Prof. Luca Fanucci obtained his Laurea and Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering from the University of Pisa in 1992 and 1996, respectively. From 1992 to 1996, he was with the European Space Agency—ESTEC, Noordwijk (NL), as a research fellow. From 1996 to 2004, he was a senior researcher at the Italian National Research Council in Pisa. He is a professor of microelectronics at the University of Pisa. His research interests include several aspects of design technologies for integrated circuits and electronic systems, with particular emphasis on system-level design, hardware/software co-design, and sensor conditioning and data fusion. The main application areas are in the fields of wireless communications, low-power multimedia, automotives, healthcare, ambient assisted living, and technical aids for independent living. He served on several technical program committees of international conferences. He was the program chair of DSD 2008 and DATE 2014 and the general chair of DATE 2016. He is a member of the editorial board of the Elsevier Microprocessors and Microsystems Journal, IET Computers and Digital Techniques Journal, and IOS Press Technology and Disability Journal. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
