David Macii

2005 - Master of Advanced Studied (MAS) in Embedded System Design, from the University of Lugano, Switzerland.

2003 - Ph.D. Degree in Information Engineering from the University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

2000 - M.S. Degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, with full marks and honors.

David Macii received the 5-year degree in Electronic Engineering with full marks and honors and the Ph.D. degree in Information Engineering from the University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy in 2000 and 2003, respectively. In 2005 he also received the Master degree of Advanced Studies in Embedded System Design from the University of Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland. He was with the German Aerospace Centre DLR in Munich in 2000. He was a visiting researcher at the Department of Electronic Network and Computer Engineering (DSP and VLSI group) of the University of Westminster, London, UK in 2002, at the Advanced Learning and Research Institute (ALARI) in Lugano, Switzerland between 2003 and 2005 and at the Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC) of the University of California, Berkeley between 2009 and 2010 (Fulbright Research Scholar)

Between 2005 and 2015 he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Trento, first with the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science and then with the Department of Industrial Engineering.

Currently, he is an Associate Professor with the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Trento. Recently, he received the national qualification as a Full Professor.

MAIN TEACHING ACTIVITIES

• Advanced systems for Digital Signal Processing (from A.Y. 2004-05 to A.Y. 2006-07) - 6 credits -  M.S. in Telecommunications Engineering;
• Electronics for Telecommunications (from A.Y. 2005-06 to A.Y. 2013-14) - 6/9 credits -  M.S. in Telecommunications Engineering;
• Microprocessors (from A.Y. 2009-2010 to A.Y. 2012-13) - 6 credits -  M.S. in Telecommunications Engineering;
• Systems and Techniques for Digital Signal Processing (from A.Y. 2013-14 to present) - 9 credits -  M.S. in Mechatronics Engineering;
• Industrial Electronics and Instrumentation (from A.Y. 2016-17 to present) - 6 credits -  M.S. in Mechatronics Engineering.

Over the years, he also was lecturer or co-lecturer of various other courses, most notably "Laboratory of embedded systems" (3 credits - M.S. in Telecommunications Engineering), "Electronic Measurement Instruments" (6 credits, B.S. in Telecommunications Engineering), and Laboratory of Wireless Sensor Networks (6 credits, M.S. in Computer Science).

INVITED LECTURES AND TALKS

• June 2017 – “Distributed synchronous measurement systems for smart grids: opportunities and challenges,” Keynote speech at the 2^nd International Conference on Measurement Instrumentation and Electronics (ICMIE), Prague, Czech Republic.
• Sep. 2016 – “Energy management systems in the context of smart cities,” Invited Talk at the Workshop “Engineering trends and business opportunities for smart cities” (Asso2016-TN) promoted by AssoInge – Association of Italian Engineers Abroad, Trento, Italy.
• May 2016 – “Time Synchronization for Distributed Measurement and Control Systems,” Tutorial at the IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Taipei, Taiwan.
• Dec. 2014 – “Performance of Synchrophasor Estimation Algorithms” during the Workshop Synchrophasor Estimation Processes for Phasor Measurement Units: algorithms and metrological characterization, at the Polytechnic of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
• Jul. 2012 – “ICT Educational Models and Employment Perspective in Italy: Scenarios and Trends” during the Summer School organized within the TEMPUS Project  “MEDIATE, Master Degree on Informatics and Telecommunication: EU Experience for Tajikistan,” Koblenz, Germany.
• Sep. 2011 – “Wireless Sensor Networks: Applications, Systems and Measurement Issues” during the Italian Doctoral Summer School, "Seminario di Eccellenza 'I. Gorini'", Siena, Italy.
• Jul. 2010 – “Time Synchronization for Measurement and Control Applications: Standard Techniques and Research Challenges” during the international Doctoral Summer School “IEEE International Measurement University,” Trento, Italy.

- Embedded measurement and monitoring systems

- Wireless sensor networks, with a special emphasis on time synchronization of distributed systems

- Algorithms and techniques for indoor positioning and tracking

- Estimation and measurement techniques for smart grids.

• 2015 - present: ACANTO - A CyberphysicAl social NeTwOrk using robot friends (EU Horizon 2020 Project) - Participant
• 2015 -  2016: E3 – EUREGIO Training Network on Energy (Euregio Educational Mobility Project) - Coordinator
• 2015 - 2016: BT-LIFE - Analisi e valutazione comparative delle prestazioni di moduli wireless Bluetooth per applicazioni di telemedicina, nell’ambito del progetto LifeGate (industrial Project) - Coordinator
• 2013 - 2016: GreenDataNet - Data Centers in an Energy-Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Internet (EU FP7Project) - Participant
• 2012 - 2013: Event Recorder (industrial project) - Coordinator
• 2011 - 2014: DALI - Devices for Assisted Living (EU FP7Project) - Participant
• 2010 - 2012: Methodologies and Measurement Techniques for spatio-temporal localization in wireless sensor networks (MIUR PRIN national research project) - Local coordinator
• 2009 - 2012: MOBY-DIC: Model-based synthesis of digital electronic circuits for embedded control (EU FP7Project) - Participant
• 2008 - 2012: ACUBE - Un Sistema Avanzato di Monitoraggio per il Supporto delle Residenze Assistite (Trentino Province project) - Participant
• 2008 - 2011: CHAT - Control of Heterogeneous Automation System (EU FP7Project) - Participant
• 2007 - 2010: TRITON: Trentino Research & Innovation for Tunnel monitoring (EU FP7Project) - Participant
• 2006 - 2008: Algorithms and low-power architectures for intelligent video sensors (MIUR PRIN national research project) - Participant
• 2004 - 2006: Methodologies and innovative processes for quality management (MIUR PRIN national research project) - Participant

