Systems and Networks | Doctoral Program - Information Engineering and Computer Science

Systems and Networks

The purpose of our research program is to design, analyze, and implement modern distributed systems and networks, which are increasingly characterized by stringent requirements in terms of high computing and communication performance, quality of service and user experience, large scale, scalability, dynamicity, while protecting users' privacy and security.
The research program tackles the challenges of distributed systems at all levels, from the definition of systems, to distributed algorithms, to middleware and language constructs, and from the implementation of application-level protocols and system services (including those provided by operating system kernel, the drivers, but also user-space system daemons that are critical for the system's reliability and performance, and for the experience perceived by users) to routing and networking problems, including P2P, M2M, D2D paradigms and wireless systems (WSN, mesh networks, ad-hoc systems, and others).
A strong emphasis is placed on validating research outcomes through the implementation of real systems and simulations, as well as modelling and performance evaluation both predictive for the design of systems and measurement-based.

Distributed algorithms
We develop novel techniques for an efficient and effective implementation of distributed computing in all its flavors, including distribution and replication of data objects in a way that is transparent to end users, and applications, localization of communications, computing at the edge (fog computing), and scalability of computation on very large systems. When data is involved, special emphasis is given to a number of properties such as fault-tolerance, reliability, dependability, consistency, and finally the semantic "quality" of the data itself. 

Middleware
We design programming models that meet the needs of modern distributed systems and the corresponding distributed runtime, focusing on an efficient implementation in the face of dynamicity and large scale.

Application-level protocols and P2P systems
Modern distributed systems rely more and more on an application-level substrate ensuring efficient communication. Examples are protocols for content-based routing in publish-subscribe, and for building and maintaining overlay networks. Along with traditional deterministic protocols, we also study the applicability of probabilistic, gossip-based algorithms to a large number of functionalities in overlay networks, ranking from aggregation, load balancing, resource assignments, topology construction and maintenance, etc. Privacy protection and security are always considered in our design.

Networking
Networks are at the center of computer science, while today the Internet is a fundamental asset for any activity. We study and develop network protocols and networking systems and architectures at all levels, from MAC protocols, to routing, congestion control, P2P overlay systems, vehicular networks. Performance-oriented design is a key focus in our research, together with cross-layer design where (mobile networks, heterogeneous overlays, etc.) strict black-box layering does not yield optimal performance.

 

Publications

40 publications for 9 currently enrolled students

Pull-In Voltage and Stress in Fixed-Fixed Beams of RF MEMS Switches
Persano, Anna; Tagliapietra, Girolamo; Iannacci, Jacopo; Bagolini, Alvise; Quaranta, Fabio; Siciliano, Pietro in Proceedings, 2024, Eurosensors 2023, Basel, Switzerland: MDPI, 2024. Proceedings of: Eurosensors2023, Lecce, Italy, 10-13 September 2023. - DOI: 10.3390/proceedings2024097174
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

Discussion and Demonstration of RF-MEMS Attenuators Design Concepts and Modules for Advanced Beamforming in the Beyond-5G and 6G Scenario—Part 1
Tagliapietra, Girolamo; Giacomozzi, Flavio; Michelini, Massimiliano; Marcelli, Romolo; Sardi, Giovanni Maria; Iannacci, Jacopo in SENSORS, v. 24, n. 7 (2024). - DOI: 10.3390/s24072308
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

Efficient Processing of Spiking Neural Networks via Task Specialization
Lebdeh, Muath Abu; Yildirim, Kasim Sinan; Brunelli, Davide in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON EMERGING TOPICS IN COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, v. 2024, (2024), p. 1-11. - Publication URL . - DOI: 10.1109/tetci.2024.3370028

Design and Demonstration of Radio Frequency Micro Electro-Mechanical System Switches with Meandered Beams for Reduced Actuation Voltage
Tagliapietra, Girolamo; Iannacci, Jacopo; Giacomozzi, Flavio; Lorenzelli, Leandro in PROCEEDINGS, v. 2024, (2024). - DOI: 10.3390/proceedings2024097017
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

