Projects

EMPOWER-6G proposes a novel converged optical-wireless architecture that realizes an efficient 6G Cell-Free (CF)-based access network for high-density and high-coverage deployments. The proposed architecture takes full advantage of the distributed processing CF concept, as well as of wireless mmWave solutions, while being in-line with the O-RAN Alliance. Specifically, the EMPOWER-6G vision is based on the development of novel solutions at the ...

I have worked at the “G.D’Annunzio” University in Chieti between 2005 and 2009, during my first post-doc. For this reason, I already know many professors working at the Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences. I had with them many fruitful research collaborations in the past decade, but the number of collaborative studies has decreased over time, also due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the sabbatical period, I aim to start ...

Studying cellular networks such as neural circuits on a single cell level is essential in understanding complex disorders such as neurodegenerative diseases. Since the dawn of next-generation sequencing technologies and the power of stem cell engineering, it is now feasible to reveal the transcriptomic profile of thousands of cells from patients with poorly understood conditions. On the other hand, neural circuits, even in (simplified) ...

Electrocorticography (ECoG) currently relies on passive electrode arrays with low resolution and low spatial coverage. These devices provide under-sampled data on limited brain areas. Using thin-film technologies, it is possible to create active arrays on flexible substrates, thus developing highly conformable, high-density electrode arrays which can provide improved data of the cortical areas of the brain.

These last years, the demand for high-density and fast-access non-volatile memories has been steadily increasing. However, there is no existing product satisfying this need today, between the fast but volatile DRAM technology and the high-density but slow-access 3D Flash technology. Hence, the ‘Storage Class Memory’ (SCM) has emerged to fill this speed-density gap in the memory hierarchy, enabling the development of future computing and/or ...

Neurologic disorders and brain diseases are becoming the number one global health burden. Together with an increasing mortality rate, the cost and pressure on the healthcare system is growing annually. Action must be taken now to limit the number of neurological disease cases in the future. That is why there is such a strong motivation in neuroscience to find cures and patient-specific treatments for nervous system-related diseases and to get ...

The main goal of this PhD research is to develop and optimize composite materials to be used as structural supercapacitors. Furthermore, those structural composites possess the additional functionality of very high capacitance. The resulting materials will thus be multifunctional components to be applied in diverse engineering structures.

The use of a capacitor for energy storage offers numerous advantages. The (dis)charging of a ...

The brain is the most complex organ of our body, and a large bulk of research is conducted to understand its basic mechanisms and its impairments associated with neurological deficits. Notably, there are a variety of empirical methods that allow scientists to examine brain functioning. In particular, it is necessary to rely on non-invasive techniques to study brain activity in healthy people and patients. An emerging technique for brain ...