Francesco Zanichelli

Francesco Zanichelli is an Associate Professor at the Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, where he teaches Information Systems for Master's in Computer Engineering and Operating Systems for Bachelor's in Computer, Electronics, and Telecommunications Engineering. He also teaches Industrial Software Development Technologies in Information Systems Engineering.

• PhD in Information Technology (University of Parma, thesis: Programming Autonomous Robots)
• Industrial Robotics experience (IBM Fellow)
• Mobile Robotics research (University of Florida)

His research spans:

• Intelligent robotic systems: software architectures, sensor-based interaction, real-time scheduling algorithms
• Distributed systems: peer-to-peer middleware, cloud-IoT integration, predictive maintenance
• Location-based services: blockchain-secured privacy, network-aware distribution
• Performance evaluation via simulation, PlanetLab testbed, and prototyping

He leads the DSG distributed systems research group and participates in national/international projects (FP7, NATO, CNIT). He co-founded spin-offs for vehicle multimedia systems (Etheria Srl) and digital payment solutions (Simplycity Srl).