Thursday, September 10, 2026
Parallel Sessions
FPGA & MPSoC
Session Chairs: Riccardo Berta (UNIGE), Romina Molina (KaleidoForge)
#7 KalEdge: Unified NN Compression and FPGA Deployment
R. Molina (KaleidoForge)
#9 A Reproducible Observability Framework for Resource-Constrained MPSoC-FPGA Clusters
M. Ballina (Università degli Studi UniTS); E. Diaz (USAC); J. Balsells (USAC); J. Sacahui (USAC); M. Crespo (ICTP); S. Carrato (Università degli Studi UniTS)
#23 An FPGA-Proven VHDL Implementation of a Fast Debug Transport Module for the NEORV32 RISC-V Softcore
G. Biagetti (Università Politecnica delle Marche); L. Fabiani (Università Politecnica delle Marche)
#8 K'awiil: A Framework for Profiling Heterogeneous MPSoC-FPGA Systems for Machine Learning Inference
M. Ballina (Università degli Studi UniTS); R. Molina (KaleidoForge); M. Crespo (ICTP); S. Carrato (Università degli Studi UniTS)
#53 From Residual-Layer Support to ResNet-like Deployment in the FPG-AI Framework
M. Baldaccini (University of Pisa); T. Bocchi (University of Pisa); L. Ciacchini (University of Pisa); P. Nannipieri (University of Pisa); L. Fanucci (University of Pisa)
#29 High-Frame-Rate FPGA Architecture for Real-Time Lens Undistortion
L. Bonomo (Tor Vergata University of Rome); C. Valenti (Tor Vergata University of Rome); S. Spanò (Tor Vergata University of Rome); R. La Cesa (Tor Vergata University of Rome); L. Di Nunzio (Tor Vergata University of Rome)
ML/AI I: Energy & Health Monitoring
Session Chairs: Massimo Conti (UNIVPM), Federica Zonzini (UNIBO)
#25 Data-Driven Bridge Health Monitoring: A Two-Stage Event-Based Machine Learning Architecture using Low-Cost Accelerometers
A. Gentili (Marche Polytechnic University); F. Lorenzoni (Marche Polytechnic University); S. Orcioni (Marche Polytechnic University); M. Conti (Marche Polytechnic University)
#26 Feature Selection for Battery SoH Estimation Across Laboratory and Real-Driving Profiles
D. Rapaccini (Marche Polytechnic University); A. Gentili (Marche Polytechnic University); L. Falaschetti (Marche Polytechnic University); L. Manoni (Marche Polytechnic University); A. Morici (Infineon Technologies Italia Srl); S. Orcioni (Marche Polytechnic University); M. Conti (Marche Polytechnic University)
#28 AI based Direct Multi-Output Strategy for Multi-Step Energy Demand Forecasting
G. Olivieri (Università Politecnica delle Marche); M. Conti (Università Politecnica delle Marche)
#44 State of Health Estimation of Hybrid Supercapacitors from Raw Signals using Machine Learning Models
N. Hussien Hassen (University of Genoa); F. Bellotti (University of Genoa); R. Berta (University of Genoa); H. Ballout (University of Genoa); L. Lazzaroni (University of Genoa); A. Pighetti (University of Genoa); A. Mariscotti (University of Genoa); S. Bhagat (University of Genoa); M. Fresta (University of Genoa)
#59 Edge-AI Smart Crutches: On-Sensor Recognition of Assisted-Gait Gestures for Exoskeleton Control
M. Zauli (University of Bologna); M. Brina (University of Bologna); V. A. Arcobelli (University of Bologna); S. Mellone (University of Bologna); L. De Marchi (University of Bologna); F. Zonzini (University of Bologna)
#60 PumpIT: A Compact, AI-powered Multimodal Node for Cavitation Monitoring of Pumps
M. Zauli (University of Bologna); M. G. Gaeta (University of Bologna); C. Bragalli (University of Bologna); L. De Marchi (University of Bologna); F. Zonzini (University of Bologna)
Parallel Sessions
Accelerators, RISC-V & Embedded Inference
Session Chairs: Massimiliano Donati (UNIPI), Luca Lazzaroni (UNIGE)
#40 Floating-Point Trigonometric Hardware Units for AI: A Comparative Study
J. Nucci (Sapienza University of Rome); M. Angioli (Sapienza University of Rome); A. Marcelli (Sapienza University of Rome); M. Barbirotta (Sapienza University of Rome); R. Martino (Sapienza University of Rome); M. Olivieri (Sapienza University of Rome)
#18 An FPGA Accelerator for Hyperdimensional Contextual Bandits
