Pasquale Corsonello

Pasquale Corsonello is a Professor of Electronics at the Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics and System Engineering (DIMES), University of Calabria. He has held academic positions at the University of Reggio Calabria and the University of Rochester (Adjunct Associate Professor). His career spans over three decades in digital electronics, VLSI design, and low-power systems.

• Education: Master's in Electronic Engineering, University of Naples “Federico II” (1988)
• Key Roles: Editor-in-Chief (Journal of Low Power Electronics), Senior Area Editor (IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II), Steering Committee Member (IEEE Transactions on VLSI Systems)

Research interests include:

• Embedded systems and low-power design for IoT
• VLSI architectures for image processing and neural networks
• FPGA-based accelerators for real-time applications
• Quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA) circuits

His recent publications focus on energy-efficient FPGA implementations, approximate computing for imaging, and QCA-based arithmetic circuits. He has co-authored over 180 technical articles and holds three patents.

Awards:

• BEST ASSOCIATE EDITOR IEEE CASS AWARD (2016)
• GOLDEN LEAF Certificate (PRIME 2019)
• Multiple BEST PAPER AWARDS at ICECS, CENICS, and PRIME
• Top 25 Downloaded Articles (IEEE Transactions on VLSI Systems)

Leadership:

• Coordinated PhD programs in Information and Communication Technologies
• Directed research units in projects exceeding €8M in funding
• Member of editorial boards for IEEE Transactions and Electronics journal

He leads the Nanoelectronics and Microsystems research group, which integrates material characterization, IC design, and system-level electronics for applications in power systems and photovoltaics.