Andrea Panebianco

Contact

Email: andrea.panebianco@unipa.it

Office: Laboratorio RILTUS, Polo Tecnologico (Technology Park), Via S. Sofia 102, 95123 Catania, Italy

Professional Membership

• IEEE Student Member
• IEEE Young Professionals Member
• IEEE Communications Society Member
• IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society Member

Professional Experience

• Visiting Ph.D. Student
  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA (Jan. 2025 – Jul. 2025)
• Academic Tutor (IoT and Big Data Sensing, Compression, and Communication)
  Department of Electrical Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (Mar. 2024 – Jun. 2024)
• Academic Tutor (IoT and Big Data Sensing, Compression, and Communication)
  Department of Electrical Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (Mar. 2023 – Jun. 2023)
• Research Intern
  Department of Electrical Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (Sep. 2020 – Jun. 2021)

Education

• Ph.D. in Information and Communication Technologies
  Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy (Nov. 2022 – Present)
• Master's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering
  Department of Electrical Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (Oct. 2019 – Oct. 2022)
• Bachelor's Degree in Electronic Engineering
  Department of Electrical Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (Sep. 2015 – Mar. 2020)

Invited Talks and Seminars

• A Multi-Armed Bandit Approach in Underwater Networks
  Invited talk delivered at the Winter School on Underwater Network Simulations and Experimentation (UNWiS), Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy (Feb. 2, 2024)
• Design and Experimentation of an Integrated Acoustic/LoRa System for Transmission of Multimedia Sensor Data over an Internet of Underwater Things
  Invited talk delivered at the seminar Development and Applications of Innovative Materials and Processes for the Diagnostics and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (May 18, 2021)

Students

• Co-supervisor of Master's Thesis
  Student: Dario Scuderi — Thesis title: "Smart Carrier Selection in OFDM-based Acoustic Networks for the Internet of Underwater Things"
  Master’s Degree in Communications Engineering, University of Catania, Italy (Jan. 2025 – Oct. 2025)

Projects

• AQUASMARTT
  Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy (Nov. 2022 – Present)
• 4Frailty
  Department of Electrical Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (Jul. 2023 – Oct. 2023)
• Secure and Efficient Wireless Communications - Intelligent Communication Algorithms and Integrated System Development for Underwater Wireless Communication Environments
  Department of Electrical Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (Sep. 2020 – Feb. 2021)

Honors and Awards

• Francesco Carassa Award – GTTI Annual Meeting 2023
  Italian National Group on Telecommunications and Information Theory (GTTI) Annual Meeting 2023, Rome, Italy (Sep. 2023)
• Student Award "TLC for a Better World" – Innovative Prototype Category
  TelcomDay 2019, held at the Department of Electrical Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, Catania, Italy (Dic. 2019)

Professional Activities and Services

• Finance and Registration Chair
  IEEE WiOpt 2026 — The 24th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks, hosted by the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA (Jun. 2026)
• Technical Program Committee Chair
  3rd Workshop on Modeling and Optimization for Semantic Communications (MOSC), held in conjunction with IEEE WiOpt 2026 — The 24th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks, hosted by the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA (Jun. 2026)