Andrea Conti (Fellow, IEEE) is a Professor and the founding director of the Wireless Communication and Localization Networks Laboratory and of the Quantum Information Laboratory, University of Ferrara, Italy. He received the Ph.D. degree (with honors) in Electronics & Computer Science Engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 2001.

Prior to joining the University of Ferrara, he was with CNIT and with IEIIT-CNR. In Summer 2001, he was with the Wireless Systems Research Department at AT&T Research Laboratories. Since 2003, he has been a frequent visitor with the Wireless Information and Network Sciences Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he presently holds the Research Affiliate appointment. His research focuses on decision science and quantum information—encompassing fundamental theory, algorithm design, and network experimentation—for a broad range of real-world problems. His current topics include network localization and navigation, distributed sensing, and quantum information science.

Dr. Conti has served as editor for IEEE journals and chaired international conferences. He was elected Chair of the IEEE Communications Society’s Radio Communications Technical Committee and is Co-founder of the IEEE Quantum Communications and Information Technology Emerging Technical Subcommittee. He received the HTE Puskás Tivadar Medal, the IEEE Communications Society’s Fred W. Ellersick Prize, and the IEEE Communications Society’s Stephen O. Rice Prize in the field of Communications Theory. He is an elected Fellow of the IEEE and of the IET, and a member of Sigma Xi. He has been selected as an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer.

Carlos A. Gómez Vega is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Wireless Communication and Localization Networks Laboratory, University of Ferrara, Italy. He received the Ph.D. degree (with honors) in Engineering Science from the University of Ferrara, Italy, in 2025.

Since 2020 he has been with the Wireless Communication and Localization Networks Laboratory at the University of Ferrara, Italy. In 2019, he was a Visiting Student in the Wireless Information and Network Sciences Laboratory at the Massachussets Institute of Technology, USA. His research embraces theory and experimentation of wireless communication and localization systems for terrestrial and non-terrestrial next-generation networks. His research interests include characterization of mobile wireless channels, network localization and navigation, and network resource optimization.

Dr. Gómez-Vega received Best Paper Awards from the IEEE LATINCOM in 2019 and KICS Summer Conference in 2024, and Best Demo Award from the IEEE PIMRC in 2024. He serves as a reviewer for various IEEE journals and in the technical program commitee of international conferences.

Andrea Giani is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Quantum Information Laboratory, University of Ferrara, Italy. He received the Ph.D. degree (with honors) in Engineering Science and the Laurea degree (summa cum laude) in Electronics Engineering from the University of Ferrara, Italy, in 2025 and 2021, respectively.

Since 2019 he has been with the Wireless Communication and Localization Networks Laboratory and the Quantum Information Laboratory at the University of Ferrara, Italy. In 2024, he was a Visiting Ph.D. Student with the Quantum neXus Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. His research focuses on decision science and quantum information—encompassing fundamental theory and algorithm design—for various real-world problems. His current topics include quantum sensing and communication, quantum optics, and stochastic networks.

Dr. Giani is a recipient of the 2025 GTTI Best Ph.D. Thesis Award. He serves as a reviewer for various journals and in the technical program committee of international conferences.

Alessandro Vaccari received the Bachelor's degree (summa cum laude) in Computer Science and the Master’s degree (summa cum laude) in Electronics for ICT Engineering from the University of Ferrara, Italy in 2019 and 2022, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Wireless Communication and Localization Networks Laboratory, University of Ferrara, Italy.

Since 2020, he has been a Research Assistant with the Wireless Communication and Localization Networks Laboratory at the University of Ferrara. His research interests are in the area of wireless sensing including multitarget tracking and identification.

He received the Best Paper Award from the KICS Summer Conference in 2024 and the Best Demo Award from the IEEE PIMRC Conference in 2024. 

Francesco Ferrari received the Master's degree in Electronics for ICT Engineering in 2025 from the University of Ferrara, Italy. He is currently a researcher with the Wireless Communication and Localization Networks Laboratory of the University of Ferrara.

His research interests are in the area of next-generation networks.

Anna Rossato received the Bachelor's degree (summa cum laude) in Electronics and Computer Engineering in 2024 from the University of Ferrara, Italy. She is currently pursuing the Master's degree in Electronics for ICT Engineering at the University of Ferrara. 

Her research interests are in the area of semantic communications.

Edoardo Sangiorgi received the Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Computer Engineering in 2024 from the University of Ferrara, Italy. He is currently pursuing the Master's degree in Electronics for ICT Engineering at the University of Ferrara. 

His research interests are in the area of wireless sensing.

Carla Velotto received the Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in 2024 from the University of Ferrara, Italy. She is currently pursuing the Master's degree in Computer and Automation Engineering at the University of Ferrara. 

Her research interests are in the area of network digital twin.

Gianluca Torsoli was a research assistant and a Ph.D. student with the Wireless Communication and Localization Networks Laboratory, University of Ferrara, from 2021 to 2024. He defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled "Location awareness in xG networks" in 2025.

Flavio Morselli was a research assistant and a Ph.D. student with the Wireless Communication and Localization Networks Laboratory, University of Ferrara, from 2017 to 2022. He defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled "Location awareness in 5G and B5G ecosystems: characterization, design, and experimentation" in 2022.

Stefania Bartoletti was a Marie-Skłodowska Curie Global Fellow (MSCA-IF-GF, Horizon 2020) at WINS Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and WCLN Lab at the University of Ferrara from 2016 to 2019. She was a research assistant and a Ph.D. student with WCLN Lab, University of Ferrara, from 2011 to 2015. She defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled "Wireless localization systems: statistical modeling and algorithm design" in 2015.

Giovanni Chisci was a Ph.D. student with the Wireless Communication and Localization Networks Laboratory, University of Ferrara, from 2014 to 2018. He defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled "Context-aware massive wireless networks: modeling and design" in 2018.

Jinous Shafiei was a Ph.D. student with the Wireless Communication and Localization Networks Laboratory, University of Ferrara, from 2013 to 2017. She defended her Ph.D. thesis entitled "Context-aware wireless communication systems" in 2017.