Wireless Networks (WN)

Head: Paolo Barsocchi

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The thematic area "Networking Science & Technology" addresses all aspects relevant to networks and new networking technologies. It includes three main research activities, strictly related to them: wireless networks, domotics, and cyber-physical systems.

 Wireless networks include all the aspects of modern wireless communications, such as satellite communications,  wireless ad hoc networks, and sensor networks. 

Wireless ad-hoc networks are the ultimate response to the needs of self-adapting and rapidly-deployable networks, to cope with situations, where either wired or cellular networks are unavailable or unfeasible. Ad-hoc and sensor networks implement a distributed cooperation environment, maybe using a peer-to-peer paradigm. Given the limited range of wireless communication and mobility of nodes, the network connectivity is variable and, to some extent, unpredictable. Major issues are how to implement communication in such a dynamic context and how to guarantee the consistency and integrity of global information. Wireless sensor networks are a key technology in the implementation of the context information acquisition layer as part of the Internet of Things.

 Domotics constitute a special applicative scenario for wireless networks, exploiting several home automation technologies, to increase the quality of life for elderly and disabled persons. At the core of the domotic system, artificial intelligence provides a wholly innovative approach to home automation, moving from simple commands and controls to an active/proactive behavior of the environment itself. Research on this topic is being conducted to achieve further enhancements to users' comfort and security. 

Through context-aware systems, new scenarios arise, where automatic learning and adaptive processes can be exploited to provide a responsive domotic system, able to gather knowledge and experience both in the current context.

 Although Internet services are now based on widely adopted versions of protocols and stable products, a distinctive feature of this field is its rapid development. Updates are constantly released, and new protocols, products, and services are introduced. In such an environment that requires the high reliability of services, it is not easy to propose innovations if they are not effective and dependable. 

It is frequently commissioned, by public and private organizations, to evaluate and test new solutions and products, often being involved in network projects, starting from the development of the underlying network infrastructure, all the way to Internet application services, as well as important projects on Public Key Infrastructures (PKI), for large, public organizations. 

Activities of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) - the international organization for the development and promotion of Internet standards and protocols - as well as involvement in the development and dissemination of innovative network technologies in the research and academic communities are normally carried out.

 

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“The complexity of artificial learning” - Round table of the CNR Foresight project (October 21, 2021)

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2021-10-21 h.14:00

The two working groups “Models, Algorithms, and Data for the Future” (MAD4Future) and “Complexity Science” (CompleXXI) of the CNR Foresight Project have organized a round table discussion...
IEEE International Workshop on Green Solutions for SmArt Environment (SAGE) , in conjunction with IEEE ICC 2021 (June 14-18, 2021)

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2021-06-14 h.09:00
Eleventh International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN 2021) (November 29 - December 2, 2021)

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2021-05-14 h.07:49

The last ten years have seen enormous technical progress in the field of indoor localisation, yet, in contrast with outdoors well-established GNSS solutions, no technology still exists ch...
“The complexity of artificial learning” - A joint workshop of CNR Foresight project (May 05, 2021)

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2021-05-05 h.14:00

“The complexity of artificial learning” is a workshop organised by two working groups of CNR Foresight Project, namely “MAD4Future” and “CompleXXI”.The Science and Technology Foresight Pr...
IPIN2020 Competition (14 dicembre 2020)

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2020-12-14 h.09:00
Elogio del Dr. Emilio F. Campana, direttore DIITET-CNR, per i ricercatori del CNR impegnati nel progettoFincantieri "E-Cabin"

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2019-02-19

Il direttore del Dipartimento CNR di Ingegneria, ICT e Tecnologie per l’Energia e i Trasporti, Dr. Emilio Fortunato Campana, ha inviato una lettera di elogio ai ricercatori del CNR imp...
Eleven innovations developed in European Projects with ISTI Partner or Coordinator among the List of the EC Innovation Radar

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2018-04-19

The Innovation Radar (IR) is a new initiative of the European Commission that focuses on the identification of high-potential innovations in the ICT FP7, CIP and H2020 projects and the ...
IPIN 2016 Indoor Localization Competition 2016

