20 September 2024: Our work on mountain bike safety mentioned by news agencies
Our study on mountain bike safety has been mentioned by national and local news agencies! See the articles (in Italian) on ANSA, Trentino TV, l’Adige, and the press office of the University of Trento.
18 July 2024: New thesis with DII on driving simulator
A new thesis in cooperation with DII on the integration of communication in a fully immersive driving simulator is available. Please visit our theses page for more details.
31 May. 2024: Best Short Paper Award at VNC 2024
Our paper titled ‘ColosSUMO: Evaluating Cooperative Driving Applications with Colosseum’ has received the Best Short Paper Award at IEEE VNC 2024!
30 Apr. 2024: Anish Shastri successfully defended his PhD thesis
Our PhD student Anish Shastri succesfully defended his PhD thesis! Congratulations Dr. Shastri!
22 Apr. 2024: Two papers accepted at IEEE VNC 2024
Our two papers titled ‘ColosSUMO: Evaluating Cooperative Driving Applications with Colosseum’ and ‘Can Platoons Form on Their Own?’ have been accepted for presentation at IEEE VNC 2024. The first work, in cooperation with Northeastern University, develops a new framework for hardware in the loop testing of cooperative driving applications, by coupling the Colosseum testbed with the SUMO mobility simulator. The second one, in cooperation with the University of Brescia, studies a protocol for the spontaneous formation of platoons in a highway, studying how the protocol affects such formations.
18 Apr. 2024: PRECODE project proposal has received funding!
Our PRECODE project has been funded within a cascade call of the SERICS PNRR Project. PRECODE will investigate how to exploit reconfigurable intelligent surface for security and privacy of cooperative driving communications, as well as investigating optimization techniques for advanced cooperative driving.
18 Apr. 2024: EMBRACE project proposal funded!
The EMBRACE project, that was submitted as part of the cascade call of the PNRR extended partnership RESTART has been funded! The project is coordinated by DISI, University of Trento. Our researchers will focus on effective underwater communications, and on the development of networking and computing strategies for batteryless devices.
18 Apr. 2024: Our article on RIS for cooperative driving accepted for publication in Elsevier Computer Networks
Our paper titled “CoopeRIS: A Framework for the Simulation of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces in Cooperative Driving Environments” has been accepted for publication in Elsevier Computer Networks! The paper develops a model for RIS that can be used to test V2V communication between cooperative driving vehicles within the Plexe/Veins simulation framework. The work exploits the model to perform an initial analysis of RIS-aided V2V communications, showing some of the challenges that will need to be faced to successfully use this technology in vehicular environments.
02 Apr. 2024: Our paper “An IEEE 802.11a/g/p OFDM Receiver for GNU Radio” is being considered for the 2024 ACM SIGCOMM Test of Time Award.
Our paper titled “An IEEE 802.11a/g/p OFDM Receiver for GNU Radio”, published in the 2nd ACM Software Radio Implementation Forum of the 2013 ACM SIGCOMM has been identified as one of the top 1% most cited papers in the ACM Digital Library from those published between 2012 and 2014, and it is being considered for the 2024 ACM SIGCOMM Test of Time Award.
01 Feb. 2024: 6thSense officially started - and hiring!
6thSense is a HorizonEU MSCA Doctoral network on joint communication and sensing (JCAS) for 6g systems. The MANTA lab is hiring one PhD student to work on JCAS for object detection. Please visit our recruitment page and apply for position DC9! For more information on the project, see also here and for a list of the other project partners have a look here.
25 Oct. 2023: We are hiring a PostDoc researcher for our PRIN project SELF4COOP!
The SELF4COOP project aims at developing next-generation on-demand mobility based on cooperative driving. We are hiring a PostDoc researcher that will work on the definition of cooperative driving maneuvers, Multi-access Edge Computing applications to support them, and the performance evaluation of the solutions developed within the project. The candidate is expected to hold a PhD in Computer Science or Telecommunications. To apply, please visit this link. Deadline for application: February 15, 2024.
21 Aug. 2023: Dr. Michele Segata has been elevated to IEEE Senior Member. IEEE Senior Membership is an honor bestowed only to those who have made significant contributions to the profession.