A Modular and Compact RF-MEMS Step Attenuator for Beamforming Applications in the Evolving 5G/6G Scenario
Tagliapietra, Girolamo; Iannacci, Jacopo in Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd, 2024, p. 397-413. - (LECTURE NOTES IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING). - ISBN: 978-981-99-4494-1. Proceedings of: 3rd International Conference on Micro/ Nanoelectronics Devices, Circuits and Systems (MNDCS 2023), Silchar, Assam, India, 29-31 January 2023. - DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-4495-8_31
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

A Comparative Study of Diverse RF-MEMS Switch Design Concepts Experimentally Verified up to 110 GHz for Beyond-5G, 6G and Future Networks Applications
Iannacci, Jacopo; Tagliapietra, Girolamo; Donelli, Massimo; Arockia Michael Mercy, P.; Thalluri, Lakshmi Narayana; Guha, Koushik; Lenka, Trupti Ranjan in Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd, 2024, p. 427-440. - (LECTURE NOTES IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING). - ISBN: 978-981-99-4494-1. Proceedings of: 3rd International Conference on Micro/ Nanoelectronics Devices, Circuits and Systems (MNDCS 2023), Silchar, Assam, India, 29-31 January 2023. - DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-4495-8_33
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

MR Object Identification and Interaction: Fusing Object Situation Information from Heterogeneous Sources
Strecker, Jannis; Akhunov, Khakim; Carbone, Federico; García, Kimberly; Bektaş, Kenan; Gomez, Andres; Mayer, Simon; Yildirim, Kasim Sinan in , 1601 Broadway, 10th Floor, NEW YORK, NY USA: ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY, 2023. - (PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACM ON INTERACTIVE, MOBILE, WEARABLE AND UBIQUITOUS TECHNOLOGIES; 3). Proceedings of: UbiComp, Mexico, 8th October - 12th October. - DOI: 10.1145/3610879

Exact and sampling methods for mining higher-order motifs in large hypergraphs
Lotito, Q. F.; Musciotto, F.; Battiston, F.; Montresor, A. in COMPUTING, v. 2023, (2023). - DOI: 10.1007/s00607-023-01230-5

Prospects of Micro/Nanotechnologies (MEMS/NEMS) in the Emerging Scenario of 6G with Focus on RF-MEMS
Iannacci, J.; Tagliapietra, G. in 2023 16th International Conference on Advanced Technologies, Systems and Services in Telecommunications (TELSIKS), New York: IEEE, 2023, p. 13-20. - ISBN: 979-8-3503-4702-9. Proceedings of: 2023 16th International Conference on Advanced Technologies, Systems and Services in Telecommunications (TELSIKS) DOI: 10.1109/TELSIKS57806.2023 25-27 Oct. 2023, Nis, Serbia, 25-27 Oct. 2023. - DOI: 10.1109/TELSIKS57806.2023.10316076
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

Triangular Sierpinski Microwave Band-Stop Resonators for K-Band Filtering
Marcelli, Romolo; Sardi, Giovanni Maria; Proietti, Emanuela; Capoccia, Giovanni; Iannacci, Jacopo; Tagliapietra, Girolamo; Giacomozzi, Flavio in SENSORS, v. 23, n. 19 (2023), p. 8125. - DOI: 10.3390/s23198125
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

MEMS-Switched Triangular and U-Shaped Band-Stop Resonators for K-Band Operation
Marcelli, Romolo; Sardi, Giovanni Maria; Proietti, Emanuela; Capoccia, Giovanni; Iannacci, Jacopo; Tagliapietra, Girolamo; Giacomozzi, Flavio in SENSORS, v. 23, n. 19 (2023), p. 8339. - DOI: 10.3390/s23198339
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

RF MEMS switched K-Band Sierpinski resonators
Giacomozzi, Flavio; Bartolucci, Giancarlo; Capoccia, Giovanni; Sardi, Giovanni Maria; Iannacci, Jacopo; Tagliapietra, Girolamo; Margesin, Benno; Marcelli, Romolo in 2023 Symposium on Design, Test, Integration & Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS (DTIP), New York: IEEE, 2023, p. 1-4. - ISBN: 979-8-3503-4131-7. Proceedings of: Conference: 2023 Symposium on Design, Test, Integration & Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS (DTIP), Valletta, Malta, 28-31 May 2023. - DOI: 10.1109/DTIP58682.2023.10267947
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

