Andrea Panebianco

Contact

Office: Shelby Center for Engineering Technology, 345 West Magnolia Avenue Auburn, AL 36849

Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA (Jan. 2026 – Present)
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)

Ph.D. in Information and Communication Technologies
Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy (Nov. 2022 – Dec. 2025)
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)

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)

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, Catania, Italy (Jan. 2025 – Oct. 2025)

AQUASMARTT
Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy (Nov. 2022 – Dec. 2025)
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)

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 (Dec. 2019)