People: Massimiliano Laddomada

 laddomada@euroconcepts.it

Massimiliano Laddomada was born in Modugno, Italy. He received the degree in Electronics Engineering in 1999, and the Ph.D. degree in Communications Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, in 2003.

He is currently Assistant Professor at Politecnico di Torino. From June 2000 to March 2001, he was a visiting researcher at CSLA (California State University), Los Angeles, and a consultant engineer in Technoconcepts, Inc., Los Angeles, a start up company specializing in Software Radio. Massimiliano Laddomada was awarded a five-year open-ended fellowship by E.D.S.U. in recognition of his university career as an Electronics Engineer. In 2003, he was awarded the Premio Zucca per la Innovazione nell'ICT by Unione Industriale of Turin.

His research is mainly in wireless communications, especially modulation and coding, including turbo codes and, more recently, networks coding.

Massimiliano Laddomada is a member of IEEE Communications Society. Currently, he is serving as a member of the editorial board of IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials.