Salvatore RIOLO

Salvatore Riolo received his Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering in 2012, his Master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering in 2017, graduating with honors, and his Ph.D. in Systems, Energy, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering in 2021, all from the University of Catania, Italy. In 2022, he was a Visiting Researcher at the Centre for Wireless Communications in Oulu, Finland, for a period of six months.

Career and Research Interests

Since January 2022, he has been an Assistant Professor of Telecommunications at the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania. His research interests include radio resource management for B5G/6G networks, green networking, massive machine-type communications, and the integration of artificial intelligence into radio access networks.

Scientific and Organizational Activities

He has served on the Technical Program Committee of numerous international conferences, including the IEEE International Conference on Communications (IEEE ICC), the IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM), and the IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning for Communication and Networking (IEEE ICMLCN). He has also contributed to the organization of international conferences, serving as Workshop Co-Chair at the IEEE International Conference on Smart Technologies (IEEE EUROCON), the IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (IEEE CSCN), and the IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing (IEEE PiCom). He has delivered several tutorials on reinforcement learning applied to communication networks at international conferences, including the IEEE Research and Technologies for Society and Industry (IEEE RTSI) and European Wireless.

Teaching

From the 2021/2022 to the 2025/2026 academic year, he was co-instructor for the courses “Telecommunications Systems Architectures and Technologies”, within the Master’s Degree Programme in Computer Engineering, and “Design of Communication Networks and Systems”, within the Master’s Degree Programme in Communications Engineering.

Editorial Positions

He currently serves as an Associate Editor for several international scientific journals, including Computer Networks, Physical Communication, and Wireless Personal Communications.

Last edit: 09/22/2026