Maurizio Matteo Munafo'

Maurizio Matteo Munafo' is a Tenured Assistant Professor at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET) of Politecnico di Torino. He is a member of the SmartData@PoliTO Interdepartmental Center for Big Data and Data Science. His roles include teaching courses on computer networks, telematics systems, and Internet performance troubleshooting at both bachelor's and master's levels. He has served in doctoral colleges for Electronics and Communications Engineering and holds affiliations in multiple research groups and projects, including the TNG group and the PRIN-funded 'Efficienza energetica e prestazioni' project.

Education: Holds a Dr. Ing in Electronics Engineering (1991) and a Ph.D. in Telecommunications Engineering (1994) from Politecnico di Torino. Conducted research at the University of Stuttgart's Computer Networks Institute during his Ph.D.

Research focuses on Artificial Intelligence for Network Security, Machine Learning for network measurement/management, and performance analysis of network protocols and services. Key projects include the 5G-EVE validation platform and HPC4AI initiatives. His work spans network traffic analysis, anomaly detection, and quality-of-service (QoS) optimization in real-time communications.

Publications emphasize real-time communication challenges, such as packet loss prediction using ML and throughput modeling under extreme traffic conditions. He has co-authored over 70 international papers and is an IEEE member.

Teaching responsibilities include managing courses like 'Telematic Networks and the Internet' and collaborating on 'Computer Networks' across multiple engineering disciplines.