Jul 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

• The PhD in Intersectoral Innovation (Dottorato in Innovazione Intersettoriale) at the Università degli Studi di Milano is a forward-thinking doctoral program designed to train a new generation of professionals equipped with advanced field-specific expertise and strong interdisciplinary skills.
• The program bridges academia, industry, and other sectors by fostering research that drives innovation through cross-sectoral collaboration. It emphasizes practical, impact-oriented projects—often developed in partnership with companies and institutions—including industrial PhD pathways, in which candidates conduct research alongside university coursework. Topics span cutting-edge areas such as artificial intelligence, the humanities, law, biomedical sciences, sustainable technologies, and more, with a strong focus on real-world applications and transferable competencies.
• The PhD is offered in English and typically lasts three years, with fully funded positions available through competitive calls.

Feb 1996 – Present · 30 yrs 3 mos

• Teaching at undergraduate and graduate level. Research and directorship of the SESAR research lab (http://sesar.di.unimi.it). Coordinating SESAR participation to large scale projects funded by national and international funding bodies, as well as by private companies. Technology transfer..

Jul 2019 – Jun 2023 · 3 yrs 11 mos

• The Robotics an Intelligent Systems Institute focused primarily on robotics, artificial intelligence, data science, and information and communication technologies.

Jun 2018 – Dec 2024 · 6 yrs 6 mos

• The KU Research Centre on Cyber-Physical Systems (C2PS) dealt with ICT technologies like micro-devices, cloud/edge computing, cyber-security and mobile communications, and with emergent disruptive innovations such as Internet-of-Everything (IoE), Machine Learning, and Blockchain. C2PS mission was threefold: (i) performing internationally recognized research in all IoE vertical technological areas (ii) supporting technological innovation required by UAE stakeholders in the fields of transportation, logistics, healthcare and manufacturing and (iii) streamlining research results to create new business opportunities and make existing businesses more efficient and profitable

Apr 2015 – Jun 2018 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• On leave from University of Milan, I coordinated the lab research and technology transfer activities. I chair the University's Master Program in Information Security.

May 2019 – Jun 2025 · 6 yrs 1 mo · Greater Rome Metropolitan Area

• The CINI Consortium involves 1,500+ professors and researchers of Computer Science and Computer Engineering belonging to 47 Universities. In strict cooperation with the Italian scientific communities, the Consortium promotes and coordinates foundational and applied research as well as technological transfer in all fields of Computer Science and Computer Engineering,

Apr 2018 – Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs

Nov 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

Jun 2015 – May 2021 · 5 yrs 11 mos

• Advise the Board on strategic research and development lines

Jan 2002 – Jan 2006 · 4 yrs

• Chairing the Board and formulating the Company's strategy during the deployment of the PA fiber-optics network in the north-west part of the Italian region of Emilia

Oct 1994 – Jan 2000 · 5 yrs 3 mos · Milan, Lombardy, Italy

• The technical magazine that brought the Internet to the attention of the wider Italian audience. Reached a circulation of more than 100,000. Those were the days!