Massimo Poncino

Massimo Poncino is a Full Professor at the Department of Control and Computer Science (DAUIN) within the Faculty of Engineering at Politecnico di Torino. He serves as Scientific Advisor for the STMicroelectronics partnership and coordinates basic engineering subjects. A Senior Member of IEEE since 2012 and Fellow since 2012, he has served on editorial boards for IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design, IEEE Design & Test of Computers, and ACM Transactions on Design Automation.

• Education: Laurea in Electronic Engineering (1989) and PhD in Computer and Systems Engineering (1993) from Politecnico di Torino
• Academic Career: Visiting Scientist University of Colorado (1993-1994), Researcher at Politecnico di Torino (1995-2001), Associate Professor at University of Verona (2001-2004), Full Professor at Politecnico di Torino (2006-present)

His research focuses on energy-efficient digital systems, including design automation of SoCs, hardware-aware AI, battery management, cyber-physical systems, and embedded systems. Recent publications highlight advancements in digital twins for batteries, low-power neural network deployment, and IoT privacy.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Recognition of Service Award - ACM (2013)
  • Certificate of Appreciation - IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (2006, 2008, 2009)
  • IEEE Fellow (2012-)
• Research Involvement:
  • EU H2020, VI/VII Framework Programs evaluator
  • Scientific Director for projects: Approxim@ction, EMBAI, DISLO-MAN, DAMASCO
  • Member of EDA research group
• Teaching:
  • Course director for Energy Management for IoT (2019-2025)
  • Lecturer for Computer Science courses (2003-2025)