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2016-11-09

The third international IPIN competition (Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation), sixth in the EvAAL series, was hosted by the international IPIN conference in Alcalà de Henares, Ma...
Siamo tutti sensori e viviamo in un Grande Fratello ma qualche vantaggio c’è … (Erina Ferro WN Lab )

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2016-11-02 h.11:00

Senza saperlo, ognuno di noi è diventato un sensore, cioè un elemento capace di registrare informazioni e trasmetterle ad altri, contribuendo così a farci vivere in una specie di grand...
The DOREMI Final Conference

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2016-10-25

After 3 years of activities, DOREMI products have started to orchestrate active ageing and two trials have been completed. It is now time to share with stakeholders and the general audi...
ISTI all'Internet Festival 2016

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2016-10-07 h.17:30

Erina Ferro (WNLab ISTI) e Stefano Chessa (Dipartimento di Informatica dell’Università di Pisa) partecipano all’Internet Festival con un intervento dal titolo “Come l’informatica può a...
All'ISTI competenze avanzate e specializzazione professionale a livello europeo

Achievements

2016-08-10

In sette, tra amministrativi e tecnici, che si occupano di gestione e rendicontazione di progetti europei hanno partecipato alla prima edizione on-line dei master organizzati dalla EUC...
Wireless Networks Lab dell'Isti al TG3 Toscana del 4 giugno 2016

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2016-06-06

Link al servizio televisivo
Arriva "Monster": ecco il monitoraggio degli edifici storici

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2016-06-01

Il progetto MONSTER - Monitoraggio Strutturale di Edifici Storici con Tecnologie Wireless e Strumenti di Calcolo Innovativi, è stato condotto da CNR-ISTI nel biennio 2014-2016. I labor...
Smart Area di Pisa

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2016-03-03

Al Cnr di Pisa si lavora alacremente per rendere “smart” tutta l’Area della ricerca, la più grande d’Italia. Il 30 novembre 2015 sono state presentate le...
Fourth EvAAL Competition (Evaluating AAL Systems through Competitive Benchmarking)

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2014-07-01

The 4th EvAAL Competition. EvAAL aims at bringing together academic and industrial research communities to work together on challenging open problems in Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), w...
Al via l’edizione 2014 della mostra "Italia del Futuro"

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2014-06-30

La mostra, che rimane allestita nel Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica di Stoccolma fino al 24 agosto, è stata aperta da una performance del robot Giraff+ (Progetto WN Lab-ISTI). Dopo...
La badante del futuro è un robot

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2014-05-07

Articolo del Resto del Carlino - 6 maggio 2014 sul Progetto EU Giraff+ (ISTI - Wireless Networks Laboratory Lab)
Premiato il Wireless Networks Laboratory dell'Isti alla Competizione internazionale EVAAL

Achievements

2013-10-02

Francesco Furfari, Francesco Potortì e Paolo Barsocchi, ricercatori del WNLab, insieme con Stefano Chessa dell'Università di Pisa e associato alla ricerca del WNLab, sono gli ideatori del...
L'Istituto CNR-ISTI protagonista nella Competizione Internazionale EvAAL 2013

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2013-06-03

Il Wireless Networks Lab (WNLab) dell' Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie del CNR (CNR-ISTI) organizza per il terzo anno consecutivo la competizione internazionale EvAAL (Evaluation of ...
"In gara le tecnologie per la casa sicura" - Almanacco della Scienza - N. 16 del 17 ottobre 2012

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2012-10-18

Servizio a cura dell'Ufficio Stampa CNR su "Evaal", concorso internazionale dedicato alle applicazioni più 'smart' per l'assistenza domestica automatizzata, organizzato per il secondo ...
Assistenza domestica automatizzata, al via la gara

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2011-09-28

L'‘ambient assisted living' (Aal), assistenza domestica automatizzata realizzata attraverso l'ausilio delle più avanzate tecnologie, è un settore di ricerca che sta assumendo un peso c...
La valorizzazione e gestione dei flussi turistici e culturali nelle città d'arte e la valorizzazione del made in Tuscany, attraverso l'impiego delle tecnologie ICT.

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2010-04-19 h.09:30

Temi in discussione oggetto dell'incontro: Le tendenze emergenti del Turismo e la sostenibilità per i centri storici: strategie per la gestione dei flussi; Esperienze di sistemi ...