Curriculum Vitae

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EDUCATION
     
Currently
 Ph.D Student
    The Ohio State University - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Appointment: Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant
      Supported by the Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Collaborative Center of Control Science at UMICH.
    Advisor: Prof. Andrea Serrani
    Major: Control Systems
    Minor: Signal Processing
    External Area of Study: Math
    GPA: 4 / 4
    Research Topics: Nonlinear control design for non-minimum phase hypersonic vehicle models, adaptive control, input to state stability, robust adaptive rejection of harmonic sensor disturbance.
     
Sep 05 - Sep 07
 Master of Science - S.M. degree in Electrical Engineering
    The Ohio State University - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Appointment: Graduate Research Assistant
   
Supported by the Air Force Research Laboratory (Wright- Patterson AFB) and Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Collaborative Center of Control Science at OSU.
    Advisor: Prof. Andrea Serrani
    Major: Control Systems
    GPA: 3.8 / 4
    Thesis: "Nonlinear robust adaptive controller Design for an air-breathing
      hypersonic Vehicle model"
     
Oct 98 - Dec 03
 B.S. & S.M in Electrical Engineering (5 years Laurea - VO)
    Universita' Politecnica delle Marche - Italy
    Advisor: Prof. Sauro Longhi
      Prof. Andrea Serrani
    Major: Control Systems
    GPA: 29.7 / 30 = 3.96 / 4
    Final Grade: 110 / 110 cum laude
    Thesis: "Adaptive asymptotic rejection of harmonic disturbances at the
      sensor input for linear systems"
 
AWARDS
     
Presidential Fellowship - 2009-2010
 
Best Paper Award - 34th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Symposium - Dayton, USA, 2009
 
"Nonlinear Robust Adaptive Control of Flexible Air-breathing Hypersonic Vehicles"
“Outstanding Student” Fellowship - 2002
 
CNR* Fellowship - From 1993 to 2003
   
 
WORK EXPERIENCE
     
Mar 04 - May 05
 Accenture Consulting (Rome Office)
    Workforce: Communications & High Tech
    Position: Analyst
    Project Description:
Part of a project whose aim was the realization of a Traffic Performance Management platform for the new Telecom Italia* Value Added Services (VoIP and Video Call).
      * most important Italian wired telephone company
    Main activities:
Analysis of both Telecom Italia preexistent network and network elements inserted to supply the new services; analysis of the significant data to be collected from the different network elements in order to monitor them; choice of data formats and protocols to be used for the data transfer; definition of Key Performance and Quality Indicators that give a snapshot of the network status and of the quality perceived by customers; customization of gateways and software package used to realize the platform.
     
Sep 99 - Dec 03
 GEOPRO s.r.l. Meridiana
    Main activities: Software Development
 
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
     
Graduate Teaching Assistant
  SP 2009 ECE 205 Circuit Analysis
  WI 2008 ECE 301 Analysis and Design in Circuits and Electronics
  AU 2007 ECE 205 Circuit Analysis
       
     
GRADUATE COURSES (Ph.D)    
COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE INSTRUCTOR QUARTER CREDIT HOURS
Major ECE 793 Independent Study A. Serrani SP 2008 3
ECE 857 Nonlinear Control A. Serrani SP 2007 3
ECE 753 Powertrain Control S. Yurkovich WI 2009 3
ECE 758 Control System Implementation Laboratory K. Passino SP 2009 3
ECE 858 Systems Biology of Decision Making K. Passino SP 2009 3
Minor ECE 804 Random Signal Analysis C. Koksal AU 2007 3
ECE 805 Random Processes and Applications R. Moses WI 2008 3
ECE 806 Detection and Estimation Theory C. Koksal SP 2008 3
External MATH 715 Differential Equations I F.Tian AU 2007 3
Area of MATH 716 Differential Equations II F.Tian WI 2008 3
Studies MATH 712 Functional Analysis I Y. Kodama AU 2008 3
  MATH 713 Functional Analysis II Y. Kodama WI 2008 3
  MATH 714 Functional Analysis III Y. Kodama SP 2008 3
           
GRADUATE COURSES (Master)    
COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE INSTRUCTOR QUARTER CREDIT HOURS
ECE 754 Nonlinear Systems A. Serrani WI 2006 3
ECE 852 Adaptive Control A. Serrani SP 2006 3
ECE 793 Individual Study A. Serrani AU 2006 3
MEC 894T Advanced Topics in Robotics E. Westervelt WI 2007 3
ECE 759 Numerical Optimization K. Passino AU 2005 3
ECE 851 Stochastic Estimation and Control Systems J.Cruz WI 2006 3
ECE 854 Optimal Control Theory J.Cruz WI 2007 3
ECE 752 Feedback Control Systems V. Utkin SP 2006 3
ECE 750 Linear System Theory V. Utkin AU 2005 3
MATH 651 Real Analysis I J. McNeal AU 2006 5
MATH 652 Real Analysis II J. McNeal WI 2007 5
EDU T&L 108.02 Academic Writing in English as a Second Language B. Rogers AU 2005 5
EDU T&L 105A English for International GTA R.Clason SP 2007 5
     
COURSES TAKEN FOR MY B.S. & S.M IN ITALY    
COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR YEAR CREDIT HOURS
1 Mathematics I A. Bianchini 1 9
2 English Proficiency Test A.Tucker 1 -
3 Physics I R. Caciuffo 1 9
4 Informatics I E. Vicario 1 9
5 Geometry N.S. Teleman 1 9
6 Mathematics II B. Battelli 2 9
7 Numerical Calculus A.M. Perdon 2 9
8 Chemistry P. Bruni 2 9
9 Physics II G. Majni 2 9
10 Informatics II P. Puliti 2 9
11 Theoretical Mechanics L. Demeio 2 9
12 Mathematics III R. Farano 3 9
13 Electronic Devices M. Conti 3 9
14 Electrotechnics F. Piazza 3 9
15 Applied Physics F. Polonara 3 9
16 Logic Networks S. Fioretti 3 9
17 Signal Theory F. Moglie 3 9
18 Linear Systems Theory G. Conte 3 9
19 Electromagnetic Fields G. Cerri 4 9
20 Electrical Communications F. Chiaraluce 4 9
21 Automatic Controls T. Leo 4 9
22 Economics M. Falasco 4 9
23 Electronics I C. Turchetti 4 9
24 Mathematical Methods for Engineering L. Demeio 4 9
25 Electrical Measurements S. Pirani 4 9
26 Operational Research F. Pezzella 4 9
27 Model Identification and Data Analysis G. Conte 5 9
28 Engineering and Technology of Control Systems S. Longhi 5 9
29 Measurements and Quality Control in the Mechanical Production Rossi 5 9
30 Otpimal Control L. Ietto 5 9
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