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Curriculum Vitae Nicola Dall'Ora
Basics
| Name | Nicola Dall'Ora |
| Label | Assistant Professor (non-tenure track, RTDa) - Computer Science |
| 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
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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
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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
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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
- 2026 - 2028
PRISM-E: Predictive Risk Intelligence System for Monitoring of Environment
Technical Coordinator of the Guglielmo Marconi University research unit. Co-funded by the FESR Lazio 2021-2027 Programme (total budget €4.7M).
- AI-driven early warning for wildfires, floods, and landslides
- Satellite remote sensing, drones, IoT, and 5G-Advanced/6G networks
- 2026 - 2026
Hydro-Dock 360: Hydrogen, fuel cells, second life battery for Eco-Friendly port docks
Research team member. PNRR - Missione 2 Componente 2, Investimento 3.5 "Ricerca e Sviluppo sull'Idrogeno".
- 2025 - 2026
BEMARS: Biogas Electrically-Managed Membrane Assisted Reforming System For Clean Hydrogen Production
Research team member. PNRR - Missione 2 Componente 2, Investimento 3.5 "Ricerca e Sviluppo sull'Idrogeno".
- 2023 - 2025
SMART-IC: Smart Monitoring and Production Optimization for Zero-waste Semiconductor Manufacturing
PRIN 2022T7YSHJ - Next Generation EU.
- Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Production Optimization
- Smart Monitoring
- - Present
iNEST: Interconnected North-Est Innovation Ecosystem
PNRR - Missione 4 Componente 2, Investimento 1.5 - ECS_00000043.
- 2020 - 2022
VIR2EM: VIrtualization and Remotization for Resilient and Efficient Manufacturing
Regione del Veneto - POR FESR.
- 2018 - 2023
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
- 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 |