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Short CV

I was born in Catania, Italy, on December 14, 1964. I got a Laurea (M.Sc.) degree in Computer Science at the University of Udine, Italy; and a Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, working under the supervision of Jan C. Willems and Harry L. Trentelman.

I have worked as a Lecturer at he Department of Electrical, Computer and Electronics Engineering of the University of Trieste, Italy; and at the Department of Mathematics of the University of Maastricht, The Netherlands. Currently I am Senior Lecturer at the Information: Signals, Images, Systems group of the School of Electronics and Computer Science of the University of Southampton, United Kingdom. You can find more on my teaching activities and some of my most recent publications here.

Research interests

My research interests are in Control and System Theory, and in Identification. Specifically, I am interested in (not in order of importance):

• the algorithmic aspects of the identification of linear systems
• model reduction and approximation for linear systems
• the simulation of linear dynamical systems
• interpolation and its applications to problems in systems and control theory
• the algorithmic aspects of polynomial and of behavioral control
• data-driven control
• the theory and application of quadratic differential forms
• computer algebra and its application to the solution of systems and control theory problems

Looking for a Ph.D position?

I am interested in acquiring students who want to work towards getting a Ph.D. at the School of Electronics and Computer Science of the University of Southampton.
If you are somebody with strong mathematical background and inclinations, interested in applying mathematics to engineering problems, and if you feel motivated to pursue serious postgraduate studies, please drop me a line at the address pr3@ecs.soton.ac.uk - I will be glad to hear from you and to discuss the possibilities for a research theme of common interest in the areas mentioned above.

Professional activities

I am Associate Editor of Systems and Control Letters and of Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing, and Chairman of the IEEE Technical Committee on Behavioral Systems and Control Theory.