Prof. Andrea Massa

ACADEMIC HOST
Prof. Amir Boag
School of Electrical Engineering

IAS Distinguished Scholar
1.12.25-4.12.25

Background / Education

• Laurea in Electronic Engineering (1992)
• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (1997), Università di Genova, Italy

Professional Path

• Full Professor of Electromagnetic Fields, University of Trento, Italy (2005–present)
• Director, ELEDIA Research Center, global network of federated laboratories (2005–present)
• Chang-Jiang Chair Professor, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China (2019–present)
• Visiting Research Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA (2022–present)
• Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (2018–present)
• Professor, CentraleSupélec, Paris, France (2014–present)
• Associate Professor of Electromagnetic Fields, University of Trento, Italy (2002–2004)
• Assistant Professor of Electromagnetic Fields, University of Trento, Italy (2000–2002)
• Assistant Professor of Electromagnetic Fields, Università di Genova, Italy (1997–2000)

Fellowships / Honors

• Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Fellow, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
• Fellow, Electromagnetic Academy
• IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Distinguished Lecturer (2016–2018)

Awards and Service

• Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (2011–2014)
• Organizer of more than 100 scientific sessions at international conferences
• Principal investigator and participant in numerous European, national, and regional research projects

Research Interests

• Inverse problems and optimization techniques
• Antenna analysis and synthesis
• Radar systems and signal processing
• Wireless and RF system planning and cross-layer optimization
• System-by-design and material-by-design approaches, including metamaterials and reconfigurable materials
• Applications of optimization in communications, medicine, and biology