Associate Professor (L. 240)
Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET)
Profile
Keywords
Biography
Development of end-to-end quantum toolchains, from problem formulation to hardware-aware mapping and execution on real or simulated backends. Design of tools for QUBO modeling, quantum circuit simulation and emulation, integrating optimization techniques and machine learning methods. Application of quantum and hybrid algorithms to real-world problems in finance, epidemiology, and control, leveraging quantum optimization and quantum machine learning.
Scientific branch
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
Teaching
Collegi of the degree programmes
- Collegio di Ingegneria Elettronica, delle Telecomunicazioni e Fisica. Componente
- Collegio di Ingegneria Informatica, del Cinema e Meccatronica. Componente invitato
Teachings
Master of Science
- Microelectronic systems. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Integrazione di sistemi embedded. 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. Titolare del corso
- Microelectronic systems. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Integrazione di sistemi embedded. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Quantum Hardware Design and Optimization and Quantum Computing (modulo di Quantum Hardware Design and Optimization). A.A. 2024/25, QUANTUM ENGINEERING. Titolare del corso
- Integrazione di sistemi embedded. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Microelectronic systems. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Microelectronic systems. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Integrazione di sistemi embedded. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Microelectronic systems. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Integrazione di sistemi embedded. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Microelectronic systems. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Integrazione di sistemi embedded. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
Bachelor of Science
- Elettronica dei sistemi digitali. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Elettronica dei sistemi digitali. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Elettronica dei sistemi digitali. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Elettronica dei sistemi digitali. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Elettronica dei sistemi digitali. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA. Collaboratore del corso
- Elettronica dei sistemi digitali. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA. Collaboratore del corso
Research
Research fields
- Circuit architectures: Architectures for probabilistic computing (DET)
- Circuit architectures: Logic-in memory computing (DET)
- Embedded systems for bee health monitoring (DET)
- IoT microwave systems for Bio-Waste valorization (DET)
- Nanocomputing: CAD tools for emerging technologies (DET)
- Quantum computing: Quantum architectures and applications (DET)
Research groups
Research projects
Projects funded by commercial contracts
- Tecnologie e architetture quantistiche per applicazioni ICT, (2025-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - Studio dello stato dell’arte e delle applicazioni quantistiche nel dominio delle telecomunicazioni e della crittografia - PROGETTO N.6, (2021-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research
Supervised PhD students
- Giuseppe La Capra. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (41st cycle, 2026-in progress)
- Christian Conti. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
- Andrea De Simone. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
- Vincenzo Maria Pianese. Programme in Intelligenza Artificiale (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
- Antonio Tudisco. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (39th 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 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 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 - Luca Barbisan. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
Research subject: Technologies for Tailored and Predictive in-vehicle Experience
Analog, Power and Mixed-Signal Circuits and Embedded Systems Big Data, Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Data Science Modeling, simulation and CAD Multimedia Signal Processing Analog, Power and Mixed-Signal Circuits and Embedded Systems Big Data, Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Data Science Modeling, simulation and CAD Multimedia Signal Processing - Deborah Volpe. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (37th cycle, 2021-2025)
Thesis: Quantum-related approaches for solving optimization problems: From applications to backend
Micro- and nanotechnologies, devices, systems and applications Modeling, simulation and CAD VLSI theory, design and applications Micro- and nanotechnologies, devices, systems and applications Modeling, simulation and CAD VLSI theory, design and applications
