Wireless Networks (WN)
Head: Paolo Barsocchi
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The thematic area "Networking Science & Technology" addresses all aspects relevant to networks and new networking technologies. It includes three main research activities, strictly related to them: wireless networks, domotics, and cyber-physical systems.
Wireless networks include all the aspects of modern wireless communications, such as satellite communications, wireless ad hoc networks, and sensor networks.
Wireless ad-hoc networks are the ultimate response to the needs of self-adapting and rapidly-deployable networks, to cope with situations, where either wired or cellular networks are unavailable or unfeasible. Ad-hoc and sensor networks implement a distributed cooperation environment, maybe using a peer-to-peer paradigm. Given the limited range of wireless communication and mobility of nodes, the network connectivity is variable and, to some extent, unpredictable. Major issues are how to implement communication in such a dynamic context and how to guarantee the consistency and integrity of global information. Wireless sensor networks are a key technology in the implementation of the context information acquisition layer as part of the Internet of Things.
Domotics constitute a special applicative scenario for wireless networks, exploiting several home automation technologies, to increase the quality of life for elderly and disabled persons. At the core of the domotic system, artificial intelligence provides a wholly innovative approach to home automation, moving from simple commands and controls to an active/proactive behavior of the environment itself. Research on this topic is being conducted to achieve further enhancements to users' comfort and security.
Through context-aware systems, new scenarios arise, where automatic learning and adaptive processes can be exploited to provide a responsive domotic system, able to gather knowledge and experience both in the current context.
Although Internet services are now based on widely adopted versions of protocols and stable products, a distinctive feature of this field is its rapid development. Updates are constantly released, and new protocols, products, and services are introduced. In such an environment that requires the high reliability of services, it is not easy to propose innovations if they are not effective and dependable.
It is frequently commissioned, by public and private organizations, to evaluate and test new solutions and products, often being involved in network projects, starting from the development of the underlying network infrastructure, all the way to Internet application services, as well as important projects on Public Key Infrastructures (PKI), for large, public organizations.
Activities of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) - the international organization for the development and promotion of Internet standards and protocols - as well as involvement in the development and dissemination of innovative network technologies in the research and academic communities are normally carried out.
People
- Bacco Felice Manlio Research Staff
- Baronti Paolo Technical Staff
- Barsocchi Paolo Research Staff
- Belli Dimitri Research Staff
- Cassarà Pietro Research Staff
- Crivello Antonino Research Staff
- Furfari Francesco Research Staff
- Girolami Michele Research Staff
- Gotta Alberto Research Staff
- La Rosa Davide Research Staff
- Mavilia Fabio Research Staff
- Palumbo Filippo Research Staff
- Potortì Francesco Research Staff
- Russo Dario Research Staff
- Bano Saira Graduate Fellow
- Chessa Stefano Research Associate
- Coffrini Alberto Research Associate
- Facchini Manfredo Student
- Ferro Erina Research Associate
- Genovali Katia Postdoctoral Fellow
- Ghezzi Dario Graduate Fellow
- Gholami Ladan Research Associate
- Lombardi Giuseppe Research Associate
- Machumilane Achilles Kiwanuka Graduate Fellow
- Mannari Chiara Graduate Fellow
- Miori Vittorio Research Associate
- Pineda Medina Dunia Doctoral Student
- Sportelli Mino Postdoctoral Fellow
- Tolomei Gabriele Research Associate
Projects
AGRITECH EU
Digital agriculture for sustainable development
APURE
Audiometry with pupil response
ChAALenge
ChAALenge
CN_CNMS_Spoke3_KDD - CUP B43C22000440001
CN - Sustainable Mobility Center (Centro Nazionale per la Mobilità Sostenibile – CNMS) - Spoke 3
CODECS
Maximising the CO-benefits of agricultural Digitalisation through conducive digital ECoSystems
ECS_THE_Spoke3_WN -CUP B83C22003930001
ECS - Tuscany Health Ecosystem Spoke 3
ECS_THE_Spoke5_WN -CUP B83C22003930001
ECS - Tuscany Health Ecosystem Spoke 5
PE08_Age-It_Spoke9_WN -.B83C22004880006