He has recently passed the national examination called Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale 2012 as Associate Professor. His research interests span from middleware for mobile computing in general to adaptive multimedia, from context-aware and VANET services to federated cloud computing resource management, from mobile crowd sensing to scalable online stream processing for smart cities. He has co-authored over 30 international journal/magazine articles, guest-edited 3 special issues in international journals/magazines, co-authored 4 chapters in int. books, and around 50 additional works published in other int. venues (edited books, conferences, etc.). In addition, he has served as TPC Co-Chair of several international venues and he is also a member of the Editorial Boards of various international magazines/journals.