Franco Fiori

Franco Fiori is a Full Professor at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET) at Politecnico di Torino. His research focuses on analog electronics, electromagnetic compatibility, and power electronics, with emphasis on EMI reduction in automotive systems and acoustic data transmission in urban water networks. He leads the Microelectronics Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) group and contributes to the Power Electronics Innovation Center (PEIC).

• Scientific sectors: PE7_2 (Power Components), PE7_5 (Microelectronics), SDG Goals 7/9/11/12/13
• Teaching: Analog and Power Electronics (2019–2025), Fundamentals of Electronics for Aerospace Engineering (2019–2025)

His research explores GaN HEMT gate drivers, delay compensation techniques (DCT), and EMC in smart power ICs. Recent work includes EMI reduction in WBG inverters and acoustic communication systems for water networks.

Key projects: Optimization of GaN Gate Drivers (2022–2024), Substrate Coupling Analysis (2025–2027), and Acoustic Data Transmission in Water Pipes (2019–2020). He holds a patent for Serial Data Bus with Ultrasonic Connectors (2013) and collaborates with STMicroelectronics.

Doctoral Students:

• Alberto Barbaro (2023–)
• Jacopo Serra (2023–)
• Markeljan Fishta (2019–2023)