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Prof. Gaetano Marrocco

Director

Gaetano
                  Marrocco

gaetano.marrocco@uniroma2.it



Prof. Cecilia Occhiuzzi


Associate Professor

Gaetano Marrocco

cecilia.occhiuzzi@uniroma2.it


Assistant Professor


Giulio Maria Bianco


  
   

giulio.maria.bianco@uniroma2.it


Giulio Maria Bianco earned his MSc degree (with honors) in Medical Engineering in 2018 at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. He subsequently completed his PhD degree (with honors) in "computer science, control and geoinformation" in collaboration with the Center for Sensing Solutions of the European Academy of Bolzano (EURAC research) in 2022. Currently, he holds the position of Assistant Professor (Italian Type A; fixed-term) at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

His research focuses on modeling, developing, and testing wireless devices and systems with the aim of optimizing radiowave communications, taking into account multiple logical blocks of the systems, such as sensors, security, and algorithms.

Dr. Bianco has been honored with the Young Scientist Award from the International Union of Radio Science in 2023, 2022, and 2020. Additionally, he received the Best PhD Thesis in Electromagnetism by CNIT in 2023 and an honorary mention (3rd place) in the best paper competition at the IEEE RFID-TA 2022 conference. He has served as an academic editor for several open-access journals and has been a Senior Member of the International Union of Radio Science since 2022. Dr. Bianco was also a member of the Pontifical Youth Forum from 2019 to 2023, where he led the Science thematic area for a year.


PhD Students


Nicoletta Panunzio


  
   

nicoletta.panunzio@uniroma2.it


Nicoletta Panunzio (Student Member, IEEE) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees (Hons.) in Medical Engineering in 2017 and 2020, respectively, from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, where she is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Control, and Geoinformation within the Pervasive Electromagnetics Lab, directed by Prof. Gaetano Marrocco. In 2023, she was a Visiting Scholar at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA, within the Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics (QSIB), directed by Prof. John Rogers. Since July 2023, she’s been working as an R&D Medical Engineer at RADIO6ENSE Srl.

Her research interests include on-skin flexible wireless antennas for smart health monitoring and detection of biophysical parameters, with a specific interest in innovative multipoint systems to strengthen sensing accuracy and enable multiparametric sensing.

Ms. Panunzio serves as a Teaching Assistant for two courses within the Medical Engineering School at the University of Rome Tor Vergata (i.e., Mechanics of Biological Systems and Wearable Systems and Medical Telemetry), and as a Delegate Professor for a course within the Engineering Sciences School (i.e., Electromagnetic Fields). Ms. Panunzio’s awards and honors include the Best Student Paper Award at the 2021 IEEE International Conference on RFID Technology and Applications (RFID-TA), the Best Paper Award at the 2022 7th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies (SpliTech), and the Best Student Paper Award at the 2023 IEEE International Conference on RFID Technology and Applications (RFID-TA).

Federica Naccarata


  
   

naccarata@ing.uniroma2.it


Federica Naccarata was born in Bari, in 1996. She received the MSc (Hons.) in Medical Engineering from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, in 2021, where she is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Control, and Geoinformation. She is also a part-time R&D Medical Engineer at RADIO6ENSE Srl.

Her research interests mainly include RFID systems, wearable antennas for Tactile Internet, implantable antennas, and sensors. She is also focused on the international trend of transformation of conventional prostheses into cybernetic devices (Cyber Prostheses), able to combine the fundamental mechanical activity with the continuous generation of data for medical purposes.

Federica serves as a teaching tutor in two courses within the Medical Engineering school at the University of Rome Tor Vergata: Wireless Electromagnetics Technologies (master) and Wearable Systems and Medical Telemetry (master). She won the Gaetano Latmiral Award at the XXIV Riunione Nazionale di Elettromagnetismo (RINEM) 2022 and the Best Paper Award (2nd prize - regular papers) at the 2023 IEEE International Conference on RFID Technology and Applications (RFID-TA).

