MATTEO (CERIOTTI) ZELLA
Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things
I am a professor at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in Germany. My research and teaching focus is on Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things.
Formerly, I was a Senior Researcher at the Networked Embbedded Systems group, headed by Pedro José Marrón, at the University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany). Prior to moving to Essen, I was a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Chair of Communication and Distributed Systems, headed by Klaus Wehrle, at RWTH Aachen University (Germany). My position in Aachen was funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Before that, I was at Fondazione Bruno Kessler, in Trento (Italy). As a Ph.D student and a postdoctoral researcher, I worked under the supervision of Amy Murphy. At that time, I was also a member of the D3S research group, led by Amy Murphy and Gian Pietro Picco.
Research Interests
(Batteryless) Internet of Things, Cyber-Physical Systems, Networked Embedded Systems... and Synonyms
Everything Wireless yet Dependable
No-Surprises, Easy Deployment of Low-Power Wireless Systems: From Design to Validation
Complex Signal Processing for Simple Systems
Mobile, Social Robots
Searching for exciting thesis topics?
I am currently seeking motivated students to work on a variety of exciting thesis projects.
My research interests include Internet of Things, Embedded Systems and Mobile Robots. I am particularly interested in working with students who are passionate about designing low-power electronics, programming microcontrollers, networking distributed systems, as well as analyzing and visualizing data.
You will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in cutting-edge research and contribute to meaningful discoveries in your field of interest. You will receive guidance and support throughout the process, and have the opportunity to publish your findings in scientific papers.
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Awards
In 2012, I was granted a post-doctoral research fellowship by the Alexander von Humboldt foundation.
In 2012, my thesis Guaranteeing Communication Quality in Real World WSN Deployments received the EWSN/CONET best Ph.D. thesis award.
In 2009 and 2011, our works "Monitoring Heritage Buildings with Wireless Sensor Networks: The Torre Aquila Deployment" and "Is There Light at the Ends of the Tunnel? Wireless Sensor Networks for Adaptive Lighting in Road Tunnels" received the best paper award at IPSN (SPOTS track).