Education and Professional Experience
Assistant Professor (Junior) (September 2022 – Present)
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (DEI – Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi”), Italy.
Courses: “Bioelectromagnetism” (second module; second cycle degree programme in Biomedical Engineering, Cesena, Italy), “Laboratory of Radiofrequency and Antennas” (second module; first cycle degree programme in Electronics Engineering for Energy and Information, Cesena Campus, Italy).
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (November 2020 – August 2022)
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (DEI – Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi”), Italy.
Research activities: i) “mm-Wave Characterization of Biological Tissues and Rectennas for Wearable and Implantable Devices” – PRIN 2017 Project WPT4WID (“Wireless Power Transfer for Wearable and Implantable Devices”); ii) “Project of Co-localized Directive and Omnidirectional Antennas Working in the LoRa Band” – POR-FESR 2014-2020 Project “Innovative railway signaling system” in collaboration with Sadel S.p.A. and the Emilia-Romagna Region.
Teaching Tutor (February 2022 – September 2022)
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (DEI – Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi”). Courses: “Laboratory of Radiofrequency and Antennas” (first cycle degree programme in Electronics Engineering for Energy and Information, Cesena Campus, Italy), and “Trends in Communications” (second cycle degree programme in Telecommunications Engineering, Bologna, Italy).
Teaching Tutor (February 2021 – September 2021)
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (DEI – Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi”), Cesena Campus, Italy. Guidance and dissemination activities, supervision and preparation of lessons and laboratory exercitations within the framework of the courses of “Laboratory of Radiofrequency and Antennas”, “Electromechanical Energy Conversion”, “Project in Electronics and Telecommunications” (first and second cycle degree programme in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering for Energy).
Licensed Professional Engineer (December 2020)
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Italy. Qualification to the profession of Information Engineer (Section A).
PhD in Electronics, Telecommunications, and Information Technologies Engineering (November 2017 – October 2020)
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (DEI – Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi"), Italy. Research activity: “Microwave Radar and Wireless Power Transfer Systems for Biomedical and Industrial Applications”. Final evaluation: Excellent.
Visiting Researcher (February 2020 – May 2020)
KU Leuven (ESAT Department – TELEMIC), Belgium. Research activity: “Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer for Biomedical and Industrial Applications”.
Research Collaborator (October 2019 – January 2020)
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (DEI – Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi"), Italy. Research activity: “Project of a Far-Field Wireless Power Transfer System for Industry 4.0 Applications”.
Research Collaborator (December 2017 – July 2018)
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (Interdepartmental Centre for Industrial ICT Research), Italy. Research activity: “Project of an 868 MHz Radiant System for Remote Control of the Inductive Link”.
Research Fellow (June 2016 – October 2017)
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (Interdepartmental Centre for Industrial ICT Research), Italy. Research activity: “Design of a Microwave System for Selecting and Tracking Wearable RFID Tags, both Active and Passive” – POR-FESR 2014-2020 Project HABITAT (“Home Assistance Based on the Internet of Things for the AuTonomy of everybody”).
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering (September 2012 – March 2016)
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (School of Engineering and Architecture), Italy. Final grade: 108/110, thesis title: “SAR and thermal effects on keratinocytes exposed to radiofrequencies”.
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (September 2008 – March 2012)
Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (Second Faculty of Engineering at Cesena), Italy. Final grade: 109/110, thesis title: “Working principles of laser surgery instruments”.
Clinical Engineering Intern (April 2011 – July 2011)
Complex Operative Unit of Clinical Engineering and Health Technology Assessment – Hospital Corporation “Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord” (“San Salvatore” Hospital in Pesaro and “Santa Croce” Hospital in Fano), Italy.
High School Degree in Foreign Languages (September 2003 – July 2008)
Classical High School “T. Mamiani” – Pesaro, Italy. Final grade: 100/100 (cum Laude).
Patents
Italian patent grant for the industrial invention entitled “System for locating at least one RFID tag in space, in particular in an indoor environment, and method thereof” (application number: 102018000006710, filing date: 27/06/2018, granting date: 14/07/2020). Ownership: Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna. Inventors: Alessandra Costanzo, Diego Masotti, Giacomo Paolini. The patent has been selected as one of the two patents applied by the University of Bologna in the “ICT, artificial intelligence, IoT, big data, logistics and buildings” category for the “Intellectual Property Award 2019”, a competition promoted by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development.
Languages, Professional Skills and Other Activities
Languages: Italian (mother tongue), English (professional knowledge), French (good), German (good).
Professional skills: highly proficient with measuring instruments (oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, vector network analyzer, DC and RF generators). Professional knowledge of Matlab programming, CST Microwave Studio (electromagnetic 3-D simulations), Keysight ADS and Cadence AWR (circuit simulations), KiCad (PCB design).
Teaching support activities: seminars, exercitations, thesis co-supervision, laboratory activities and exams within the framework of the courses of “Bioelectromagnetism”, “Circuit Design for Wireless Systems”, “Antennas for Wireless Systems”, “Optical and RF Systems and Circuits”, “Advanced Electromagnetic Transmission Techniques and Devices” (2017 – 2022)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member (2018 – Present).
IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) Member (2018 – Present).
IEEE MTT-S 28 (Biological Effects and Medical Applications) Technical Committee Affiliate Member (2021 – Present).
IEEE MTT-S 25 (Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Conversion) Technical Committee Affiliate Member (2021 – Present).
URSI (International Union of Radio Science) Commission D Early Career Representative (2023 – Present).
Italian Society of Electromagnetism (SIEm) Member (2018 – Present).
Member and Treasurer of the IEEE Student Branch of the University of Bologna (2019 – 2021).
Member of the IMS (International Microwave Symposium) TPRC (Technical Paper Review Committee) for the subcommittee “MHz-to-THz devices for biological and healthcare applications” (2022 – Present).
PhD Initiative Chair at International Microwave Biomedical Conference (IMBioC) 2024, Montréal, Canada (June 2024).
Young Professionals Chair at International Microwave Biomedical Conference (IMBioC) 2023, Leuven, Belgium (September 2023).
Publication Chair of WPTCE (Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo) 2023, San Diego, USA (June 2023).
Career Platform Co-Chair at EuMW (European Microwave Week) 2022, Milan, Italy (September 2022).
Chair of the workshop entitled “Electromagnetic Waves in Daily Life: Research Insights from Young Professionals” at EuMW (European Microwave Week) 2022, Milan, Italy (September 2022).
Expert Member of the commission for qualification to the profession of Information Engineer (Section A) – Telecommunications Engineering (second session – 2021, first session – 2022).
Peer Reviewer for the following journals: IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques; IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation; IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters; IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters; IEEE Journal of Microwaves; IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification; IEEE Journal on Electromagnetics, RF, and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology; IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers; IEEE Transactions on AgriFood Electronics; IEEE Access; Proceedings of the IEEE; International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies (Cambridge University Press); Wireless Power Transfer (Cambridge University Press); Journal of Instrumentation (SISSA and IoP Publishing); Microwave and Optical Technology Letters (Wiley); Electronics Letters (IET); Electrical Engineering (Springer); Wireless Power Transfer (Hindawi); International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks (SAGE Publishing); Automation in Construction (Elsevier); Imaging Science Journal (Taylor & Francis); ACES Journal (Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society) (2018 – Present).
Peer Reviewer for the following conferences: GLOBECOM 2018, GLOBECOM 2021, IMS 2022, RFID-TA 2022, EuMC 2022, IMS 2023, RFID-TA 2023, IMBioC 2023, EuMC 2023, IMS 2024, IMBioC 2024, EuMC 2024, RTSI 2024, IMS 2025.
Review Editor in Wearable Antennas (special section of “Frontiers in Antennas and Propagation”) (2022 – Present).
Guest Editor of the Special Issue entitled “Wireless Power Transfer Systems: Design and Implementation” – Electronics (MDPI) (2024 – Present).
Awards
URSI (International Union of Radio Science) Young Scientist Award within the framework of the 2022 URSI AT-AP RASC conference (Gran Canaria, Spain, May–June 2022).
“Marco Polo” grant issued by the department DEI “Guglielmo Marconi” of the University of Bologna (February 2020) for the financing of a research period abroad (KU Leuven, Belgium).
“PhD Student Sponsorship Initiative” grant for the participation and the accommodation at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) (Boston, Massachusetts, USA, June 2019).
Poster Session Award at the third edition of the Summer School on Cyber-Physical Systems (Toulouse, France, July 2018). Title of the poster: “A Novel RFID Indoor Positioning System for eHealth”.
Candidate in 2008 for the “Alfieri del Lavoro” Prize of the National Federation “Cavalieri del Lavoro”.
Certified in National Register of the Excellences, set up by the MIUR (Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research), for the High School Degree achieved in the academic year 2007/2008 (www.indire.it/eccellenze).
“Guido Paolucci” scholarship, sponsored by the Cooperative Credit Bank of Gradara, having obtained the High School Degree in Foreign Languages “T. Mamiani” in Pesaro with the best grade in the academic year 2007/2008.
Scholarship with prize trip in Germany organized by PAD (Pädagogischer Austauschdienst) in collaboration with the Culture Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany in the academic year 2006/2007. Stay in a host family from 20 June to 15 July 2007 in Untereisenheim (Bavaria) and in Berlin and attendance of German lessons in Egbert-Gymnasium (Münsterschwarzach).
