Mariagrazia Graziano

ERC sectors

SDG

• Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship for Career Development conferred by European Commission (2014)

• FRONTIERS IN ELECTRONICS (2022-), Associate Editor of magazine or editorial series
• JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL ELECTRONICS (2019-), Associate Editor of magazine or editorial series

• IEEE Design Automation and Test Conference Europe, Antwerp, Belgium (17/4/2023-19/4/2023), Program committee

• TECNOLOGIE E METODI PER LA FORMAZIONE UNIVERSITARIA, 2024/2025 (40. ciclo)
  Università degli Studi di PALERMO
• TECNOLOGIE E METODI PER LA FORMAZIONE UNIVERSITARIA, 2023/2024 (39. ciclo)
  Università degli Studi di PALERMO
• TECNOLOGIE E METODI PER LA FORMAZIONE UNIVERSITARIA, 2022/2023 (38. ciclo)
  Università degli Studi di PALERMO

• Collegio di Ingegneria Elettronica, delle Telecomunicazioni e Fisica. Componente
• Collegio di Ingegneria Informatica, del Cinema e Meccatronica. Componente

PhD

• Nano & Quantum Computing. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Main teacher
• Nano & Quantum Computing. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Main teacher
• Nano and molecular electronics. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Teaching assistant

Master of Science

• Engineering Empathy. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Microelectronic systems. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Workshop "SoC Verification Strategies" . A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Quantum Hardware Design and Optimization and Quantum Computing (modulo di Quantum Hardware Design and Optimization). A.A. 2025/26, QUANTUM ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
• Sistemi elettronici a basso consumo. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
• Materials and Processes for quantum sensing, metrology and qubit devices/Qubit Electronics (modulo di Qubit Electronics). A.A. 2025/26, QUANTUM ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
• Engineering Empathy. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Sistemi elettronici a basso consumo. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
• Microelectronic systems. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Workshop "SoC Verification Strategies". A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Materials and Processes for quantum sensing, metrology and qubit devices/Qubit Electronics (modulo di Qubit Electronics). A.A. 2024/25, QUANTUM ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
• Quantum Hardware Design and Optimization and Quantum Computing (modulo di Quantum Hardware Design and Optimization). A.A. 2024/25, QUANTUM ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
• Technology for Nanoelectronic Systems & Nanoelectronic Systems (modulo di Nanoelectronic systems). A.A. 2024/25, NANOTECHNOLOGIES FOR ICTs (NANOTECNOLOGIE PER LE ICT). Collaboratore del corso
• Materials and Processes for quantum sensing, metrology and qubit devices/Qubit Electronics (modulo di Qubit Electronics). A.A. 2023/24, QUANTUM ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
• Engineering Empathy. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Sistemi elettronici a basso consumo. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
• Microelectronic systems. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Technology for Nanoelectronic Systems & Nanoelectronic Systems (modulo di Nanoelectronic systems). A.A. 2023/24, NANOTECHNOLOGIES FOR ICTs (NANOTECNOLOGIE PER LE ICT). Titolare del corso
• Engineering Empathy. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Microelectronic systems. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Workshop "SoC Verification Strategies". A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Sistemi elettronici a basso consumo. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
• Technology for Nanoelectronic Systems & Nanoelectronic Systems (modulo di Nanoelectronic systems). A.A. 2022/23, NANOTECHNOLOGIES FOR ICTs (NANOTECNOLOGIE PER LE ICT). Titolare del corso
• Engineering Empathy. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Microelectronic systems. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Workshop "SoC Verification Strategies". A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Technology for Nanoelectronic Systems & Nanoelectronic Systems (modulo di Nanoelectronic systems). A.A. 2021/22, NANOTECHNOLOGIES FOR ICTs (NANOTECNOLOGIE PER LE ICT). Titolare del corso
• Sistemi elettronici a basso consumo. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
• Engineering Empathy. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Microelectronic systems. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Nanoelectronic systems. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
• Sistemi elettronici a basso consumo. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso

Bachelor of Science

• Fotoni e rivoluzione digitale: gestire l'informazione utilizzando la luce - Intraprendenti. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
• Fotoni e rivoluzione digitale: gestire l'informazione utilizzando la luce - Intraprendenti. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
• Fotoni e rivoluzione digitale: gestire l'informazione utilizzando la luce - Intraprendenti. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
• Dati, algoritmi e le frontiere dell'informatica - Intraprendenti. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso

• Circuit architectures: Architectures for probabilistic computing (DET)
• Circuit architectures: Logic-in memory computing (DET)
• Micro&nano sensors: Molecular sensing (DET)
• Micro&nano sensors: semiconductor sensors (DET)
• Micro-for-Nano (M4N) Systems for Single Molecule Sensors and Molecular Electronics (DET)
• Nanocomputing: Advanced semiconductor field effect transistor process simulation and device modelling (DET)
• Nanocomputing: CAD tools for emerging technologies (DET)
• Nanocomputing: Hybrid technologies integration (DET)
• Nanocomputing: Magnetic devices and architectures (DET)
• Nanocomputing: molecular field-coupled nanocomputing (DET)
• Nanocomputing: single-molecule devices for logic and memory (DET)
• Quantum computing: Quantum architectures and applications (DET)
• Quantum computing: Quantum devices and technologies (DET)

• VLSILAB Group (DET)

Projects funded by competitive calls

• TENS - Toward Excellence in Nanocharacterisation of single-molecule Sensors, (2025-2026) - Componente gruppo di Ricerca
  National Research
• PROGRAMMA VIGONI (BANDO 2011) - CIRCUITI LOGICI NANOMAGNETICI, (2012-2013) - Responsabile Scientifico
  National Research

Projects funded by commercial contracts

• Quantum Computing e Quantum Networking: stato dell’arte e applicazioni nell’ambito Telco, (2019-2019) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• ELABORAZIONE DI SEGNALI DIGITALI AUDIO AES/EBU E VIDEO SD/HD PER SISTEMA EMBEDDER BASATO SU FPGA, (2009-2009) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• TRATTAMENTO DI SEGNALI DIGITALI AUDIO AES/EBU E VIDEO SD/HD PER SISTEMA INTEGRATO BASATO SU FPGA, (2008-2008) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research

• Lorenzo Barbero. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (41^st cycle, 2026-in progress)
• Nicola Carbonetta. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (40^th cycle, 2024-in progress)
• Christian Conti. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (40^th cycle, 2024-in progress)
• Andrea De Simone. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (40^th cycle, 2024-in progress)
• Vincenzo Maria Pianese. Programme in Intelligenza Artificiale (40^th cycle, 2024-in progress)
• Giacomo Orlandi. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (39^th cycle, 2023-in progress)
• Antonio Tudisco. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (39^th cycle, 2023-in progress)
  Research subject: Developing Machine Learning Algorithms using Quantum Computing
  
  Big Data, Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Data Science
  Micro- and nanotechnologies, devices, systems and applications
  Modeling, simulation and CAD
  Systems, Automation and Control
  VLSI theory, design and applications
• Alessio Naclerio. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (38^th cycle, 2022-in progress)
• Federico Ravera. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (38^th cycle, 2022-2026)
  Thesis: Advancing Molecular-Field Coupled Nanocomputing actualization: Unifying device fabrication, molecular modelling, and integration strategies
  
  Micro- and nanotechnologies, devices, systems and applications
• Mario Cignoni. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (36^th cycle, 2020-2024)
  Thesis: Circles: Quantum Dots and Single Atoms
  
  Micro- and nanotechnologies, devices, systems and applications
  Modeling, simulation and CAD
  VLSI theory, design and applications
• Andrea Marchesin. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (36^th cycle, 2020-2024)
  Thesis: Analysis and Design of Quantum Algorithms and Technologies for Engineering Applications - Intelligent Urban Traffic Optimisation and Other Near-term Opportunities
  
  Micro- and nanotechnologies, devices, systems and applications
  Modeling, simulation and CAD
  VLSI theory, design and applications
• Chiara Elfi Spano. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (36^th cycle, 2020-2024)
  Thesis: Single-molecule junctions: Towards new frontiers for next-generation electronics
  
  Electronic devices: modeling and characterization
  Micro- and nanotechnologies, devices, systems and applications
  Modeling, simulation and CAD

Scouting of Emerging Technologies for Quantum Computing, Deployment of Quantum Computing paradighm on a Telcommunication Use case (e.g. Joint Transmission), Implementation on Hardware accelerators (FPGA), Telecom Italia Mobile