R. Martino (La Sapienza); M. Angioli (La Sapienza); A. Marcelli (La Sapienza); M. Pisani (La Sapienza); F. Menichelli (La Sapienza); M. Olivieri (La Sapienza)
#21 A Reproducible Open-Source Synthesis Benchmark of Lightweight Block Cipher Cores Across Standard-Cell Libraries
A. Huseynli (Azerbaijan Technical University); Y. Imamverdiyev (Azerbaijan Technical University); J. Alizadeh (Azerbaijan Technical University); V. Soltanmuradov (University of Genoa)
#55 Enhancing the Output Block Stationary Dataflow with INT8 DSP Packing for Resource-Efficient Transformer Acceleration on FPGA
O. Srour (University of Genova); R. Berta (University of Genova); L. Lazzaroni (University of Genova); H. Ballout (University of Genova); A. Saad (University of Genova); A. Pighetti (University of Genova); M. Fresta (University of Genova); F. Bellotti (University of Genova)
#78 Towards FPGA Acceleration of CKKS in Microsoft SEAL: A Microkernel-Based Architectural Exploration
M. Donati (University of Pisa); S. Bartorelli (University of Pisa); G. Falai (University of Pisa); D. Rossi (University of Pisa); S. Saponara (University of Pisa)
#81 Keccak or Ascon? A RISC-V Design-Space Exploration for ML-KEM and ML-DSA Workloads
F. Runco (Politecnico di Torino); V. Piscopo (Politecnico di Torino); E. Manfredi (Politecnico di Torino); A. Dolmeta (Politecnico di Torino); M. Martina (Politecnico di Torino); G. Masera (Politecnico di Torino)
#71 Real-Time Object Detection on Low-Power Embedded Platforms: A Raspberry Pi 5 Performance Study
O. Noureddine (Lebanese International University); S. Hatoum (Lebanese International University); A. Ibrahim (Lebanese International University); M. Ghareeb (Lebanese International University); A. Kalakech (Lebanese International University)
ML/AI II: TinyML & Datasets
Session Chairs: Gianluigi Chiarello (UNIPA), Matteo Nardello (UNITN)
#22 Wearable Biomedical System for Potassium Trend Estimation
G. Chiarello (UniPa); T. Alfano (UniPa); G. Baiamonte (UniPa); F. Lo Valvo (UniPa); S. Sapienza (UniPa); A. Vella (UniPa); C. Giaconia (UniPa)
#27 FedCBAM-AD: A Privacy-Preserving Federated Deep Learning Framework with Attention Mechanism for Alzheimer's Disease
M. Velaei (Islamic Azad University NTB); F. Piroozi (Islamic Azad University); H. Ghahramani (Islamic Azad University NTB); H. Faraji (University of Bologna)
#36 Design Space Exploration for TinyML Person Detection on MCU
A. Renelli (University of Trento); M. Nardello (University of Trento)
#51 Incremental Learning for Tactile-Based Object Recognition: A Pilot Study
D. Shebly (University of Genova); R. Khalifeh (University of Genova); L. Hamadi (University of Genova); D. Makki (University of Genova)
#58 Hardware-Aware Resource-Adaptive Neural Architecture Search for TinyML Applications
H. Al Youssef (University of Genova); S. Awada (University of Genova); M. Raad (Lebanese International University); M. Valle (University of Genova); A. Ibrahim (Lebanese International University)
#64 Hand Gesture Recognition Across Arm Postures: An sEMG Dataset with Preliminary Gesture Classification Results
S. Lugani (University of Genoa); F. Biasioli (University of Genoa); P. Gastaldo (University of Genoa); E. Ragusa (University of Genoa)
#70 Energy-Efficient Neural Architecture Optimization for TinyML Applications
S. Awada (Lebanese International University & University of Genoa); H. Al Youssef (Lebanese International University & University of Genoa); M. Raad (Lebanese International University); M. Valle (University of Genoa); A. Ibrahim (Lebanese International University)
Via de' Pignattari, 1f, 40124 Bologna BO
Traditional Bolognese dinner
View dinner menu
Menu – €40 per person
- Mixed cured meats with Squacquerone cheese and warm Tigelle
- Tagliatelle with traditional Bolognese ragù
- Meatballs in tomato sauce with mashed potatoes
- Chocolate Tenerina cake with Mascarpone
- Water, coffee and Colli Bolognesi wine – 1 bottle every 4 people
Vegetarian menu
- Selection of cheeses with warm Tigelle (prepared without lard)