Design of U-Shaped Frequency Tunable Microwave Filters in MEMS Technology
Giacomozzi, Flavio; Proietti, Emanuela; Capoccia, Giovanni; Sardi, Giovanni Maria; Bartolucci, Giancarlo; Iannacci, Jacopo; Tagliapietra, Girolamo; Margesin, Benno; Marcelli, Romolo in SENSORS, v. 23, n. 1 (2023), p. 466. - DOI: 10.3390/s23010466
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

Enabling Efficient Intermittent Computing on Brand New Microcontrollers via Tracking Programmable Voltage Thresholds
Akhunov, Khakim; Yildiz, Eren; Yildirim, Kasim Sinan in , 11th International Workshop on Energy Harvesting & Energy-Neutral Sensing Systems: ACM, 2023. - ISBN: 9798400704383. Proceedings of: EnsSys, Turkey, 12th November - 16th November. - DOI: 10.1145/3628353.3628547

Metamaterials based RF microsystems for telecommunication applications
Marcelli, R; Capoccia, G; Sardi, Gm; Bartolucci, G; Margesin, B; Iannacci, J; Tagliapietra, G; Giacomozzi, F; Proietti, E in CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL, v. 49, n. 14 (2023), p. 24379-24389. - DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.10.132
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

RF-MEMS Technology and Beamforming in 5G: Challenges and Opportunities for a Pair with a Still Untapped Potential
Tagliapietra, G; Iannacci, J in Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 152 BEACH ROAD, #21-01/04 GATEWAY EAST, SINGAPORE, 189721, SINGAPORE: SPRINGER-VERLAG SINGAPORE PTE LTD, 2023, p. 437-453. - (LECTURE NOTES IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING). - ISBN: 978-981-19-2307-4. Proceedings of: 2 International Conference on Micro/ Nanoelectronics Devices, Circuits and Systems (MNDCS 2022), Silchar, Assam, India, 29 31 January 2022. - DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-2308-1_44
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

Statistic Methods Encountering Simulations: An Application of the Response Surface Method to the Understanding of RF-MEMS Reconfigurable Power Attenuators
Bucciarelli, A; Tagliapietra, G; Iannacci, J in Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 152 BEACH ROAD, #21-01/04 GATEWAY EAST, SINGAPORE, 189721, SINGAPORE: SPRINGER-VERLAG SINGAPORE PTE LTD, 2023, p. 521-528. - (LECTURE NOTES IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING). - ISBN: 978-981-19-2307-4. Proceedings of: 2 International Conference on Micro/ Nanoelectronics Devices, Circuits and Systems (MNDCS 2022), Silchar, Assam, India, 29 31 January 2022. - DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-2308-1_50
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

A Novel General Purpose Switched Capacitor/Varactor Design Concept in RF-MEMS Technology for Emerging 5G/6G and Super-IoT Applications
Iannacci, J; Tagliapietra, G; Thalluri, Ln; Guha, K in Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 152 BEACH ROAD, #21-01/04 GATEWAY EAST, SINGAPORE, 189721, SINGAPORE: SPRINGER-VERLAG SINGAPORE PTE LTD, 2023, p. 367-375. - (LECTURE NOTES IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING). - ISBN: 978-981-19-2307-4. Proceedings of: 2 International Conference on Micro/ Nanoelectronics Devices, Circuits and Systems (MNDCS 2022), Silchar, Assam, India, 29 31 January 2022. - DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-2308-1_38
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

Latency of spatial audio plugins: a comparative study
Tomasetti, Matteo; Farina, Angelo; Turchet, Luca in 2023 Immersive and 3D Audio: from Architecture to Automotive (I3DA), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): IEEE Xplore, 2023. - ISBN: 979-8-3503-1104-4. Proceedings of: I3DA, Bologna, 3-5 Settembre 2023. - Publication URL . - DOI: 10.1109/I3DA57090.2023.10289279

How to Spatial Audio with the WebXR API: a comparison of the tools and techniques for creating immersive sonic experiences on the browser
Tomasetti, Matteo; Boem, Alberto; Turchet, Luca in 2023 Immersive and 3D Audio: from Architecture to Automotive (I3DA), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): IEEE Xplore, 2023. - ISBN: 979-8-3503-1104-4. Proceedings of: I3DA, Bologna, 3-5 Settembre 2023. - Publication URL . - DOI: 10.1109/I3DA57090.2023.10289525

