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Stefano Maddio è nato a Firenze nel 1978. Ha conseguito la laurea in Ingegneria elettronica, cum laude, nel 2005 e il dottorato di ricerca nel 2009 presso l'Università di Firenze. Dal 2010 al 2017 è assegnista presso questa stessa Università. Dal 2017 al 2024 è Ricercatore (Assistant Professor)
Dal 2024 è Professore Associato presso quasta stessa università, afferente al GSD IINF-02 (Campi Elettromagnetici)
I suoi attuali interessi di ricerca comprendono l'analisi e la progettazione di sistemi radiativi per la microelettronica nel campo della tecnologia di antenne intelligenti per applicazioni wireless con particolare attenzione ai problemi di localizzazione wireless e sistemi di antenne speciali per comunicazioni dedicate a corto raggio, nonché la modellazione di microonde, dispositivi e circuiti.
Un altro filone di ricerca è incentrato nella caratterizzazione dielettrica dei tessuti biologici.
Stefano Maddio si è laureato con lode in Ingegneria Elettronica e ha conseguito un dottorato di ricerca in Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni presso l'Università di Firenze nel 2005 e 2009, rispettivamente. Dal 2010 al 2017 è stato assegnista di ricerca presso il Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e Telecomunicazioni, poi rinominato Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, presso la stessa università.
Da settembre 2017 a febbraio 2024 ha ricoperto il ruolo di Ricercatore a Tempo Determinato (Tipo A e poi Tipo B). Da marzo 2024 è Professore Associato presso l'Università di Firenze.
Presso l'Università di Firenze ha collaborato alla didattica di numerosi corsi, tra cui:
Ha tenuto come unico titolare i corsi di:
È membro del Dottorato di Ricerca in Ingegneria dell'Informazione presso l'Università di Firenze dal ciclo XXXV fino a oggi e ha tenuto il corso di "Indoor Positioning". Attualmente è referente del curriculum "Elettronica, Elettromagnetismo e Sistemi Elettrici" dello stesso dottorato ed è inoltre membro del gruppo di riesame AVA3.
Interessi di ricerca: La sua ricerca si concentra sulle tecniche e tecnologie per l'elettromagnetismo applicato, dalla progettazione alla realizzazione fino alla caratterizzazione e all'impiego sistemistico in dispositivi elettronici operanti ad alte frequenze. Il suo principale ambito di specializzazione è la tecnologia delle antenne intelligenti per applicazioni wireless, con particolare attenzione ai problemi di localizzazione wireless e ai sistemi di antenne per comunicazioni dedicate a corto raggio.
Contributi scientifici: È autore o co-autore di oltre 50 articoli pubblicati su riviste internazionali di alto impatto con peer review e ha pubblicato più di 100 lavori tra conferenze internazionali, conferenze nazionali e riviste nazionali.
Inoltre, è:
I suoi attuali interessi di ricerca comprendono l'analisi e la progettazione di sistemi radiativi per la microelettronica, la tecnologia delle antenne intelligenti per applicazioni wireless, con particolare attenzione ai problemi di localizzazione wireless e ai sistemi di antenne speciali per comunicazioni dedicate a corto raggio, nonché la modellazione di microonde, dispositivi e circuiti.
È membro IEEE dal 2010 ed è anche membro della Società Italiana di Elettromagnetismo.
Applied Electromagnetics
Antenna Analysis and Design
Wireless positioning
Microwave device analysis and design
Legenda
Stefano Maddio was born in Florence, Italy in 1978. He obtained his degree (Laurea), cum laude, in Electronic Engineering in 2005 and the Ph.D. degree in 2009 from University of Florence.
From November 2017 to september 2014 he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Florence.
Since 2024 is associate professor at this same University Dal 2024, operating in the Academic Sector "Electromagnetic Fields".His current research interests include analysis and design of radiative systems for microelectronics in the field of smart antenna technology for wireless applications with an emphasis on the issues of wireless localization and special-purpose antenna systems for dedicated short range communications, as well modeling of microwave, devices and circuits.
Another research topic focuses on the dielectric characterization of biological tissues.
1. Current Position
Since March 2024, Stefano Maddio has served as Associate Professor at the University of Florence, affiliated with the Department of Information Engineering. His scientific disciplinary sector is IINF-02/A – Electromagnetic Fields.
