Lucia LO BELLO

Research Interests: automotive communications and applications, Time-Sensitive Networking, Automotive Ethernet, embedded systems, real-time systems and networks, wireless sensor networks, industrial communications, factory automation.

Specialties

Research:
•Real-Time Systems
•Automotive communications
•Time-Sensitive Networking
•Low-power Wireless Technologies
•Wireless Sensor Networks

Lecturing:
•Industrial and Automotive Real-time networks
• Operating Systems

Brief Resume
• Full Professor, University of Catania
• 30+ years of research experience in industrial communications, wireless sensor networks, Internet of Things (IoT), real-time embedded systems and networks, autonomous driving, and software-defined vehicles.
• Applications: Industrial and automotive communications, IoT, Smart Mobility, Wireless Networks for Real-time Monitoring applications, Smart cities, e-health, Industry 4.0.
• More than 200 papers published in international peer-reviewed conferences, journals, books.
• Recipient of the IEEE Anthony J. Hornfeck Service Award in 2023, of the IEEE Rudolph Chope Research and Development Award in 2021 and of the 2008 IEEE/Industrial Electronics Society Early Career Award.
• Senior Member of the IEEE since 2009.
• Secretary of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) since 2020.
• Responsible (Principal Investigator) for the University of Catania of several European and National projects.
• Responsible of the CINI National Lab on Embedded Systems and Smart Manufacturing, Catania Node (2021-now).
• Responsible for research collaborations/joint projects with companies such as STMicrolectronics, Magneti Marelli, Automation Service, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana.
• Author of 1 granted US patent (US2019/0199641 A1) and of 1 European patent No. EP 4278765.
• Involved in national and international standardization bodies such as, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), the CEI Italian Electrotechnical Commission
• Titular professor of 66 courses at the University of Catania (1998-today)
• Associate Editor of several international peer-reviewed journals.
• Regularly on the Technical Program Committee of IEEE Conferences in the areas of industrial automation, cyber-physical systems, real-time systems, being also Program Chair or General Chair of some of them.

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Real-time systems and networks group

Background on

• Real-time embedded systems
• Industrial communications
• Automotive communications
• Wireless sensor networks for automation applications

Research areas

• Time-Sensitive Networking
• Automotive Ethernet     
• Bluetooth Low Energy
• LoRa/LoRaWAN
• Powerline Communications
• Real-time networks for a broad range of automation applications
• Wired, wireless and hybrid wired/wireless
• Wireless sensor networks
• Targeted applications: automotive, precision farming, structural health monitoring, industrial automation, healthcare, etc.
• Real-time networks to support cooperation and coordination of robot teams

http://lobello.unict.it/page/research-activity

Prof. Lucia Lo Bello is the Secretary of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.

She is the IES liason within IEEE Women in Engineering .

She is the Chair of the "Women in IES" initiative.

More information on:

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