Immersive networked music performance systems: identifying latency factors
Turchet, Luca; Tomasetti, Matteo in 2023 Immersive and 3D Audio: from Architecture to Automotive (I3DA), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): IEEE Xplore, 2023. - ISBN: 979-8-3503-1104-4. Proceedings of: I3DA, Bologna, 3-5 Settembre 2023. - Publication URL . - DOI: 10.1109/I3DA57090.2023.10289169

Hypergraphx: a library for higher-order network analysis
Lotito, Quintino Francesc; Contisciani, Martina; De Bacco, Caterina; Di Gaetano, Leonardo; Gallo, Luca; Montresor, Alberto; Musciotto, Federico; Ruggeri, Nicolò; Battiston, Federico in JOURNAL OF COMPLEX NETWORKS, v. 11, n. 3 (2023). - DOI: 10.1093/comnet/cnad019

CRAM-Based Acceleration for Intermittent Computing of Parallelizable Tasks
Akhunov, Khakim; Yildirim, Kasim Sinan in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON EMERGING TOPICS IN COMPUTING, v. 2023/3, (2023), p. 1-12. - DOI: 10.1109/TETC.2023.3293426

LUTIC: A CRAM-based Architecture for Power Failure Resilient In-Memory Computing
Akhunov, Khakim; Yildirim, Kasim Sinan in 26th International Symposium on Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems, New York: IEEE, 2023, p. 69-72. - ISBN: 979-8-3503-3277-3. Proceedings of: DDECS, Tallinn, 3rd - 5th May 2023. - DOI: 10.1109/DDECS57882.2023.10139576

Fine-grained Hardware Acceleration for Efficient Batteryless Intermittent Inference on the Edge
Caronti, Luca; Akhunov, Khakim; Nardello, Matteo; Yildirim, Kasim Sinan; Brunelli, Davide in ACM TRANSACTIONS ON EMBEDDED COMPUTING SYSTEMS, v. 2023, 22, n. 5 (2023), p. 8201-8219. - Publication URL . - DOI: 10.1145/3608475

Playing With Others Using Headphones: Musicians Prefer Binaural Audio With Head Tracking Over Stereo
Tomasetti, Matteo; Turchet, Luca in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS, v. 2023, (2023), p. 1-11. - Publication URL . - DOI: 10.1109/THMS.2023.3270703

Hypergraphx: a library for higher-order network analysis
Lotito, Quintino Francesco; Contisciani, Martina; De Bacco, Caterina; Di Gaetano, Leonardo; Gallo, Luca; Montresor, Alberto; Musciotto, Federico; Ruggeri, Nicolò; Battiston, Federico in JOURNAL OF COMPLEX NETWORKS, v. 11, n. 3 (2023). - DOI: 10.1093/comnet/cnad019

Human Occlusion in Ultra-wideband Ranging: What Can the Radio Do for You?
Minh Le, Vu Anh; Trobinger, Matteo; Vecchia, Davide; Picco, Gian Pietro in 18th International Conference on Mobility, Sensing and Networking (MSN), 10662 LOS VAQUEROS CIRCLE, PO BOX 3014, LOS ALAMITOS, CA 90720-1264 USA: IEEE COMPUTER SOC, 2022, p. 1-10. - ISBN: 978-1-6654-6457-4. Proceedings of: MSN, Guangzhou, China, December 14-16, 2022. - DOI: 10.1109/MSN57253.2022.00016

A Reconfigurable Pseudohairpin Filter Based on MEMS Switches
Donelli, Massimo; Manekiya, Mohammedhusen; Tagliapietra, Girolamo; Iannacci, Jacopo in SENSORS, v. 22, n. 24 (2022), p. 9644. - DOI: 10.3390/s22249644
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

Higher-order motif analysis in hypergraphs
Lotito, Q. F.; Musciotto, F.; Montresor, A.; Battiston, F. in COMMUNICATIONS PHYSICS, v. 5, n. 1 (2022), p. 791-798. - Publication URL . - DOI: 10.1038/s42005-022-00858-7

Getting ready for beyond-5G, super-IoT and 6G at hardware passive components level: a multi-state RF-MEMS monolithic step attenuator analyzed up to 60??GHz
Iannacci, Jacopo; Tagliapietra, Girolamo in MICROSYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES, v. 28, n. 5 (2022), p. 1235-1240. - DOI: 10.1007/s00542-022-05285-w
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