He is a member of the RF, Microwave and Electromagnetics Laboratory of the University of Florence, within the research area Antenna Systems and Computational Electromagnetics.
He is also a member of the University of Florence research group within MECSA – Microwave Engineering Center for Space Applications.
2. Research Activity within SSD IINF-02/A
His research activity is developed in the field of applied electromagnetics, with particular emphasis on antenna systems, microwave devices and circuits, wireless technologies, and high-frequency electronic systems.
More specifically, his research includes the analysis, design, implementation and characterization of radiating systems for microelectronics and wireless applications; smart antenna technologies; wireless localization systems; specialized antenna systems for short-range dedicated communications; and the modelling of microwave devices and circuits. A further research line concerns the dielectric characterization of biological tissues.
His main research interests include Applied Electromagnetics, Antenna Analysis and Design, Wireless Positioning, and Microwave Device Analysis and Design.
3. Teaching Activity
At the University of Florence, Stefano Maddio has carried out continuous teaching activity in RF/microwave engineering, electromagnetic fields, wireless technologies, electromagnetic compatibility and antenna systems.
Since 2010, he has contributed to several courses, including Wireless Systems, now Technologies and Systems for Wireless Applications, and Radiofrequency Electronics, now Electronics of Radiofrequency Systems.
Since 2015, he has also contributed to the courses Theory and Techniques of Electromagnetic Waves and Antenna Systems, consolidating a teaching profile strongly focused on radiating structures, antenna analysis and design, propagation, beamforming concepts and antenna-based wireless systems.
Since 2017, he has been the sole instructor of Bioelectromagnetism and Applied Bioelectromagnetism, strengthening his teaching activity in the interaction between electromagnetic fields, biological systems and biomedical applications.
Since 2021, he has co-taught Electromagnetic Compatibility with Prof. Stefano Selleri, with emphasis on interference mechanisms, coupling paths, emission and immunity issues, and system-level electromagnetic robustness.
Since cycle XXXV, he has been a member of the Ph.D. Program in Information Engineering at the University of Florence. Within the same Ph.D. Program, he has taught doctoral-level contents on Indoor Positioning.
Since 2024, he has been the sole instructor of Antenna Systems, a course centred on antenna architectures, array concepts, radiation mechanisms, system-level antenna performance and their role in high-frequency sensing and communication systems.
Since 2024, he has also co-taught Bioelectricity and Bioelectromagnetism with Prof. Federico Carpi.
He is currently coordinator of the Electronics, Electromagnetics, and Electrical Systems curriculum and is a member of the AVA3 review group for the same Ph.D. Program in Information Engineering.
4. Research Activity at Universities and Research Institutions
Stefano Maddio graduated with honors in Electronic Engineering and received his Ph.D. in Electronics and Telecommunications from the University of Florence in 2005 and 2009, respectively.
From 2010 to 2017, he was a Research Fellow at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, later renamed the Department of Information Engineering, at the University of Florence.
From September 2017 to February 2024, he served as Assistant Professor. Since March 2024, he has been Associate Professor at the University of Florence.
His scientific activity has been mainly carried out within the University of Florence and the RF, Microwave and Electromagnetics Laboratory, where he works in the area of Antenna Systems and Computational Electromagnetics. The laboratory’s activities include antennas, scattering, microwave circuits, numerical methods, optimization, microwave engineering for space applications and active electronically scanned arrays.
He is also affiliated with the University of Florence research group of MECSA, which brings together Italian university research groups active in microwave engineering for space applications.
5. Awards, Recognitions and Scientific Memberships
Stefano Maddio contributed, together with Alessandro Cidronali, Marco Passafiume and Gianfranco Manes, to the article “Car Talk: Technologies for Vehicle-to-Roadside Communications”, published in IEEE Microwave Magazine. The paper received the 2018 IEEE Microwave Magazine Best Paper Award.
He has been a member of IEEE since 2010.
He serves as Counselor of the IEEE Student Branch at the University of Florence, contributing to IEEE student activities and to the connection between students, academic research and the international IEEE community, as reported in the IEEE Italy Section Student Branch list.
He is also a member of the Italian Electromagnetics Society, SIEM – Società Italiana ElettroMagnetismo.
6. Scientific Editorial Activity and Participation in Technical Committees
Stefano Maddio serves as Associate Editor of the Antennas Array section of Frontiers in Antennas and Propagation. The Frontiers editorial board lists him as Associate Editor – Antennas Array, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
He is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, published by Wiley. The journal focuses on computer-aided design and engineering of RF, microwave and millimeter-wave components, circuits, subsystems and antennas.
