Bio

• Director of Infrastructure Development and Projects at IOTA Foundation • Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Rome “La Sapienza” • Extensive experience in writing proposals and leading successful EU funded projects (raised over 10 Millions in the last 7 years and led over 15 projects) • Almost 20 years of research experience in designing solutions for the Internet of Things; 15 years of academic experience • Public speaker with a large involvement in developing, managing and growing ecosystems and large multi-stakeholders network; large academic network • Large involvement in researching, debating and disseminating the role of blockchain/DLTs to increase trust in data sharing in telecommunication and IoT, smart health and smart cities sectors • Extensive research and development experience in designing and developing testbeds and architectures for (personal and non) data collection and sharing with particular emphasis on transparency and control Specialties Internet of Things (IoT) – Personal Data – Interoperability – Context awareness – Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies – Privacy – Trust – Transparency – GDPR/Compliance – Consent management – Digital Identity – Governance – Stakeholders and ecosystems management – Open Innovation – Digital Innovation – Smart cities – Digital manufacturing – Digital Health – Proposal writing – EU funding – Project coordination