Francesco Franco

Francesco Franco serves as a Research Fellow in the Department of Pure and Applied Sciences (DiSPeA) at the University of Urbino Carlo Bo, actively contributing to cutting-edge research at the intersection of computer science and healthcare technology.

His research program centers on decentralized health data architectures, with primary expertise in blockchain systems, IPFS implementation, and patient-centric data sovereignty frameworks. Key focus areas include mitigating single points of failure in health monitoring, developing wearable-integrated data pipelines, and optimizing resource efficiency for mobile health applications through distributed file systems.

Current publication trends demonstrate practical implementation of theoretical models, particularly through Android-based health monitoring systems that leverage Pinata API for IPFS integration. His 2025 conference paper establishes technical feasibility of decentralized approaches on consumer smartphones, showing negligible computational overhead while achieving significant gains in data portability and security compared to Firebase-based centralized systems.