Research Activity

I am a Research Fellow in Computer Engineering at DEIS (Dipartimento di Elettronica Informatica e Sistemistica) at the University of Bologna.

I work in the field of Distributed Systems and Computer Networks.

My interests

My current research activity is mainly focused on:

• Mobile Computing
• Middleware for Multimedia Streaming (see the MUM and the LEM home pages)
• Session Management and Standardization Technologies for Next Generation Networks (see IHMAS and SAIR home pages)
• Context-aware Middleware for Context Data Dissemination in Mobile Environemnts (see the SALES and the RECOWER home pages)
• Middleware for Integration and Management of WSN and other Mobile Wireless Networks (see the WHOO home page)
• Platforms for service and mobile apps recommendation (see the SAIR home page)
• Cloud Computing and Management of Cloud Systems
• Reliable and Scalable Data Distribution in Internet-scale Environments (see the REVENGE home page)
• Mobile Agents (see the SOMA home page)

Other areas of interest are:

• Message Oriented and Data Distribution Middleware (see the REVENGE home page)
• Object Oriented and Component Based Distributed Architectures (CORBA, EJB, DCOM)

Projects

I'm currently involved in the following research projects:

• 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 Systems", 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).

Conference and Workshop Organization Activities

• Symposium Technical Co-Chair of 8th International Wireless Communication and Mobile Computing (IWCMC 2012) - Wireless Networking Symposium.
• Workshop Technical Co-Chair of MoCS 2012.
• Workshop Technical Co-Chair of MoCS 2011.
• Workshop Chair for ISCC 2011.
• Local arrangement chair of ISCC 2010.
• Publicity Chair for MediaWiN 2010.
• Keynote speaker at P2MNet 2009; the talk addressed "Scalability of IMS infrastructures and IMS-based services".
  
• Panelist at ICPS 2009; panel discussion was about "The future of cloud computing and pervasive services".
• Workshop co-chair of ADAMUS 2009.
• Publicity chair for MediaWiN 2009.
• Steering committee member of ADAMUS 2008.
• Publication chair for ADAMUS 2007.
  

Co-operations

I'm currently collaborating with the followign research groups:

• MobiLab at University of Naples
  (Director Prof. S. Russo).
• Department of Computer Science at NJIT
  (Prof. C. Borcea).
• Paradise Research Laboratory at uOttawa
  (Director Prof. A. Boukerche).
• Mobile Sensing Group at Dartmouth College
  (Director Prof. A.T. Campbell).
• Competence Center Next Generation Network Infrastructures (NGNI) at Fraunhofer FOKUS (Prof. Dr. T. Magedanz).
• Center of Excellence - Broadband Networks and Appllications at University of Cape Town (UCT)
  (Director Prof. N. Ventura).
• PerLab at University of Pisa.

Ph.D. Thesis

Luca Foschini: Support Infrastructures for Multimedia Services with Guaranteed Continuity and QoS. Ph.D. Thesis in Computer Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy, April 2007.
[pdf Ph.D. thesis @ lia]

Seminars

• Luca Foschini: IMS-based Middleware Solutions for Advanced Management of Mobile Multimedia Services, May 2009.
  [pdf slides]

Membership

• IEEE, TABOO.