• Tudisco, Antonio; Marchesin, Andrea; Zamboni, Maurizio; Graziano, Mariagrazia; Turvani, ... (2026)
  Evaluating Angle and Amplitude Encoding Strategies for Variational Quantum Machine Learning: Their Impact on Model's Accuracy. In: ADVANCED QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES, vol. 9. ISSN 2511-9044
  Contributo su Rivista
• Tomaszowska, Aleksandra; Powroznik, Paulina; Przybyla, Aleksandra; Trefonradziejewska, ... (2025)
  Aluminium as efficient hole-collecting electrode for active layers in inverted architecture photovoltaic devices. In: EMRS 2025 Fall Meeting, Warsaw (Pol), 15-18 September 2025
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Varaldi, Alessandro; Naclerio, Alessio; Riente, Fabrizio; Zamboni, Maurizio; Graziano, ... (2025)
  Optimizing TCN Inference: A Hardware-Software Co-Design Approach with CGRA Acceleration. In: 2025 IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI (ISVLSI), Kalamata (GR), 6-9 July 2025, pp. 455-460
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Ferrero, Elena; Ravera, Federico; Listo, Roberto; Ardesi, Yuri; Piccinini, Gianluca; ... (2025)
  Technology and Power-aware Investigation of Nanostructures for Molecular Field-Coupled Nanocomputing. In: IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI ISVLSI 2025, Kalamata (GR), JUL 06-09, 2025, pp. 322-327. ISBN: 979-8-3315-3477-6
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Orlandi, Giacomo; Conti, Christian; Vacca, Marco; Graziano, Mariagrazia; Riente, Fabrizio (2025)
  Enabling fully connected probabilistic computing through a fast pipelined multi-operand adder. In: 2025 IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI (ISVLSI), Kalamata (Grecia), July 6-9, 2025, pp. 1-6. ISBN: 979-8-3315-3477-6
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Pedicini, Giovanni; Tudisco, Antonio; Cignoni, Mario; Graziano, Mariagrazia; Piccinini, ... (2025)
  Exploring Semiconductor Qubits: Simulation of a Four Quantum Dot Silicon Device. In: QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 10. ISSN 2058-9565
  Contributo su Rivista
• Listo, Roberto; Mo, Fabrizio; Ravera, Federico; Vezzoli, Andrea; Vacca, Marco; ... (2025)
  Rotaxane-Based Single Molecule Junctions for Memory Applications. In: 2025 IEEE 25th International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO), Washington DC (USA), 13-16 July 2025, pp. 75-79. ISBN: 979-8-3315-1271-2
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Ravera, Federico; Listo, Roberto; Mo, Fabrizio; Farchetti, Gabriele; Beretta, Giuliana; ... (2025)
  Molecular Junctions for an Effective Readout in Molecular Field-Coupled Nanocomputing. In: 2025 IEEE 25th International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO), Washington DC (USA), 13-16 July 2025, pp. 527-532. ISBN: 979-8-3315-1271-2
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Ravera, Federico; Medrano Sandonas, Leonardo; Gutierrez, Rafael; Graziano, Mariagrazia; ... (2025)
  Are nonequilibrium effects relevant for chiral molecule discrimination?. In: THE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, vol. 163. ISSN 0021-9606
  Contributo su Rivista
• Ardesi, Yuri; Mo, Fabrizio; Vacca, Marco; Piccinini, Gianluca; Graziano, Mariagrazia (2025)
  Guesstimation of Molecular Ensemble Electrostatics Properties Through SCERPA‐DFT Calculation: Molecular Field‐Coupled Nanocomputing as a Case Study. In: ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS, pp. 1-11. ISSN 2513-0390
  Contributo su Rivista
• Barile, Giorgia; Ravera, Federico; Ardesi, Yuri; Mo, Fabrizio; Piccinini, Gianluca; ... (2025)
  First principles investigation of hydrogen passivation for selective atomic layer deposition of Pt, Cu, and Au metals. In: NANOSCALE, vol. 17, pp. 14913-14923. ISSN 2040-3364
  Contributo su Rivista
• Coluccio, Andrea; Naclerio, Alessio; Vacca, Marco; Turvani, Giovanna; Graziano, ... (2025)
  DExIMA: Design Explorer for In-Memory Architectures. In: IEEE ACCESS, vol. 13, pp. 79217-79236. ISSN 2169-3536
  Contributo su Rivista
• Listo, Roberto; Mo, Fabrizio; Ravera, Federico; Ardesi, Yuri; Vacca, Marco; Piccinini, ... (2025)
  Unfolding Potential and Challenges in Molecular Field-Coupled Nanocomputing. In: NANO FUTURES, vol. 9, pp. 1-8. ISSN 2399-1984