Publications
PoliTO co-authors
Last years publications View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Zino, Lorenzo; Boggio, Mattia; Volpe, Deborah; Orlandi, Giacomo; Turvani, Giovanna; ... (2026)
A Quantum-Compliant Formulation for Network Epidemic Control. In: IEEE 64th Conference on Decision and Control, Rio de Janeiro (Bra), 9-12 Dicembre 2025, pp. 3818-3823. ISBN: 979-8-3315-2627-6
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - 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 - Volpe, Deborah; Orlandi, Giacomo; Turvani, Giovanna (2025)
Improving the Solving of Optimization Problems: A Comprehensive Review of Quantum Approaches. In: QUANTUM REPORTS, vol. 7, pp. 1-19. ISSN 2624-960X
Contributo su Rivista - Tudisco, Antonio; Volpe, Deborah; Orlandi, Giacomo; Turvani, Giovanna (2025)
Graph Neural Network-Based Predictor for Optimal Quantum Hardware Selection. In: 2025 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE), Albuquerque (USA), 31 August – 5 September 2025, pp. 296-301
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - De Simone, Andrea; Turvani, Giovanna; Riente, Fabrizio (2025)
Incremental firmware update over-the-air for low-power IoT devices over LoRaWAN. In: INTERNET OF THINGS, vol. 34. ISSN 2542-6605
Contributo su Rivista - Volpe, Deborah; Orlandi, Giacomo; Boggio, Mattia; Novara, Carlo; Zino, Lorenzo; Turvani, ... (2025)
A Quantum Approach for Optimal Transient Control in Network-Based Epidemic Models. In: 2025 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering, Albuquerque (USA), 30 August 2025 - 05 September 2025, pp. 2258-2269. ISBN: 979-8-3315-5736-2
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Volpe, Deborah; Cirillo, Giovanni; Zamboni, Maurizio; Graziano, Mariagrazia; Turvani, ... (2025)
Improving the exploitability of Simulated Adiabatic Bifurcation through a flexible and open-source digital architecture. In: ACM TRANSACTIONS ON QUANTUM COMPUTING, vol. 6. ISSN 2643-6817
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 - Lagostina, L.; Volpe, D.; Zamboni, M.; Turvani, G. (2025)
AEQUAM: Accelerating Quantum Algorithm Validation through FPGA-Based Emulation. In: IEEE ACCESS, vol. 13, pp. 130232-130255. ISSN 2169-3536
Contributo su Rivista - Tudisco, Antonio; Volpe, Deborah; Turvani, Giovanna (2025)
Quantum Machine Learning in Healthcare: Evaluating QNN and QSVM Models. In: 2025 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), Roma (ita), 30 June 2025 - 05 July 2025, pp. 1-8
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Tudisco, Antonio; Volpe, Deborah; Turvani, Giovanna (2025)
Multi-VQC: A Novel QML Approach for Enhancing Healthcare Classification. In: 2025 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Software, Helsinki (Fin), 7-2 July 2025, pp. 28-34. ISBN: 979-8-3315-6720-0
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - De Simone, Andrea; Barbisan, Luca; Turvani, Giovanna; Riente, Fabrizio (2024)
IoT-Based Bee Colony Health Monitoring: A Focus on Energy Impact and Audio Feature Extraction. In: 2024 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry, MetroAgriFor 2024, Padova (Ita), 29-31 Ottobre 2024, pp. 289-294. ISBN: 979-8-3503-5544-4
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) - 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) - Guastamacchia, Angela; Coluccio, Andrea; Riente, Fabrizio; Turvani, Giovanna; Graziano, ... (2024)
MeMPA: A Memory Mapped M-SIMD Co-Processor to Cope with the Memory Wall Issue. In: ELECTRONICS, vol. 13, pp. 1-16. ISSN 2079-9292
Contributo su Rivista - 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) - De Simone, Andrea; Barbisan, Luca; Turvani, Giovanna; Riente, Fabrizio (2024)
Advancing Beekeeping: IoT and TinyML for Queen Bee Monitoring Using Audio Signals. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT, vol. 73, pp. 1-9. ISSN 0018-9456
Contributo su Rivista - Volpe, Deborah; Cirillo, Giovanni Amedeo; Fantini, Roberto; Boella, Andrea; Mondo, ... (2024)
Quantum-compliant users scheduling optimization in joint transmission mobile access networks. In: QUANTUM INFORMATION PROCESSING, vol. 23. ISSN 1570-0755
Contributo su Rivista - Barbisan, Luca; Turvani, Giovanna; Riente, Fabrizio (2024)
A Machine Learning Approach for Queen Bee Detection Through Remote Audio Sensing to Safeguard Honeybee Colonies. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AGRIFOOD ELECTRONICS., vol. 2, pp. 236-243. ISSN 2771-9529
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)
Knowledge Valorisation
Technology transfer
- DISPOSITIVO DI IMAGING A MICROONDE PER IL MONITORAGGIO DI DEVIAZIONI DIELETTRICHE IN UN MEZZO. national and international Patent
Inventors: Mario Roberto Casu Marco Ricci Jorge Alberto Tobon Vasquez Giovanna Turvani Francesca Vipiana - 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 - Dispositivo per computazione all'interno della memoria basato su tecnologia Racetrack. national and international Patent
Inventors: Fabrizio Riente Giovanna Turvani Marco Vacca