Research Activity

Research Activity

Main interests are in the all the general areas of Computer Networks and Distributed, Pervasive, and Mobile Systems, and Context-aware middlewares.

In general, the areas involve:

Operating Systems, Concurrent Systems, and Parallel Computing
Computer Networks, and Distributed Parallel Systems
Middleware to support Mobile Agent Systems and Service provisioning
Design and deployment of distributed services with differentiated quality and access
Infrastructures for secure services in global and open environments
Middleware to support mobility for users, terminals and resources
Models and technologies for dynamic support in ad-hoc network scenarios
Services and tools for high accessibility in mobile and heterogeneous systems.

For the current activity in general see more concises details in next page.

Projects:

Some areas have raised and produced several internal research activities and results:

Internet Architectures and Mobile Agents (see the SOMA Home Page)
Group handling in ad-hoc networks (AGAPE)
Context-aware and user-centric Discovery (MIDAS)
QoS Tailoring and Adaptation for Ubiquitous Multimedia Services (ubiQoS and MUM)
Policy-based Adaptation in Mobile Applications (POEMA)
Aggregation and Integration of Heterogeneous Positioning Systems (PoSIM)
Infrastructures for Mobility Prediction (MobilityPrediction)
Semantic context-aware support for social networks (SAMOA)
Middleware for Lightweight Replication in dense MANET (REDMAN)
Middleware for Urban Monitoring in Vehicular Sensor Networks (MobEyes)

Some current projects going on:

MIUR Negotiated Project FIRB, Strategic Program Enabling Technologies for the Information Society - Objective 2: Networks and Net-computing, "TOCAI: Knowledge-oriented Technologies for Internet-based Enterprise Aggregation", Coordinator Prof. Lenzerini (2006-2008).
MIUR Negotiated Project FIRB, Strategic Program Enabling Technologies for the Information Society - Objective 2: Networks and Net-computing, "WEB-MINDS: Middleware for Advanced Services over Large-Scale Wired-Wireless System", Coordinator Prof. Giovanni Chiola (2003-2005).
CNR Strategic Project, Funding Area: Enabling Software Platforms for Complex Distributed Objects, "IS-MANET: Middleware for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks and their Applications", Coordinator Prof. Carlo Ghezzi (2003-2005).

Other Activities and Memberships:

Antonio is currently serving as a reviewer for several magazines and journals, and for several conferences, within organizing, technical and steering committee (see the ISCC conference organization).
Member of the IEEE, ACM, AICA, TABOO