  Contributo su Rivista
• Orlandi, Giacomo; Volpe, Deborah; Graziano, Mariagrazia; Turvani, Giovanna (2025)
  Qoolchain: A QUBO Preprocessing Toolchain for Enhancing Quantum Optimization. In: ADVANCED QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES. ISSN 2511-9044
  Contributo su Rivista
• Bottacin, Alberto; Mo, Fabrizio; Spano, Chiara Elfi; Ardesi, Yuri; Piccinini, Gianluca; ... (2025)
  An efficient computational model for single-molecule optoelectronic devices. In: JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL ELECTRONICS, vol. 24, pp. 1-13. ISSN 1569-8025
  Contributo su Rivista
• Gaggio, Enrico; Graziano, Mariagrazia; Riente, Fabrizio (2024)
  DMI Influence on the Integration, Leakage, and Threshold Property of Domain Wall Based Neurons. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES, vol. 71, pp. 2696-2701. ISSN 0018-9383
  Contributo su Rivista
• Conti, Christian; Volpe, Deborah; Graziano, Mariagrazia; Zamboni, Maurizio; Turvani, ... (2024)
  AMARETTO: Enabling Efficient Quantum Algorithm Emulation on Low-Tier FPGAs. In: 31st IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), Nancy (FRA), 18-20 November 2024, pp. 1-4. ISBN: 979-8-3503-7720-0
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Volpe, Deborah; Quetschlich, Nils; Graziano, Mariagrazia; Turvani, Giovanna; Wille, ... (2024)
  Towards an Automatic Framework for Solving Optimization Problems with Quantum Computers. In: IEEE International Conference on Quantum Software (QSW), Shenzhen (China), 07-13 July 2024, pp. 46-57. ISBN: 979-8-3503-6847-5
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Ardesi, Yuri; Ravera, Federico; Piccinini, Gianluca; Graziano, Mariagrazia (2024)
  Modeling Molecules for Field-Coupled Nanocomputing Circuit Design. In: IEEE 24th International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO), Gijon (Spain), 08-11 July 2024, pp. 430-435. ISBN: 979-8-3503-8624-0
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Mo, Fabrizio; Ala, Walter; Spano, Chiara Elfi; Piccinini, Gianluca; Graziano, ... (2024)
  Single-Molecule Graphene Junction Aflatoxin Sensors: Chemo-Physical Insights from Ab Initio Simulations. In: 2024 IEEE 24th International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO), Gijon (Spain), 08-11 July 2024, pp. 420-423. ISBN: 979-8-3503-8624-0
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Conti, Christian; Volpe, Deborah; Cirillo, Giovanni Amedeo; Graziano, Mariagrazia; ... (2024)
  Towards Quantum Circuit Emulation on Low-Tier FPGAs. In: 2024 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE), Montreal (Can), 15-20 September 2024, pp. 512-513. ISBN: 979-8-3315-4137-8
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Orlando, Fabrizio; Volpe, Deborah; Orlandi, Giacomo; Riente, Fabrizio; Vacca, Marco; ... (2024)
  Engineering Discrete Simulated Bifurcation for an FPGA Digital Ising Machine. In: 2024 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE), Montreal (Can), 15-20 September 2024, pp. 496-497. ISBN: 979-8-3315-4137-8
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Volpe, Deborah; Quetschlich, Nils; Graziano, Mariagrazia; Turvani, Giovanna; Wille, ... (2024)
  A Predictive Approach for Selecting the Best Quantum Solver for an Optimization Problem. In: 2024 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE), Montreal (Can), 15-20 September 2024, pp. 1014-1025. ISBN: 979-8-3315-4137-8
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Hofmann, Klaus; Keil, Ferdinand; Riehl, David; Michalowska-Forsyth, Alicja; Czepl, ... (2024)
  WIP: Building an Education Ecosystem for Next Generation Microelectronics Experts in Green and Circular Economy with Digitally-Supported Teaching Methods for Sustainable Chips and Applications (EU Project GreenChips-EDU). In: 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Washington (USA), 13-16 October 2024, pp. 1-5
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)

• DISPOSITIVO PER LA REALIZZAZIONE DI FUNZIONI LOGICHE BOOLEANE XOR XNOR ALL'INTERNO DELLA MEMORIA RACETRACK. national Patent
  Inventors: Mariagrazia Graziano Fabrizio Riente Giovanna Turvani Marco Vacca