Group

Diego Masotti

Diego Masotti was born in Bologna, Italy, in 1965.
He received the Laurea degree (magna cum laude) in Electronic Engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 1990.
In 1997, he received the Ph.D. degree in Electric Engineering from the University of Bologna.
In 1998 he joined the Department of Electronics as a research associate.
Since November 2015 he is the representative of Bologna unit of M.E.C.S.A. (Microwave Engineering Center for Space Applications).
His research interests are in the areas of nonlinear microwave circuit simulation and design, with emphasis on nonlinear/electromagnetic co-design of integrated radiating subsystems/systems for wireless power transfer and energy harvesting applications.
But his main interest is … running!

University Profile

Francesco Berra

PhD Student
Research Fellow (2017 - 2018)

First of five siblings, was born in Mozambique but lived also in other countries such as Guinea-Bissau and Angola. During high-school visited several times Germany (Monaco, Berlin and Frankfurt), England (London and Canterbury), Ireland (Dublin), Spain (Barcelona) and Romania (Bucarest).
He received both the BD in Electronic Engineering (24th July 2009) and his MD in Biomedical Engineering (21st March 2013) from University of Bologna. Did his final Thesis at Laboratory of Medical Technology of Rizzoli in collaboration with international people (Netherlands, France, Poland and Portugal).
After his MD, spent 3 months in Uganda working as Biomedical Engineer at St. Francis Nsambya Hospital.
Today is a PhD Student focusing on ultra wideband technology antennas for biomedical applications.

Marco Fantuzzi

PhD Student
Research Fellow (2014 - 2015)

Marco Fantuzzi received the M.S. degree (magna cum laude) in telecommunications engineering from the University of Bologna in 2013. He is currently Research Fellow with the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering - DEI "Guglielmo Marconi". He started focusing on radiofrequency microwave topics since his master thesis project, involving antenna design and ultra wideband technology. He is currently working on the design and optimization of a Wireless Power Transfer system, consisting of a rectifying antenna (rectenna) and the corresponding front-end, exploiting non -linear/electromagnetic co-simulation. His research interests also cover topics such as: RFID, UWB communication and localization techniques, green electronics and wearable devices.

Massimo Del Prete

PhD Student
Research Fellow (2013 - 2014)

Massimo Del Prete received his M.S degree in Telecommunications Engineering from University of Bologna, Italy, in 2011. From 2011 to 2013, he was Research Fellow with the Center for Industrial research on Information and Communication Technologies (CIRI ICT) at University of Bologna. From 2014, he is with the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering (DEI), University of Bologna, where he is working toward the Ph.D. degree.
His professional backgrounds are in the areas of antennas design, RF/Microwave circuits design and circuits testing. His research interests include wearable and multiband antennas, computer-aided design (CAD) of microwave integrated circuits, with special emphasis on low-power rectennas for RF Energy Harvesting. In 2012, he participated to the European Project ARTEMIS JU SP3 SOFIA (Smart Objects For Intelligent Applications) focused on radio-wave systems design for RFID tags localization in indoor environments

Alex Pacini

PhD Student

Alex Pacini, MS, born on 16 April 1990 in Novafeltria, Italy, is a PhD student in Electronics, Telecommunications, and Information Technologies Engineering at University of Bologna (ITALY).
He received the Master Degree with honours in Electrical and Telecommunication Engineering for the Sustainable Development at the University of Bologna (ITALY), School of Engineering and Architecture, Cesena Campus in 2015. He received the Bachelor Degree with honours in Electrical, Computer Science and Telecommunication Engineering at the same University in 2012.
His research interests are in the areas of electromagnetic theory, especially in antenna size reduction, Terahertz and InfraRed Energy Harvesting, Near Field Wireless Power Transfer and Magneto-Dielectric materials.

Mazen Shanawani

PhD Student

Today, a new trend emerges to deploy innovative technologies from the electromagnetics/photonics fields into energy harvesting applications. Namely, the term “rectennas” is increasingly being coined in the literature to refer to a nano-scale antenna connected to a rectifier diode to harvest radiated energy into a DC current. This new field reveals many promises and challenges for improved practical solar cells with higher power yield and cheaper fabrication costs.
My PhD work in concerned about reaching more efficient rectenna systems based on the available & most recent antenna, diode and fabrication technologies. Therefore, my research interests include, but not limited to, the following:
- Design and modelling of nano-rectennas.
- Optical & plasmonic waveguides.
- Design of high frequency diodes.
- Nonlinear circuit simulation techniques.