Exploitation of response surface method for the optimization of RF-MEMS reconfigurable devices in view of future beyond-5G, 6G and super-IoT applications
Iannacci, Jacopo; Tagliapietra, Girolamo; Bucciarelli, Alessio in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 12, n. 1 (2022), p. 3543. - DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07643-0
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

A STRUCTURAL SIMILARITY INDEX BASED METHOD TO DETECT SYMBOLIC MONOPHONIC PATTERNS IN REAL-TIME
Silva, N.; Turchet, L. in 25th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects, DAFx 2022, Basel, Switzerland: MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2022, p. 161-168. - ISBN: 978-3-200-08599-2. Proceedings of: 25th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects, DAFx 2022, Vienna, 6-10 September 2022. - Publication URL

FreesoundVR: soundscape composition in virtual reality using online sound repositories
Turchet, Luca; Carraro, Marco; Tomasetti, Matteo in VIRTUAL REALITY, v. 2022, (2022), p. 1-13. - Publication URL . - DOI: 10.1007/s10055-022-00705-8

AdaMICA: Adaptive Multicore Intermittent Computing
Akhunov, K.; Yildirim, K. S. in PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACM ON INTERACTIVE, MOBILE, WEARABLE AND UBIQUITOUS TECHNOLOGIES, v. 6, n. 3 (2022), p. 1-30. - DOI: 10.1145/3550304

Design and Analysis of RF - MEMS Switches with Meandered Beams for Reduced Actuation Voltage
Tagliapietra, G.; Iannacci, J. in 2021 IEEE 32nd International Conference on Microelectronics Proceedings, New York: IEEE, 2021, p. 181-184. - ISBN: 978-1-6654-4528-3. Proceedings of: 2021 IEEE 32nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROELECTRONICS, Nis, Serbia, 12-14 September 2021. - DOI: 10.1109/MIEL52794.2021.9569074
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN RF-MEMS TECHNOLOGY-BASED HIGH-PERFORMANCE PASSIVE COMPONENTS FOR APPLICATIONS IN THE 5G AND FUTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SCENARIOS
Tagliapietra, G; Iannacci, J in FACTA UNIVERSITATIS. SERIES ELECTRONICS AND ENERGETICS, v. 34, n. 3 (2021), p. 333-366. - DOI: 10.2298/FUEE2103333T
[other topics: Wireless Technology and Systems

A signal-centric perspective on the evolution of symbolic communication
Lotito, Q. F.; Custode, L. L.; Iacca, G. in GECCO 2021 - Proceedings of the 2021 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2021, p. 120-128. - ISBN: 9781450383509. Proceedings of: 2021 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO 2021, Lille, 2021. - Publication URL . - DOI: 10.1145/3449639.3459273

Realistic Aspects of Simulation Models for Fake News Epidemics over Social Networks
Francesco Lotito, Quintino; Zanella, Davide; Casari, Paolo in FUTURE INTERNET, v. 13, n. 3 (2021), p. 76.1-76.20. - Publication URL . - DOI: 10.3390/fi13030076

Efficient Algorithms to Mine Maximal Span-Trusses From Temporal Graphs
Lotito, Quintino Francesco; Montresor, Alberto in Proc. of the 16th International Workshop on Mining and Learning With Graphs, New York City: ACM, 2020. Proceedings of: MLG'20, Online, 2020

 

Students

Abu Lebdeh, Muathmuath.abulebdeh [at] unitn.itwebpage
Akhunov, Khakimkhakim.akhunov [at] unitn.itwebpage
Gebremedhin, Desta Gebredesta.gebremedhin [at] unitn.itwebpage
Le, Vu Anh Minhvuanhminh.le [at] unitn.itwebpage
Lotito, Quintino Francescoquintino.lotito [at] unitn.itwebpage
Pichetti, Lorenzolorenzo.pichetti [at] unitn.itwebpage
Silva, Nishal Stanislausnishal.silva [at] unitn.itwebpage
Tagliapietra, Girolamog.tagliapietra-1 [at] unitn.itwebpage
Tomasetti, Matteomatteo.tomasetti [at] unitn.itwebpage