Marco Rapelli

Dr. Marco Rapelli is a Fixed-term Assistant Professor at Politecnico di Torino's Department of Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN). He obtained his B.Sc. in Telecommunications Engineering (2015), M.Sc. in Computer and Communication Networks Engineering (2017), and Ph.D. cum laude in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (2021) from Politecnico di Torino. During his Ph.D., he conducted an eight-month research visit at Technische Universität Berlin.

His research focuses on:

• Vehicular networks and communications
• Large-scale urban traffic simulation
• Connected and autonomous vehicles
• Urban mobility modeling
• ETSI-compliant intelligent transportation systems
• Sustainable urban development (SDG Goal 11)

His publications demonstrate strong emphasis on vehicular network applications, including traffic optimization, emission reduction, safety systems, and field-testing of embedded hardware solutions. Recent work integrates V2X communication with AI approaches for next-generation mobility systems.

Awards include:

• Ph.D. cum laude distinction

He currently supervises Ph.D. student Giuseppe Perrone researching 'Generative and Adversarial AI for Testing and Optimization of Connected and Automated Vehicles'. As part of the NETGROUP research team, he collaborates on projects involving vehicular network protocols and simulation frameworks.