He has served as Guest Editor of the Sensors Special Issue entitled Indoor Positioning Technologies for Internet-of-Things, together with Marco Passafiume and Giovanni Collodi.
He is also author and co-author of books, contributor to collective book chapters, and guest editor of a special issue of an international journal.
7. Appointments, Scientific Research Projects and Book Contributions
His research activity concerns techniques and technologies for applied electromagnetics, from design to implementation and characterization, as well as their system-level use in high-frequency electronic devices.
His main area of expertise is smart antenna technology for wireless applications, with particular attention to wireless localization, direction-of-arrival estimation, RSSI-based positioning, and short-range communication antenna systems.
Within this research framework, he has contributed to scientific activities concerning indoor positioning, direction-of-arrival estimation, smart antennas, antenna systems for dedicated short-range communications, microwave devices, radiating systems for microelectronics, interference cancellation techniques and agile RF transceiver architectures.
He participates in the PRIN 2022 project “Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer Assisted by V-band Active Reflective Intelligent Surfaces for Industrial Software Defined Network of Internet of Things”, acronym SIPT-VARIS. The project concerns active reflective intelligent surfaces for millimeter-wave applications and simultaneous wireless information and power transfer in industrial software-defined IoT networks.
He is the author of the monograph Introduzione ai Sistemi di Localizzazione Indoor, published by Firenze University Press in 2017. The volume is devoted to indoor positioning systems and was conceived as support material for the doctoral course on indoor wireless positioning systems held by Stefano Maddio. The FUP catalogue identifies the volume as a peer-reviewed monograph and provides the DOI 10.36253/978-88-6453-488-6.
He is also co-author, with Michele D’Amico and Carlo Riva, of the educational volume Elementi di campi elettromagnetici. Una selezione di esercizi, complementi ed applicazioni, published by Maggioli Editore in 2022. The book collects exercises, complementary topics and applications related to electromagnetic field theory.
He is co-author, with Alessandro Cidronali and Gianfranco Manes, of the chapter Smart Antennas for Direction-of-Arrival Indoor Positioning Applications, published in the Wiley volume Handbook of Position Location: Theory, Practice, and Advances. The chapter addresses the use of smart antennas for direction-of-arrival indoor positioning applications and is associated with DOI 10.1002/9781118104750.ch10.
He is also co-author, with Alessandro Cidronali and Gianfranco Manes, of the chapter RSSI/DoA Based Positioning Systems for Wireless Sensor Network, published by IntechOpen in the edited volume New Approach of Indoor and Outdoor Localization Systems. The chapter focuses on positioning systems for wireless sensor networks based on received signal strength information and direction-of-arrival techniques.
In the field of RF transceiver architectures, he is co-author, with Alessandro Cidronali, Giovanni Collodi and Gianfranco Manes, of the chapter Interference Active Cancellation Techniques for Agile Transceivers, published in the Cambridge University Press volume White Space Communication Technologies. The chapter deals with digital receiver architectures, receiver desensitization, active analog interference cancellation and self-interference cancellation techniques for agile and cognitive-radio transceivers.
These book contributions document a coherent scientific trajectory spanning electromagnetic field theory, smart antennas, indoor localization, RSSI/DoA positioning, wireless sensor networks, white-space communication technologies, interference cancellation, and RF/microwave system design.
8. Technology Transfer Projects
Stefano Maddio has collaborated with industry on the technology transfer of advanced design methodologies for short-range radio communications, radar applications and direction-finding systems.
These collaborations include activities with Autostrade Tech, Rheinmetall Italia, and Elettronica Group. He has also participated in local projects aimed at localization for the use and enhancement of cultural heritage.
9. Organization of Scientific Events, Community Service and Scientific Outreach
Stefano Maddio has contributed to the scientific community through editorial service, peer-review activities, participation in editorial boards, IEEE student branch mentoring, and dissemination of research in the areas of applied electromagnetics, antenna arrays, RF/microwave systems, wireless positioning, space-oriented microwave engineering and antenna-based sensing.
His role as Counselor of the IEEE Student Branch at the University of Florence is part of his academic community service and supports IEEE student activities within the University of Florence, as documented by the IEEE Italy Section Student Branch list.
