologna (March 2023 - Now)

 Postdoctoral Research Fellow at DEI "Guglielmo Marconi" - University of Bologna (Jul 2022- Feb 2023)

PhD student in ET-IT Engineering at DEI - University of Bologna (Nov 2018 - Jul 2022)

Research Activity: “ Wireless Power Transfer systems for electromagnetic harsh environments:
from industrial plants to wearable/implantable devices ”.

Research Fellow at DEI - University of Bologna (Aug 2018- Oct 2018)

Research activity within the project “Analysis of RFID tags for Item level tagging applications”.

Research Activity within the POR FESR Project HABITAT aimed to project a 2.45 GHz
wearable antenna incorporated into a radio system for indoor localization in a home
living environment.

Education:

• Doctorate in Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technologies Engineering

Final Grade: Excellent cum Laude

Thesis Title: "RF energy harvesting systems for electromagnetic harsh environments:
from industrial plants to wearable/implantable devices"

• Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering at University of Bologna - Cesena
  Campus ( 2014-2017)
  

Thesis Title: "Project of a 6.78 MHz wireless power transfer link for implantable applications"

• Bachelor Degree in Biomedical Engineering at University of Bologna - Cesena         Campus ( 2011-2014 )

Thesis Title: “ Remote monitoring of implantable cardiac devices: the role of biomedical

engineers in Cardiology”.

• Graduation from Scientific High School “Liceo Scientifico Gaspare Aselli”- Cremona(2006 - 2011)

• Certificated year of study as Senior Student at the Sauquoit Valley High School, Sauquoit, NY – United State of America ( 2009 - 2010 )

Participation to the Rotary International Exchange Program and attainment of a full year program as a student of the Sauquoit Valley High School Sauquoit NY, USA.

Activities:

• November 26th-27th, 2020 Rome (Remote). Participation to the RiNEm 2020 and presentation of the research work titled: " 2.45 GHz Energy-autonomous wearable sensor for Ethanol detection ".

• July 22nd, Pisa (Remote). Co-Relator within the PhD School titled "Wireless power transfer: technologies and applications" organized by the University of Pisa. Topic of the presentation: design rules to implement an energy harvesting system, both on the theoretical side and with a practical case involving the software CST Microwave Studio and AWR Microwave Office.

•   September 25th-27th, Pisa. Participation to the IEEE RFID-TA 2019 Conference e presentation of the scientific works titled "Engineered and miniaturized 13.56 MHz omni-directional WPT system for medical applications" and " Efficient simulations method for Wireless Power Transfer".
  
  
•   June 26th-28th 2019, Pavia Participation to the GTTI-Siem meeting and presentation of the scientific work titled "Omni-directional Wireless Power Transfer System for biomedical applications".
  
  
•   June 17th-21st 2019, London. Participation to the Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC) e presentation of the scientific work titled "A wearable passive microwave fluid sensor wirelessly activated".
  
  
•  April 10th-12th 2019, Pisa. Participation to the doctoral course titled "An overview of UHF RFID Technology: Past, Present and Future", University of Pisa.
  
  
•   Relator at the seminary titled " UHF RFID Technologies: Principles and Applications" within the Master Degree In Telecommunications Engineering at the University of Bologna.
  
  
•   September 3rd-6th 2018, Cagliari. Participation to the XXII Riunione Nazionale di Elettromagnetismo e presentation  of the scientific work titled: "Rotation-Insensitive RF-To-DC Link for IPT Implants".
  
  
•   June 12th-14th 2018, Philadelphia, USA. Participation to the International Microwave Symposium (IMS2018) and presentation of the scientific work titled"Design of a RF-to-DC Link for In-Body IR-WPT with a Capsule-Shaped Rotation-Insensitive Receiver".
  
  
•   August 29th - September 1st 2017, Cambridge, UK. Participation to the Summer School on Cyber-Physical Systems at Churchill College.

Co-supervisor of the following Thesis:

• Augello Elisa (2022) "Precise Near-Field Focusing exploiting Bessel Beam Launchers for Wireless Power Transfer at millimeter waves", Master Degree in Telecommunications Engineering,University of Bologna.

• Di Florio Di Renzo Alessandra (2019) "Electromagnetic characterization of coplanar ground planes effects on microstrip circuits." Bachelor Degree in Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering, University of Bologna.

• Zincarelli Nicola (2019) "Progetto e realizzazione di un sensore indossabile, passivo e wireless per l'identificazione di fluidi biologici." Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Ingegneria Biomedica, Università di Bologna, Campus di Cesena.

• Saiz Laura (2019) "Design of omnidirectional circularly polarized antenna." Corso di Laurea in Ingegneria Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni, Università di Bologna.

Certifications and awards:

- Awardee of the MTT-S Graduate Fellowship for 2021.

        - Awardee of the EuMA Internship Award for 2021.

Spoken languages : ENGLISH (Fluent), FRENCH (Fluent)

- Certified Cambridge IELTS

- Certified Cambridge FIRST and PET

Engineering National Professional Certificate (Sep 2020)

Received the qualification to exercise the profession of Information Engineer.

Job-related skills:

-Design and realization wireless power transfer system working at mm-waves for wearable applications.

-Experience with wireless power transfer systems and RFID technology for the development
of a wireless system working in Near Field.

-Design and realization of patch antennae for indoor localization and project of radiofrequency
front end.

-Design and realization of patch antennae for wireless power transfer at 2.45 GHz.

-Design and realization of a wearable radio-frequency sensor for fluid characterization.

Technical skills and competences:

-Good knowledge of CST microwave Studio, Advance Design Studio and KiCad software for antennas and circuit design.

-Good knowledge of programming languages as Java for Android App development and C# for RFID interfaces.

-Basic knowledge of Matlab.

Personal interests:

Sports: Volleyball at competitive level ( 17 years ), Track and Field, Ski and Horse
Riding.
Other: Interests in professional photography, good expertise with the software Adobe
Photoshop.