- Vegetarian green Birichini with tomato sauce
- Burrata with seasonal vegetables and roasted potatoes
- Chocolate Tenerina cake with Mascarpone
Friday, September 11, 2026
Parallel Sessions
Energy Harvesting, Communications & CPS
Session Chairs: Luca De Marchi (UNIBO), Alessandro Depari (UNIBS)
#56 An Open-Source CPS Benchmark Architecture with a Thermoelectric Digital-Twin Use Case
L. Raspaolo (Sanitas EG); R. Berta (University of Genoa); L. Lazzaroni (University of Genoa); S. Pastore (Sanitas EG); F. Bellotti (University of Genoa)
#32 Lithium-ion battery Digital Twin based on electric vehicle real-driving data
L. Manoni (Università Politecnica delle Marche); M. Beccerica (Università Politecnica delle Marche); L. Falaschetti (Università Politecnica delle Marche); A. Gentili (Università Politecnica delle Marche); S. Orcioni (Università Politecnica delle Marche); M. Conti (Università Politecnica delle Marche)
#62 Towards a Levitation-Based Electromagnetic Vibration Energy Harvester for Low-Frequency, High-Acceleration Infrastructure Monitoring
S. Taccetti (University of Bologna); S. Maggioreni (University of Bologna); L. M. Peppi (University of Bologna); L. De Marchi (University of Bologna); M. Zauli (University of Bologna)
#42 Microcontroller-based interface for sub-kilohertz and wide-range impedance measurements
A. Depary (University of Brescia); A. Flammini (University of Brescia); E. Brunelli (University of Brescia); P. Ferrari (University of Brescia); S. Rinaldi (University of Brescia); E. Sisinni (University of Brescia)
#79 Modular DAB Converter with 3.3-kV SiC MOSFETs for battery-powered train
M. A. Jallow (Università degli Studi di Cassino); S. Palazzo (Università degli Studi di Cassino); E. de Santis (Università degli Studi di Cassino); F. Parillo (Università degli Studi di Cassino); G. Canale Parola (Università degli Studi di Cassino); A. Sanseverino (Università degli Studi di Cassino); F. Velardi (Università degli Studi di Cassino); G. Busatto (Università degli Studi di Cassino)
#54 A Spatially-Aware Point-of-Interest Hyperdimensional Encoder for Drone-Based Image Recognition
R. Martino (La Sapienza); A. Lapiana (La Sapienza); M. Angioli (La Sapienza); M. Barbirotta (La Sapienza); A. Marcelli (La Sapienza); M. Olivieri (La Sapienza)
Embedded Platforms & Sensors
Session Chairs: Domenico Balsamo (Newcastle Univ.), Davide Brunelli (UNIBO)
#73 SignMatic: Real-Time Skeleton-Based ASL Recognition on an Embedded Station
J. Sarkis (Lebanese International University)
#30 Intermittent Power Extraction from Plant Microbial Fuel Cells for Battery-Free Embedded Systems
M. Doglioni (University of Trento); O. Casas; D. Brunelli (University of Bologna)
#43 LLM-Assisted Software Development for Specialized Engineering Domains
G. Baiardo (Università di Genova); F. Bellotti (University of Genoa); L. Benvenuto (University of Genoa); A. Pighetti (University of Genoa); L. Lazzaroni (University of Genoa); M. Fresta (University of Genoa); R. Berta (University of Genoa)
#69 Energy-Aware Multi-Trigger Hardware Platform for Pollinator Monitoring
V. Coppola (University of Bologna); M. Zauli (University of Bologna); D. Balsamo (Newcastle University); R. Shafik (Newcastle University); L. De Marchi (University of Bologna)
#72 Adaptive Wake-on-Radio Communication for Batteryless IoT Systems
H. Sarvghadi (Technische Universität Braunschweig); J. F. Gutiérrez Gómez (Technische Universität Braunschweig); N. Halakou (Technische Universität Braunschweig); N. Razmi (Technische Universität Braunschweig); A. Gómez (Technische Universität Braunschweig)
#1 Comparative benchmarking of Sony's IMX500 and Hailo 8L on vision tasks
M. De Marchi (University of Trento); L. Vaquero (FBK); E. Ricci (University of Trento); L. Gasparini (FBK); D. Marani (Sony Semiconductor Solutions Europe)
Poster Session
Thursday, September 10, 2026
16:00 – 17:00
Poster Area – adjacent to Prodi Room
The Poster Session includes 31 contributions, grouped by thematic area to facilitate focused visits.