1 Aug. 2023: Expression of Interest for a PhD position in cooperation with Electrolux Italia SpA.
Call for PhD! We are searching a PhD student for a PhD in cooperation with Electrolux Italia SpA. Our research group is searching for a PhD candidate who will work with us and Electrolux Italia SpA on the development of models for the estimation of the time to failure of electrical and electronic components as well as appliances, to develop sustainable procedures for repairing, reusing, and remanufacturing home appliances. The candidate is expected to hold a master’s degree in computer science or equivalent and should have knowledge of data science, statistical analysis and modeling, as well as machine learning techniques. Should you be interested in the position, please contact michele.segata@unitn.it
19 Jun. 2023: We have an opening PhD position in cooperation with Electrolux Italia SpA. Deadline: July 25, 2023, link https://www.unitn.it/ateneo/110100/pnrr-dm117-2023. More details on the topic can be found here: All news
Call for PhD! We have an opening PhD position in cooperation with Electrolux Italia SpA. Our research group is searching for a PhD candidate who will work with us and Electrolux Italia SpA on the development of models for the estimation of the time to failure of electrical and electronic components as well as appliances, to develop sustainable procedures for repairing, reusing, and remanufacturing home appliances. The candidate is expected to hold a master’s degree in computer science or equivalent and should have knowledge of data science, statistical analysis and modeling, as well as machine learning techniques. The position is supported by a scholarship partially funded by the governmentr’s PNRR and partially by Electrolux Italia SpA. The duration is 3 years. Candidates who want to apply should follow the instructions at the following link https://www.unitn.it/ateneo/110100/pnrr-dm117-2023 The online application portal opens on June 20, 2023. The deadline for the application is July 25, 2023 at 4 PM CEST.
19 Jun. 2023: We have an opening PhD position in cooperation with EvoLogics. Deadline: July 25, 2023, link https://www.unitn.it/ateneo/110100/pnrr-dm117-2023. More details on the topic can be found here: All news
Call for PhD! We have an opening PhD position in cooperation with EvoLogics. Our research group is searching for a PhD candidate who will work with us and EvoLogics. The present PhD research project targets the design, improvement and experimentation of a secure underwater acoustic networking, localization and tracking scheme. This objective represents a significant novelty in the panorama of underwater acoustic networks, as no protocol exists to date that incorporates layer-2, -3 as well as physical layer techniques. Preliminary work adds security elements to networking from terrestrial radio network security concepts, and some contributions in the literature target physical layer security for underwater communications. However, the problem of coalescing all these techniques into a practical and realistic underwater networking, localization, and tracking scheme has never been tackled so far. The candidate is expected to hold a master’s degree in telecommunications or equivalent and should have knowledge of signal processing, localization schemes, and network simulation. The position is supported by a scholarship partially funded by the governmentr’s PNRR and partially by EvoLogics. The duration is 3 years. Candidates who want to apply should follow the instructions at the following link https://www.unitn.it/ateneo/110100/pnrr-dm117-2023 The online application portal opens on June 20, 2023. The deadline for the application is July 25, 2023 at 4 PM CEST.
16 June 2023: MedComNet 2023 just ended and it has been a great success. See more in All news
MedComNet 2023, which was held in Ponza, Italy from June 13 to 15 just ended. It has been a great success, with a lot of participation especially from young PhD students. Next edition will be held in Nice, France. In the picture Nicola Blefari Melazzi from University of Rome Tor Vergata (General Chair) and Michele Segata (TPC co-chair)
7 Jun. 2023: Two new theses (one Bachelor and one Master) available in cooperation with RailEvo, a company developing a new public transportation technology! Check the theses page
25 May 2023: Our PRIN project “SELF4COOP” has been funded by the MUR.
Our PRIN project titled “Self-optimizing Networked Edge Control for Cooperative Vehicle Autonomy” (SELF4COOP) has been selected for funding by the Italian Ministry for University and Research. The project will last 2 years and will be developed in cooperation with the University of Palermo and the Free University of Bolzano.
28 Apr. 2023: Michele Segata participated as a panelist at IEEE VNC 2023.
The title of the panel was “Edge Computing - what role will it play in V2X communication?”. The panel was organized by Jim Lansford (Qualcomm) and was joined by Onur Altintas (Toyota North America R&D) and Teodor Buburuzan (Volkswagen AG)
26 Apr. 2023: Our paper “Copy-CAV: V2X-Enabled Wireless Towing for Emergency Transport” has been accepted for publication in Elsevier’s Computer Communication journal
03 Mar. 2023: Our paper “On the Feasibility of RIS-Enabled Cooperative Driving” has been accepted at the 2023 IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference
10 Feb. 2023: New thesis available on measuring the impact of interference by Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces! Check the theses page
10 Jan. 2023: New thesis available on bike communications for mountain bike trail riding! Check the theses page
5 Jan. 2023: Web page online
The web page of the research group is a place where people can find out about our research, available theses, active projects, and the like.
