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Curriculum Vitae Nicola Dall'Ora

Basics

Name Nicola Dall'Ora
Label Assistant Professor (non-tenure track, RTDa) - Computer Science
Email n.dallora@unimarconi.it
Url https://nicoladallora.github.io/
Summary Model- and data-driven methods to monitor physical systems and anticipate critical events: multi-domain simulation, fault injection, and functional safety of smart and cyber-physical systems.

Work

  • 2024.09 - Present
    Research Consultant
    University of Verona, Department of Engineering for Innovation Medicine, Verona, Italy
    • Embedded systems, cyber-physical systems, fault injection and simulation, functional safety, predictive maintenance
  • 2024.09 - Present
    Assistant Professor (non-tenure track, RTDa)
    Guglielmo Marconi University, Department of Engineering Sciences, Rome, Italy
    Research and teaching across bachelor's, master's, and PhD courses.
    • Embedded systems, cyber-physical systems, fault injection and simulation, functional safety, predictive maintenance
    • Technical Coordinator of the UNIMARCONI research unit in the PRISM-E project (2026 - 2028)
  • 2022.10 - 2024.08
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    University of Verona, Department of Engineering for Innovation Medicine, Verona, Italy
    Scientific advisor: Prof. Franco Fummi
    • Embedded systems, cyber-physical systems, fault injection and simulation, functional safety, predictive maintenance
  • 2019.03 - 2019.10
    Research Scholarship Holder
    University of Verona, Department of Computer Science, Verona, Italy
    Project AdR3246/19: "A model-based approach to the functional safety of IoT nodes"
    • Predictive maintenance in a manufacturing line

Education

  • 2019.10 - 2022.09

    Verona, Italy

    Ph.D. (XXXV Cycle)
    University of Verona
    Computer Science
    • Thesis: "Fault-based Analysis of Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems", defended on 16 May 2023
    • Advisor: Prof. Franco Fummi
  • 2017.10 - 2019.03

    Verona, Italy

    Master's Degree
    University of Verona
    Computer Science
    • Thesis: "An OPC UA-based Framework for Predictive Maintenance"
    • Advisor: Prof. Franco Fummi
  • 2014.10 - 2017.03

    Verona, Italy

    Bachelor's Degree
    University of Verona
    Computer Science
    • Thesis: "Measuring the power consumption of GPUs with architecture CUDA using MIPP microbenchmarks"
    • Advisor: Prof. Nicola Bombieri

Awards

  • 2026
    Best Reviewer Award
    IEEE Forum on Specification and Design Languages (FDL)
    Awarded by the FDL 2026 Technical Program Committee for the quality, thoroughness, and timeliness of the peer reviews.
  • 2024
    Seal of Excellence
    European Commission - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
    For the proposal "Ensuring functional safety through multi-level integration", submitted to the 2024 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship call.

Projects

Volunteer

  • 2026 - 2026
    Technical Program Committee member
    IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration SoC (VLSI-SoC)
  • 2026 - 2027
    Technical Program Committee member
    Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference (DATE)
    Session Co-Chair of TS31 "Beyond the Core: Optimizing, Scaling, and Securing Heterogeneous Architectures" (DATE 2026).
  • 2026 - 2026
    Local Arrangement Chair
    IEEE Forum on Specification and Design Languages (FDL)
    Local organizer of the conference hosted in Rome, Italy. Previously Web Chair (2023 - 2025).
  • 2025 - Present
    Committee member
    Guglielmo Marconi University, Department of Engineering Sciences
    • Joint Teacher-Student Committee (CPDS), since January 2026
    • Research and Third Mission Evaluation Committee (VRTM), since January 2025
  • 2025 - 2026
    Publicity Chair
    IEEE International Conference on Omni-layer Intelligent Systems (COINS)
  • 2024 - Present
    Technical Reviewer
    Peer review
    • Journals: Elsevier Computers and Electrical Engineering, Elsevier Integration, Elsevier Journal of Systems and Software, ACM TECS
    • Conferences: FDL, ICIT, DATE (multi-partner projects session)

Skills

Programming
C/C++
Java
Python
Matlab
VHDL
Verilog
Verilog-AMS
Simulators
Matlab/Simulink Simscape
Modelica-based simulators
SPICE-based simulators
Modelsim
Questa-ADMS
Symphony
Unreal Engine
Tools
Linux
Git
Visual Studio
HTML/CSS

Languages

Italian
Native speaker
English
Fluent

Interests

Research
Cyber-Physical Systems
Embedded Systems
Multi-domain Simulation
Fault Injection and Simulation
Functional Safety
Digital Twins
Predictive Maintenance
AIoT