Security, Cryptography & RNG
P1 – #4 Preliminary Design and Analysis of a Fibonacci–Galois Ring Oscillator True Random Number Generator in FinFET Technology
E. Noccetti; F. Bagnoli; M. Bernini; D. Rossi; S. Saponara
P2 – #5 Full Custom Design of Chaotic Fibonacci Ring Oscillators for TRNGs: a Practical Guide
F. Bagnoli; E. Noccetti; M. Bernini; D. Rossi; S. Saponara
P3 – #38 Beyond Individual Components: A Multi-Dimensional Security-Cost Study of S-box and Linear-Layer Combinations in Lightweight SPN Ciphers
A. Huseynli (Azerbaijan Technical University); Y. Imamverdiyev (Azerbaijan Technical University); J. Alizadeh (Azerbaijan Technical University); V. Soltanmuradov (University of Genoa)
P4 – #67 HyperFPGA Sentinel: Continuous Agentless Security Monitoring and ML-Based Risk Assessment for Shared MPSoC-FPGA Platforms
M. Ballina (Università degli Studi UniTS); T. De Sousa (PDMFC); E. Garcia (Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala); P. Calciati (PDMFC); M. Crespo (ICTP); S. Carrato (Università degli Studi UniTS)
P5 – #24 Implementation and Experimental Performance Evaluation of the Post-Quantum Electronic Voting Algorithm EVOLVE
J. Alizadeh (Azerbaijan Technical University); Y. Imamverdiyev (Azerbaijan Technical University); A. Huseynli (Azerbaijan Technical University); V. Soltanmuradov (University of Genoa)
P6 – #15 Toward Automated Penetration Testing Through Ollama and Openclaw
H. Balaghi Eynalou (UniGe); D. Greco (Politecnico di Milano); F. Patrone (UniGe); G. B. Gaggero (UniGe)
P7 – #68 Lightweight Image-Level Forgery Detection via Tiled Evidence Aggregation
E. Oldrini; R. Zunino; L. Ragusa (Metakol srl); E. Ragusa
Precision Agriculture & Environmental Monitoring
P8 – #20 An Extensible LoRaWAN-Based Sensing Infrastructure with UAV Relay Support for Smart Agriculture Monitoring
A. Parisi (University of Palermo); S. Lamantia (University of Palermo); A. Tripiano (University of Palermo); A. Pagano (University of Palermo); F. Giuliano (University of Palermo); L. Mistretta (University of Palermo); L. Curcio (University of Palermo)
P9 – #47 Low-cost Soil Analysis System for Precision Farming Applications
A. Bertacchini (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia); F. Barbieri (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia); F. C. Toni (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)
P10 – #66 Energy Aware Sensing Approach in Precision Agriculture: an application on Fruit Growth Sensor Nodes
L. Peppi (University of Bologna); L. De Marchi (University of Bologna); L. Manfrini (University of Bologna)
P11 – #61 Feature Analysis for Machine-Learning Based Rainfall Detection
M. Ftouni (University of Genoa); C. Gianoglio (University of Genoa); M. Spalla (Darts Engineering); M. Colli (Darts Engineering); A. Randazzo (University of Genoa)
Energy & Power Systems
P12 – #31 AI and ML Direct Multi-Output Strategy for Multi-Step National PV Generation Forecasting
G. Olivieri (Università Politecnica delle Marche); L. Corradini (Università Politecnica delle Marche); M. Conti (Università Politecnica delle Marche)
P13 – #37 A Compact and Low-Cost Potentiostat for Degradation Detection of Metallic Materials due to Hydrogen Embrittlement
E. Martano (University of Pisa)
Wearable & Biomedical Sensing
P14 – #33 Multi-site and Synchronized SCG-ECG Portable System as Biomedical Tool for Cardiac Function Assessment
G. Baiamonte (UniPa); G. C. Giaconia (UniPa); M. Javorka (UniBa)
P15 – #50 The REMEDY Ecosystem: A Stakeholder-Driven Digital Health Platform for Remote Cardiopulmonary Monitoring
M. Carelli (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna); S. Moscato (University of Bologna); M. Zauli (University of Bologna); V. A. Arcobelli (University of Bologna); A. Spadotto (University of Bologna); L. Riccò (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna); et al.
