Giovanni Emanuele Corazza was born in Trieste (Italy) in 1964. He received the Dr. Ing. Degree (summa cum laude) from the University of Bologna (Italy) in 1988, and the the Ph.D. Degree in Telecommunications and Microelectronics Engineering from the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (Italy) in 1995. Since 1998 he is with the Department of Information, Electrical and Electronic Engineering of the University of Bologna, as a Full Professor of Telecommunications.
Academic and Institutional qualifications
- President of the Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi, since 2019 to date.
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, since 2012 to 2018.
- President of Consorzio Interuniversitario Cineca, from 2017 to 2019.
- President of the Scientific Committee of the Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi, since 2010 to 2018.
- Corresponding Member of the Accademia delle Scienze dell’Istituto di Bologna, since 2019.
- Head of Department, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informatica e Sistemistica (DEIS) of the Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, since 2009 to 2012.
- Founder of the Marconi Institute for Creativity (MIC) in 2011.
- Founding member of the Centre of Excellence ARCES, of the Università di Bologna, in 2001.
- Dean of Studies for the Consiglio di Corso di Studio in Ingegneria delle Telecomunicazioni of theUniversità di Bologna, since 2000 to 2003.
Coordination of industrial research within the European Community
- Member of the Partnership Board of the 5G-PPP, the Public-Private Partnership of the European Commission dedicated to 5G networks, since 2013 to 2018.
- Member of the Board della 5G Infrastructure Association, the private side of the5G-PPP, since 2013 to 2016.
- Vice-Chairman of the NetWorld 2020 European Technology Platform since 2013 to 2016.
- Founder and Chairman of the Integral Satcom Initiative (ISI) in the years 2005-2007, the European Technology Platform for satellite communications.
- Chairman of the Advanced Satellite Mobile Systems Task Force (ASMS-TF) in the years 2003-2006.
International extra-European experience
Scientific Research Activities and Recognitions
Activity in the International Scientific Community
- Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Communications, since 1997 to 2011.
- Member of the Editorial Board of the ICSC Journal of Genius and Eminence, since 2016.
- Editor of four special issues of the International Journal on Satellite Communications and Networking.
- Chairman of the International Conferences: IEEE ISSSTA 2008, ASMS 2004-2012 (bi-annual), MIC Conference 2013-2016-2019-2020.
- Member of the Technical Committee and Session Chairman for numerous International Conferences.
- Revisore di articoli scientifici per numerose riviste e conferenze internazionali.
- Visiting Professor at the University of Southern California - USC (Los Angeles, CA) in the year 2000.
- Principal Engineer at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA), with the grant of an international patent, in 1999.
- Advanced Member of Technical Staff at COM DEV (Ontario, Canada) in the years 1989-1990.
- Research Fellow at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC - Noordwijk, The Netherlands) of the European Space Agency (ESA) in 1995.
- Areas of research: creativity, neuroscience, mobile communications, satellite communications, navigation and positioning systems, communication theory, spread spectrum and CDMA techniques, synchronization and estimation techniques, multi-carrier techniques.
- More than 300 scientific contributions on refereed International Journals and Conferences.
- International Awards:
- Marconi International Fellowship Young Scientist Award, 1995.
- IEEE ISSSTA’98 Best Paper Award, 1998.
- IEEE VTS Best System Paper Award, 2002.
- IEEE ISSSTA’04 Best Paper Award, 2004.
- IEEE IWSSC’05 Best Paper Award, 2005
- Three International Patents.
- Principal investigator for 13 projects funded by the European Commission:
- To-Euro-5G, Coordination and Support Action, Horizon 2020
- Euro-5G, Coordination and Support Action, Horizon 2020
- CREAM, Colaborative Project, FP7
- 5-Alive, Coordination and Support Action, FP7
- sISI, Specific Support Action, FP7
- Brasil, Specific Support Action, FP6
- MAGIC, progetto GJU, FP6
- GAMMA, progetto GJU, FP6
- SatNEx II, Network of Excellence, FP6
- MAESTRO, Integrated Project, FP6
- SatNEx, Network of Excellence, FP6
- MoSSA, Specific Support Action, FP6
- SATIN, Specific Targeted Research Project, FP5
- Principal investigator for 5 projects funded by the European Space Agency (ESA):
- OFDM – Study of Enhanced OFDM Techniques (2007)
- 4G – Role of Satellite in 4G Mobile Networks (2006)
- BSDT – Broadband Satellite Digital Transmission (2005)
- MUD – Multi User Detection (2004)
- ACM – Adaptive Coding and Modulation (2003)
Teaching Activities
- “Creativity and Innovation”, Masters Degree in Telecommunications Engineering, since 2013-2014 to date.
- “Communication Theory and Coding”, Masters Degree in Telecommunications Engineering, since 2018-2019 to date.
- “Scienza e Applicazioni del Pensiero Creativo”, Degree in “Design del Prodotto Industriale”, since AA 2015-2016 to date.
- “Creativity and Innovation” courses inside the Masters Programs of the Bologna Business School, since 2016 to date.
- “Information Theory and Coding”, Masters Degree in Telecommunications Engineering, since 2014-2015 to 2017-2018.
- “Digital Receiver Design and Optimization”, Masters Degree in Telecommunications Engineering, since 2013-2014 to 2016-2017.
- “Principles of Multimedia Applications and Services”, Masters Degree in Telecommunications Engineering, since AA 2011-2012 to 2013-2014.
- “Software per le Telecomunicazioni”, Degree in “Ingegneria Elettronica e delle Telecomunicazioni”, since AA 2009-2010 to 2013-2014.
- “Trasmissione Numerica L-A”, “Trasmissione Numerica LS”, “Trasmissione Numerica” courses, inside the Degree in “Ingegneria delle Telecomunicazioni e in Ingegneria Elettronica”, in various years since 2001 to 2012.
- “Electric Communications L-B” Degree in Telecommunications Engineering of the Engineering Faculty of Forlì-Cesena, 2001-2002
- “Spread Spectrum Techniques” Master’s program in Radio communications Engineering of the Engineering Faculty of Bologna, 2002-2003
- “Telecommunications” Master’s program in Innovation Engineering of the University of Bologna, premises of Buenos Aires, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004.
“
Spread Spectrum and CDMA” Master’s program in Radio communications Engineering and Information Technologies, coordinated by the Radio electric Experimental Centre (CRESM), 2002-2003.
