Editor
- Guest Editor, Special issue of Elsevier Computer Networks journal on Advances in Experimental Wireless Platforms and Systems (with Professors Stefano Basagni and Tommaso Melodia), 2021.
Conference Organization
- TPC Chair, IEEE Workshop on Digital Twins over NextG Wireless Networks (DTwin), 2025.
- Track Chair, IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), 2025, Track on Testbeds, Experimentation and Datasets for Communications and Networking.
- Publication Chair, IEEE/IFIP Wireless On-demand Network Systems and Services Conference (WONS), 2023.
- EDAS Chair, ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems (WUWNet), 2022.
- Web Chair, ACM International Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental evaluation & CHaracterization (WiNTECH), 2020, 2021.
Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member
- IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS), 2025.
- IEEE European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, 2025.
- IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), 2025.
- IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2025.
- IEEE Workshop on Research and Innovation in Testing and Integration for Open Radio Access Networks (RitiRAN), 2024.
- IEEE Workshop on Operating Systems and Virtualization Security (OSVS), 2024, 2025.
- IEEE International Conference On Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and The Internet of Things (DCOSS-IoT), 2024, 2025.
- IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), 2023-2025.
- IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS), 2023.
- IEEE/IFIP Wireless On-demand Network Systems and Services Conference (WONS), 2023.
- ACM International Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental evaluation & CHaracterization (WiNTECH), 2020-2024.
Invited Talks & Presentations
- “Automated Deployment and Over-the-Air Testing of End-to-End Open Radio Access Networks,” invited talk for the class “The Internet of Things: From Technology to Applications,” University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. October 2024.
- “Automated Deployment and Over-the-Air Testing of End-to-End Open Radio Access Networks,” invited talk at 2nd RESTART Tech Camp on 5G and Open RAN, Polytechnic University of Milan, Milan, Italy. September 2024.
- “Automating Open RAN Deployments for Neutral Host Applications,” invited talk for the class “The Internet of Things: From Technology to Applications,” University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. October 2023.
- “NeutRAN: O-RAN-based Neutral Hosts,” invited talk at 1st RESTART Tech Camp on 5G and Open RAN, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. September 2023.
- Panelist at New England Workshop on Software-Defined Radio: “Design Strategies & Methodologies for Developing SDR-Based Wireless Systems and Testbeds,” Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA. June 2023.
- “Testing Wireless Systems at Scale: Wireless Network Emulation with Colosseum,” invited talk for the class “Fundamentals of Networks,” Northeastern University, Boston, MA. April 2023.
- “OpenRAN Gym AI/ML Workflow Demonstration on the Colosseum Wireless Network Emulator,” live demonstration at the O-RAN Software Community AI/ML Framework weekly meeting. January 2023.
- “An Open RAN Overview: AI, Challenges, and Experimental Frameworks,” invited talk for the class “The Internet of Things: From Technology to Applications,” University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. October 2022.
- “OpenRAN Gym: An Open Toolbox for Data Collection and Experimentation with AI in O-RAN,” presentation at the O-RAN Global PlugFest Spring 2022. June 2022.
- “Softwarization and Openness for NextG Cellular Networks,” invited talk for the class “The Internet of Things: From Technology to Applications,” University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. November 2021.
Tutorials
- Colosseum introductory tutorial at the Midscale Experimental Research Infrastructure Forum (MERIF) 2024.
- Understanding O-RAN: A Tutorial on Architecture, Interfaces, Algorithms, Security, and Research Challenges at ACM Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom) 2023.
- Colosseum introductory and reproducibility tutorials at the Midscale Experimental Research Infrastructure Forum (MERIF) 2023.
- Colosseum tutorial at the ACM Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom) 2021.
Peer Reviewer
Peer reviewer in multiple IEEE, ACM and Elsevier journals and conferences, including IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Network Magazine, Elsevier Computer Networks, Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks, Elsevier Computer Communications, IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communication and Networking (SECON), IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS), IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN), ACM International Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental evaluation & CHaracterization (WiNTECH).
Other
I am involved in the following open-source initiatives
- OpenRAN Gym, an open-source project fostering collaborative, AI-driven and experimental research in the Open RAN ecosystem.
- Open5G, an annotated list on open-source software and frameworks for programmable and virtualized 5G cellular networks.
and in the organization of the following events
- Open 5G Forum, a virtual event on open, and open source software for 5G (co-organizer, with Michele Polese).
- Colosseum Young Gladiators (2021-2024), a crash course for Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers interested in using the Colosseum network emulator in their research.
I was featured in an episode of the “5G e Oltre: Tutto Connesso (5G and Beyond: All Connected)” podcast from the Polytechnic University of Milan about experimentation with software-defined radios.
Mentoring
I helped several graduate students in the development of their theses and research projects, and undergraduate students working on the Colosseum wireless network emulator.