P16 – #75 Wearable and flexible potentiometric chloride activity sensing platform
D. De Venuto (Politecnico di Bari)
P17 – #52 Hardness Recognition based on Piezoelectric Sensing System and Embedded Machine Learning
D. Makki (University of Genoa); D. Shebly (University of Genoa); R. Khalifeh (University of Genoa); L. Hamadi (University of Genoa)
RF, Antennas, Photonics & Satellite Communications
P18 – #39 Design of a Novel Highly-Compact HMSIW-Based Self-Triplexed Slot Antenna for 5G, WiFi, and 6G Applications
R. K. Barik (CHRIST University Bangalore); G. Thriveni (CHRIST University Bangalore); R. Rajender (University of Pisa); D. Rossi (University of Pisa)
P19 – #77 Design of Orthogonal-Feed High-Isolation Self-Diplexed Slot Antenna Based on SIRC for Millimeter-Wave 5G Applications
G. Thriveni (CHRIST University Bangalore); R. K. Barik (CHRIST University Bangalore); R. Rajender (University of Pisa); D. Rossi (University of Pisa)
P20 – #34 RF Inter-Satellite Links for CubeSat Distributed SAR: a System-Level Assessment with an HRWS Case Study
M. Tagliente (Politecnico di Bari); G. Campiti (Politecnico di Bari); G. Brunetti (Politecnico di Bari); C. Ciminelli (Politecnico di Bari)
P21 – #80 Integrated InP Photonic Multi-Sensor Platform for Nanosatellite Navigation and Autonomous UAV Sensing
G. Brunetti (Politecnico di Bari); L. Mancini (GEM Elettronica); D. Palaferri (GEM Elettronica); L. Daga (GEM Elettronica); F. R. Nardelli (Politecnico di Bari); et al.
P22 – #48 High-Fidelity FMCW Radar Signal Processing for Sea Surface Analysis
A. Chawraba (University of Genoa); D. Caviglia (University of Genoa); A. Randazzo (University of Genoa); H. Ballout (University of Genoa); O. L. Audi (University of Genoa)
AI/ML for Industry & IoT
P23 – #12 Towards Tiny Transformer-Based Worker Activity Recognition for Industrial Assembly
A. Sbaragli (University of Brighton); M. Nardello (University of Trento)
P24 – #57 Dynamic Dimension Skipping for Padding-Free Matrix Multiplication Acceleration on FPGAs
A. Saad (University of Genova); F. Bellotti (University of Genova); H. Ballout (University of Genova); L. Lazzaroni (University of Genova); O. Srour (University of Genova); R. Berta (University of Genova)
P25 – #6 Fault Tolerance Evaluation of RL Policies under Sensor, Actuator, and Weight-Memory Faults
A. Marcelli (Sapienza University of Rome); R. Martino (Sapienza University of Rome); M. Pisani (Sapienza University of Rome); A. Mastrandrea (Sapienza University of Rome); F. Menichelli (Sapienza University of Rome); M. Olivieri (Sapienza University of Rome)
P26 – #10 DAX-IDS: Drift-Aware Explainable Evaluation of Cross-Dataset IoT Intrusion Detection
N. Noonari (University of Aveiro); A. Hussain (Sukkur IBA University); N. Maitlo (Sukkur IBA University); A. Hussain (University of Aveiro); K. Arshid (Tallinn University of Technology); V. Soltanmuradov
P27 – #16 Real-Time Embedded Deployment of Underwater Benthic Species Detection on the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX
H. Faraji (University of Bologna); M. Menghini (University of Bologna); S. Behzadi (University of Bologna); L. De Marchi (University of Bologna); P. Castaldai (University of Bologna)
P28 – #45 System Instruction Design for an Embedded LLM-Based Thermostat Agent
N. Yoonesi (University of Genoa); F. Bellotti (University of Genoa); R. Berta (University of Genoa); M. Fresta (University of Genoa); L. Lazzaroni (University of Genoa); P. Firpo (University of Genoa)
P29 – #65 Agentic Vision-Language AI for Image-Based eSIM Troubleshooting: A RAG-Enhanced System for Telecom Customer Care
A. Dabbous (Monty Mobile); W. Ismail (Monty Mobile, University of Genoa); M. Yaacoub (Monty Mobile, University of Genoa); H. Ballout (University of Genoa); K. Jabr (Monty Mobile); H. Mansour (Monty Mobile)
P30 – #14 Speeding Up Physics-Informed Neural Networks with Dual Numbers and AVX-512 SIMD Instructions
M. Cococcioni (Dept. of Information Engineering, University of Pisa)
P31 – #49 Design and Implementation of an FPGA-based Acquisition and Processing System for Real Time Beam Loss Monitoring in Elettra 2.0
A. Pascali (Università degli Studi di Trieste); S. Carrato (Università degli Studi di Trieste); G. Brajnik (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste); S. Bassanese (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste); G. Cautero (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)