Journal: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Autori: Andrea Berti (a, b, c), Camilla Scapicchio (b, d), Chiara Iacconi (e), Charlotte Marguerite Lucille Trombadori (f), Maria Evelina Fantacci (b, d), Alessandra Retico (b), Sara Colantonio (a)...
Journal: Wires Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery Autori: Gianluca Carloni (1,2), Andrea Berti (1,2), Sara Colantonio (1) Affiliazioni: (1): Institute of Information Science and Technologies (ISTI), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Pisa, Italy....
The ability of Maritime Unmanned Systems (MUS) to perform certain tasks is often closely linked to their endurance. This article presents experimental results on a vehicle equipped with a wing system, designed to exploit wave motion for propulsive...
This study explores the performance of different modulation schemes for underwater acoustic communications, which are crucial for efficient data exchange in Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUV) used in various maritime applications. We conducted sea...
The use of traditional commercial acoustic modems is typically confined to Oil & Gas and military scenarios, as their high power consumption and steep cost make them inaccessible for many other applications, such as aquaculture, diver commu- nication...
This paper proposes an enhanced method for channel modeling in millimeter-wave wireless UAV-assisted communication networks. It addresses the need for accurate, data-efficient, and interpretable channel models for user-centric networks, obtained by...
Abstract: Recent advancements in medical technology have led to personalized and proactive healthcare. Telemedicine has revolutionized patient-physician communication, allowing for remote consultations and diagnostics. Bioimpedance-based analysis has...
Abstract: This paper introduces a novel communication protocol from Sensichips s.r.l. tailored for multi-sensor readout applications, offering enhanced implementation efficiency and faster readout speeds compared to current protocols in use. Dubbed...
Abstract: Neurostimulation applications require increasing versatility to tailor the treatment to the patient needs, thus improving its efficacy. In this work, we propose a fully-programmable integrated neurostimulation system capable of performing...
Abstract: In single-chip electrical impedance spectroscopy systems, generation of sinusoidal waveforms with frequencies variable over several decades is often the most challenging task. In this work, we propose an original approach to sinusoidal...
As of today, designing Current References (CRs) with enhanced PVT-robustness is still hardly straightforward, especially under area occupation constraints. In this work, we present a novel beta-multiplier CR, performing first-order temperature...
Field Programmable Gate Arrays find extensive use across various domains, ranging from telecommunications to Machine Learning tasks. In the context of space applications, they emerge as a highly favourable choice, owing to their high degree of...
Advancements in technology have driven the miniaturization of embedded systems, making them more cost-effective and energy-efficient for wireless applications. As a result, the number of connectable devices in Internet of Things (IoT) networks has...
This paper compares experimental performance obtained using Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) sensors to estimate the Direction of Arrival (DoA) of an acoustic signal emitted by an underwater source. The PAM sensors analysed are the Wilcoxon VS-301 and...
Nanostructuring is very effective in enhancingthe thermal to electrical energy conversion efficiency of mostmaterials, including in particular silicon which presents aperfect trade-off between technical potentialities andenvironmental/political/social...
The strong reduction of thermal conductivity with respect to bulk siliconThe strong reduction of thermal conductivity with respect to bulk siliconmakes nanostructured silicon one of the best materials for highly efficientdirect conversion of heat into...
Improving the power factor (PF) of thermoelectric materials, crucial for enhancing the power output of thermoelectric generators, is challenging due to the adverse interdependence of the Seebeck coefficient and the electrical conductivity on carrier...
Quantum computer operations, called quantum gates, include qubit rotations, entanglement operations, and measurements, each of which is essential for the implementation of advanced quantum algorithms. However, the effect of phase noise in control...
The paper presents the research project of the author, focused on developing, implementing and testing a vision based relative navigation system for spacecraft. A temporal organization of the project is presented, with tasks assigned to each year of...
We present the development of a project for the reliable measurement of the dephasing times of superconducting qubits. Here we focus specifically on the relevance of the phase noise affecting the system and on the approach we follow to evaluate it and...