Giacomo Paolini

PhD Student
Research Fellow (2016 - 2017)

Giacomo Paolini received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. Degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Bologna, Cesena Campus, Italy, in 2012 and 2016, respectively. He joined the Interdepartmental Centre for Industrial ICT Research (CIRI ICT) of the University of Bologna in 2016 as a Research Fellow within the EU-supported “HABITAT” Project. He is currently with the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering “G. Marconi” of the University of Bologna where he is working toward the Ph.D. Degree. His research interests include microwave radar systems for humanitarian and biomedical applications, RFID technologies and Indoor Positioning Systems exploiting radiofrequencies.

Francesca Benassi

Research Fellow (2017 - 2018)

Francesca Benassi received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. Degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Bologna, Cesena Campus, Italy, in 2014 and 2017, respectively. She joined the Interdepartmental Centre for Industrial ICT Research (CIRI ICT) of the University of Bologna in 2017 as a Research Fellow within the EU-supported “HABITAT” Project. Her research interests include biomedical implantable devices, related to Cardiology and Electrophysiology, and RFID technologies.

Maximilian James Arpaio

PhD Student

With more than ten years of industrial experience, his current interests are focused on antennas and RF propagation within different environments and for many engineering applications. His PhD research topics will span from the electromagnetic design of antenna solutions to the radio channel modelling of next generation mobile systems (5G) for UAVs assisted wireless networks.

Hanieh Aliakbari

Visiting PhD Student (Oct. 2015 - June 2016)

Hanieh was born in Tehran, Iran, 1988. She received her B.Sc. degree from Shahed University, Tehran, Iran (2010) and won the distinction of the first rank student among the graduate students of the department. She graduated with honors in M.Sc. degree at Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (2012). She is now a Ph.D. candidate in Amirkabir University of Technology. Hanieh is involved in researches regarding active and passive RF/Microwave & mm-wave Circuits for wireless communication and nonlinear- electromagnetic co-simulation, co-design of active antenna systems.
Currently, she is a visiting PhD student at University of Bologna (unibo), Italy.

Riccardo Trevisan

Philosophiae Doctor (2016)

Enthusiastic electronics engineer graduated in 2012. Currently, industrial PhD candidate experiencing with wireless power and information transfer technologies. Interested in power electronics, mixed signals, and RF designs. Passionate about clever solutions for broad application areas, from physics to computing, although electronics is still the favourite challenge.
His PhD focused on: Contactless Energy Transfer Techniques For Industrial Applications - Power And Data Transfer To Moving Parts

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Martino Aldrigo

Philosophiae Doctor (2014)

I have an extensive expertise in antenna design for RF/RFID/infrared applications. My research and professional interests include the design and testing of wearable antennas, the characterization of magnetic materials and energy-harvesting rectennas, with special attention to innovative devices for efficient exploitation of solar energy. My scientific background comprises both linear and nonlinear techniques for the design of entire front-ends. I am author or co-author of tens of technical papers published in international conferences and journals.

Paolo Francia

Research Fellow (2013 - 2014)

Paolo Francia received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in telecommunication engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 2009 and 2013, respectively. From 2013 to 2014 he was with the Center for Industrial Research on Information and Communication Technologies (CIRI ICT), University of Bologna. He was engaged in research on a patented device usable for structure monitoring. His research interests include wearable and multi-band antennas and computer-aided design (CAD) of microwave integrated circuits with a special emphasis on low-power rectenna, and power management for autonomous sensors.
Currently he is with Teko Telecom S.r.l. a JMA Company, Castel San Pietro Terme (Bologna). As a member of the R&D Hardware Design Team he is in charge of designing high performance RF circuits and wideband optical links used within a Radio-over-Fiber-based telecommunication system (also known as DAS, Distributed Antenna System) designed to offer 2G-3G-4G wireless coverage and capacit for both indoor and outdoor environments.