He is a member of GMEE, and IEEE.

• 2017 – Faculty Course Development Award from the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society for the development of the M.S. course “Industrial electronics and Instrumentation.”
• 2016 – Outstanding Reviewer of 2015 of the journal IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement.
• 2015 – Outstanding Reviewer of 2014 of the journal IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement.
• 2014 – IEEE Senior Member.
• 2013 – Outstanding Reviewer of 2012 of the journal IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement.
• 2011 – Best Academic Paper Award as a co-author of the paper “A Clock State Estimator for PTP Time Synchronization in Harsh Environmental Conditions” presented at the ISPCS 2011 Conference, Munich, Germany.
• 2009 – Fulbright Grant as a Research Scholar for the project "Integrated Synchronization Circuits for Distributed Wireless Electronic Systems".
• 2006 – Best paper award as a co-author of the paper “Remote Didactic Laboratory 'G. Savastano': the Italian Experience for the E-learning at the Technical Universities in the Field of the Electrical and Electronic Measurements, Overview on Didactic Experiments” presented at the IMTC 2006 Conference, Sorrento, Italy.
• 2005 – “Carlo Offelli” award from the Association “Gruppo Misure Elettriche ed Elettroniche (GMEE)” for the best Italian Ph.D. dissertation of years 2003-2004 in the field of electric and electronic measurement.
• 2003 – Scholarship from the “Pio Collegio della Sapienza” of the University of Perugia, Italy, to support young researchers studying abroad.
• 2003 – Best Student's paper Award as author of the paper “A Novel Approach for Testing and Improving the Static Accuracy of High Performance Digital-to-Analog Converters” presented at the IMEKO IWADC 2003 Workshop.

• 2017 – Co-chair of the Session “Energy and Power Systems II”, during the IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Conference (I2MTC).
• 2016 – Chair of the Session “Phasor Measurement Units II” during the IEEE International Workshop on Applied Measurements for Power Systems (AMPS).
• 2016 – Publication Co-chair of the second Smart Cities Conference, Trento, Italy.
• 2015 – Chair of the Session “Synchrophasor Measurements” during the IEEE International Workshop on Applied Measurements for Power Systems (AMPS).
• 2015 – Program Co-chair of the IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS), Trento, Italy.
• 2014 – Publication Chair of the IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS), Naples, Italy.
• 2014 – Co-chair of the Special Session on “Measurement for Ambient Assisted Living” at the IMEKO TC4 International Symposium Measurement of Electrical Quantities, Benevento, Italy.
• 2012 – 2013 – Organizer of the XXX National Congress of the Association “Gruppo Misure Elettriche ed Elettroniche (GMEE)”, Trento, Italy.
• 2013 – General Co-chair of the IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS), Trento, Italy.
• 2012 – Program Chair of the International Summer School on Advanced School on ICT for Future Energy Systems, Trento, Italy.
• 2012 – Work-in-Progress Co-chair of the IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Embedded Systems (SIES), Karlsruhe, Germany.
• 2010 – Publication Chair of the IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Embedded Systems (SIES), Trento, Italy.
• 2009 – Chair of the Session “Uncertainty: Statistical Properties” during the IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Methods for Uncertainty Estimation in Measurement (AMUEM), Bucharest, Romania.
• 2008 – Chair of the Session “Wireless and Telecommunication Systems” during the IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement technology conference (I2MTC), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

• Since 2017 he has member of the Editorial Board of the journal Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks (SEGAN)
• Since 2014 he has been a participating member of the “Waveform Generation, Measurements and Analysis Committee” (TC-10) of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society.
• Since 2016 he has been a participating member of the "Measurement and Networking Committee" (TC-37) of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society.
• Scientific reviewer of numerous journals such as IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery;IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics; IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution; Elsevier Measurement.
• Member of the Technical Program Committees (TPC) of several international conferences and workshops sponsored by IEEE:
• 2006 – 2011 – Delegate for the International Relationships of the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Trento.
• 2006 – 2008 – Member of the steering committee of the IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Methods for Uncertainty Estimation in Measurement (AMUEM), Trento, Italy.
• 2004 – 2005 – Member of the steering committee of the Doctoral Summer School “Seminario di Eccellenza ‘Italo Gorini’”, Trento, Italy.