PhD in INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) XXXIX AHMADREZA ALAEDDINI supervisor: Stefan Wabnitz BEATRICE AMBROGI supervisor: Davide Comite MARYAM AMINNASRABADI supervisor: Pierfrancesco Lombardo FABIA ARSHAD supervisor: Pierfrancesco Lombardo AISHA BALOCH supervisor: Pierfrancesco Lombardo LUCA BELLOSONO supervisor: Francesca Apollonio STEFANIA BELVEDERE supervisor: Pierfrancesco Lombardo VITTORIO CALLIGARIS supervisor: Pierfrancesco Lombardo FABIANA CAPITANIO supervisor: Marta Cavagnaro GIORDANO CICCHETTI supervisor: Danilo Comminiello FRANCESCA DE FALCO supervisor: Massimo Panella ELEONORA DI SALVO supervisor: Stefania Colonnese DANIELE FERRANTE supervisor: Micaela Liberti DANILA FERRETTI supervisor: Luca De Nardis VITALIANO GENTILE supervisor: Debora Pastina AMIR GHASSABI supervisor: Francesca Apollonio NICOLAS HANINE supervisor: Rita Asquini MUHAMMAD SHOAIB KHAN supervisor: Mauro Biagi LEONARDO LAVAGNA supervisor: Massimo Panella MATTEO LOMBARDO supervisor: Alessandro Trifiletti MIKHAIL MADJI supervisor: Paolo Burghignoli ALESSIA MANNETTA supervisor: Rita Asquini ELENA MORANDO supervisor: Debora Pastina HASAN IJAZ MALIK MR supervisor: Domenico Caputoco-supervisor: Cinza Caliendo BOUZAR NADIR supervisor: Luca De Nardis ENRICO NARDI supervisor: Augusto Nascetti LORENZO NARDI supervisor: Augusto Nascetti SIMONE PIPERNO supervisor: Massimo Panella YIHUA QIN supervisor: Fabiola Colone STEFANO SERVILLO supervisor: Francesca Cuomo AHSAN SHABEER supervisor: Mauro Biagi SHAHIDBASIR SHAHID supervisor: Pierfrancesco Lombardo USAMA SHAKOOR supervisor: Pierfrancesco Lombardo GIOVANNI STAZI supervisor: Nazzareno Pierdicca MERT YILDIZ supervisor: Andrea Baiocchi DANIAL ZENDEHDEL supervisor: Antonello Rizzi XXXVIII MARCO ANGIOLI advisor: prof. Mauro Olivieri EUGENIO BORRINI advisor: prof. Antonello Rizzi SOUFYANE BOUCHELAGHEM advisor: prof. Marco Balsi DOMENICO MATTIA CINQUE advisor: prof. Paolo Di Lorenzo FEDERICA COLONNESE advisor: prof. Massimo Panella MARCO DI CRISTOFANO NOEMI DOLCIOTTI advisor: prof. Micaela Liberti LORENZO GIANNINI RICCARDO FOSCO GRAMACCIONI advisor: prof. Danilo Comminiello SAEID JAMILI advisor: prof. Mauro Olivieri CHRISTIAN MARINONI advisor: prof. Danilo Comminiello STEFANO MATTEI advisor: prof. Fabio Massimo Frattale Masciolico-supervisor: Stefano Leonori ALIREZA MOMENZADEH advisor: prof. Enzo Baccarelli CARMEN PISANO advisor: prof. Francesca Apollonio ASMAD BIN ABDUL RAZZAQUE advisor: prof. Andrea Baiocchi NICHOLAS RICCIARDELLA advisor: prof. Alessandro Galli ANDREA ROMANELLO FRANCESCO ROMEO advisor: prof. Nazzareno Pierdiccaco-supervisor: Dott.ssa Simona Scollo HASSAN SADEGHICHAMEH advisor: prof. Pasquale Tommasino SABEREH TAGHDISI RASTKAR advisor: prof. Antonello Rizzi CHIARA TELLI advisor: prof. Nazzareno Pierdicca XXXVII GIOVANNI ANCONITANO advisor: prof. Nazzareno Pierdicca MARIANNA ANGRISANI advisor: prof. Lorenzo Piazzo ELENA ARABINI advisor: prof. Nazzareno Pierdicca SAJJAD BASHIRI advisor: prof. Stefan Wabnitz ANNACHIARA BELLINI advisor: prof. Annalisa Di Bernardino CRISTIAN BOCCIARELLI advisor: prof. Francesco Centurelli SILVIA CASALINUOVO advisor: prof. Domenico Caputo ANDREA CESCHINI advisor: prof. Massimo Panella PAOLO CICOLIN advisor: prof. Davide Comite TIZIANA FIORI advisor: prof. Vincenzo Eramo SARA FONTANA advisor: prof. Micaela Liberti CHIARA GISELLU advisor: prof. Giampiero De Cesare FLAVIA GRIGNAFFINI advisor: Prof. Fabrizio Frezza KALEEM KASHIF advisor: prof. Maria Gabriella Di Bendetto FLAVIA LIPORACE advisor: prof. Marta Cavagnaro PIERLUIGI LOCATELLI advisor: prof. Francesca Cuomo ELEONORA LOPEZ advisor: prof. Danilo Comminiello GIUSEPPE MASSA advisor: prof. Lorenzo Piazzo EDOARDO NEGRI advisor: prof. Alessandro Galli ALIREZA NEZAMDOUST advisor: prof. Danilo Comminiello ALEXEY ROLICH advisor: prof. Andrea Baiocchi LUIGI SIGILLO advisor: prof. Danilo Comminiello VALERIO SPINOGATTI advisor: prof. Alessandro Trifiletti FEDERICO SUCCETTI advisor: prof. Massimo Panella REDEMPTOR JR LACEDA TALOMA supervisor: prof. Danilo Comminielloadvisor: prof. Francesca Cuomo ALESSIO VERDONE advisor: prof. Massimo Panella, ANDREA VITTIMBERGA advisor: prof. Giuseppe Scotti XXXVI USMAN ALI advisor: prof. Maria Gabriella Di Benedetto NANCY ALVAN ROMERO advisor: prof. Nazzareno Pierdicca EDOARDO BALDAZZI advisor: prof. Renato Cicchetti MARCELLO BARBIROTTA advisor: prof. Mauro Olivieri FRANCESCO CONTI advisor: prof. Stefania Colonnese ALESSANDRO FAVA advisor: prof. Giuseppe Scotti LETIZIA GAMBACORTA advisor: prof. Roberto Seu ANDREA LACAVA advisor: prof. Francesca Cuomojoint PhD: Doppio Titolo con Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA MARIA PAOLA MANZI advisor: prof. Nazzareno Pierdicca MATTIA PECCI advisor: prof. Di Bernardino UMAIR RAFIQUE advisor: prof. Marta Cavagnaro XXXV STEFANO SORDILLO advisor: prof. Mauro Olivieri FRANCESCO VIGLI advisor: prof. Mauro Olivieri XXXIV SANDRO GHISOTTI advisor: prof. Stefano Pisa XXXIII LUIGI BLASI advisor: prof. Mauro Olivieri