Alessio Mostaccio


     
alessio.mostaccio@uniroma2.it


Alessio Mostaccio received the MSc in Medical Engineering (Hons.) in 2021 from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, where he is currently pursuing his PhD. He is also a part-time employee in the RADIO6ENSE Srl company.

His research is focused on laser-induced graphene (LIG) for designing and manufacturing antennas starting from polymeric precursors. He is also focused on researching and developing biocompatible RFID-based methods to monitor food quality.

He has been a co-author of the paper "Cyber-tooth: Antennified dental Implant for RFID Wireless temperature Monitoring" winner of the Best Student Paper Award at the 2021 IEEE International Conference on RFID Technology and Applications (RFID-TA). He won the Student Best Paper Award (2nd place) at the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Flexible, Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS).


Francesco Lestini


     
francesco.lestini@uniroma2.it


Francesco Lestini received the B.S. and M.S. degrees (Hons.) in Medical Engineering from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, in 2019 and 2021, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Control and Geoinformation within the Pervasive Electromagnetics Lab at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. Since July 2023 he is a part-time R&D Medical Engineer at RADIO6ENSE Srl.

His research is focused on RFID-based Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS), to provide them with wireless and low-power reconfigurability. He is also interested in the development of epidermal RFID-grid for distributed skin temperature measurement. Mr. Lestini is also part of the Cyber4Health observatory, which focuses on raising international awareness about the need of pre-market regulations related to the Cyber and Physical security of medical devices.

He won the Best Paper Award at the 7th edition of SpliTech Conference (2022) on Smart and Sustainable Technologies.

Francesca Nanni


     
frmach97@gmail.com


Francesca Nanni received the M.Sc. degree in medical engineering (Hons.) in 2022 from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy, where she currently is a Ph.D. Student in Computer Science, Control and Geoinformation. She is also a part-time R&D Medical Engineer at RADIO6ENSE Srl.

Her research is focusing on radio-mechanical digital twins and how to apply machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms to design robust and versatile body antennas. She is part of the Cyber4Health project, which raises international awareness about the need to apply Cyber and Physical security by design in medical devices.

She has been coauthor of the paper "Cyber-tooth: Antennified dental Implant for RFID Wireless temperature Monitoring" winner of the Best Student Paper Award at the 2021 IEEE International Conference on RFID Technology and Applications (RFID-TA) and she won the Best Student Paper Award at the same Conference in 2022 and 2023.


Master Thesis Students

Giulio Tufi

  
giulio.tufigw620@gmail.com





 

 



Radio6ense Team


Cecilia Occhiuzzi


     
cecilia.occhiuzzi@uniroma2.it
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Sara Amendola

  
   

  sara.amendola88@gmail.com

Nicola D'Uva


  
   

  nicola.duva@hotmail.it.com

Carolina Miozzi

  
   

  miozzi@radio6ense.com

Giulio Maria Bianco


     
giulio.maria.bianco@uniroma2.it

Adina Bianca Barba


  
   

barba.adina@gmail.com-


Alessio Mostaccio


     
alessio.mostaccio@uniroma2.it



Collaborations

prof. M. Alfredsson - Univ. of Kent (UK)

prof. E. Daprati - Univ. Roma Tor Vergata (IT)

prof. G. Lissorgues - University of Paris Est (FR)

prof. C. Di Natale - Univ. Roma Tor Vergata (IT)

prof. J. BatchelorUniv. of Kent (UK)

prof. P.P. Valentini - University of Roma Tor Vergata (IT)

prof. C. Dispenza - University of Palermo (IT)
prof. L. Bianchi - University of Roma Tor Vergata (IT)
prof. Bergamini - University of Roma Tor Vergata (IT)
prof. A. Meda
University of Roma Tor Vergata (IT)
prof. J. M Laheurte -
University of Paris Est (FR)