Publications & Patents

Research contributions in hardware design, smart buildings, IoT, and context-aware computing

Research Overview

My research spans multiple domains at the intersection of computer engineering, embedded systems, and smart infrastructure. With over 30 international publications and 1 patent, the work demonstrates a consistent focus on bridging theoretical computer science with practical applications in real-world systems.

Smart Buildings & IoT

Extensive research on intelligent building management systems, including occupancy detection, energy optimization, and multi-tenant smart building solutions. Work includes trigger-action systems for commercial buildings, integration with smart grids, and safety management systems.

Hardware Design & FPGA

Contributions to high-level synthesis, FPGA implementation of iterative algorithms, and efficient hardware design methodologies. Research includes parallel implementations, reconfigurable systems, and optimization techniques for embedded computing platforms.

Mobile & Context-Aware Computing

Development of context-aware mobile operating systems, power management solutions for Android devices, and frameworks for building context-aware applications. Work includes thermal modeling, battery optimization, and adaptive power management systems.

Indoor Localization & Access Control

Research on indoor positioning systems, device localization methods, and access control solutions. Includes work on iBeacon-based systems, automatic node deployment, and CAD frameworks for localization system design.

Energy Management & Optimization

Focus on energy-efficient building design, smart resource management in embedded systems, and integration of residential buildings with smart grids. Research addresses both hardware and software aspects of energy optimization.

Embedded & Reconfigurable Systems

Development of frameworks for designing heterogeneous and reconfigurable systems, early validation methods, and SystemC-based simulation frameworks. Work includes adaptive hardware systems and reconfigurable interconnection structures.

Key Highlights

  • Best Paper Candidate at Design Automation Conference (DAC) 2013
  • Multiple Invited Papers at IEEE conferences
  • Research published in top-tier journals including IEEE Transactions and ACM Transactions
  • Contributions to major conferences: DAC, DATE, UbiComp, WF-IoT, EUC
  • 1 Patent on device localization methods

Patents

Metodo per la localizzazione di un dispositivo all'interno di un'area

Sciuto Donatella, Santambrogio Marco Domenico, Nacci Alessandro Antonio, Frossi Alessandro, Consolazio NiccolΓ², Paccani Luca, Cirigliano Andrea

Italy Patent No. 102017000142307, 11/12/2017

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Journal Papers and Transactions

BuildingRules: A Trigger-Action Based System To Manage Complex Commercial Buildings

A. A. Nacci, B. Balaji, P. Spoletini, V. Rana, R. Gupta, D. Sciuto, Y. Agarwal

ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems (TECS)

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Towards Smart Building Design Automation: Extensible CAD Framework for Indoor Localization Systems Deployment

A. Cirigliano, R. Cordone, A. A. Nacci, and M. D. Santambrogio

IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems - Accepted to Appear on 15 November 2016

Efficient Hardware Design Of Iterative Stencil Loops

V. Rana, I. Beretta, F. Bruschi, A. A. Nacci, D. Atienza, D. Sciuto

IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems - Accepted to Appear on 29 February 2016

Parallelizing the Chambolle Algorithm for Performance Optimized Mapping on FPGA Devices

I. Beretta, V. Rana, A. Akin, A.A. Nacci, D. Sciuto, D. Atienza

ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems - Accepted to Appear on 25 Nov 2015

Adaptive and Flexible Smartphone Power Modeling

A. A. Nacci, F. Trovo', F. Maggi, M. Ferroni, A. Cazzola, D. Sciuto, M. D. Santambrogio

Mobile Networks and Applications, MONET, Springer - In proceedings

Design Methods for Parallel Hardware Implementation of Multimedia Iterative Algorithms

V. Rana, A. A. Nacci, I. Beretta, M. D. Santambrogio, D. Atienza, D. Sciuto

IEEE Design and Test of Computers, 2012 - In proceedings

Conference Proceedings

Floor Plan Design And Automatic Nodes Deployment For Indoor Location And Monitoring Systems

A. Cirigliano, A. A. Nacci, R. Cordone, M. D. Santambrogio

International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2016) – Demo&Poster – In Proceeding – Accepted to Appear

Ruleset minimization in multi-tenant Smart Buildings

A. Piscitello, A. A. Nacci, V. Rana, M. D. Santambrogio, D. Sciuto

The 14th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC) 2016 – Accepted to Appear

Sink State Analysis in multi-tenant smart buildings

A. Piscitello, A. A. Nacci, V. Rana, M. D. Santambrogio, D. Sciuto

2nd International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry (RTSI 2016) – Accepted to Appear

Danger-System: Exploring New Ways to Manage Occupants Safety in Smart Building

A. Piscitello, F. Paduano, A.A. Nacci, D. Noferi, M.D. Santambrogio, D. Sciuto

IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT) 2015

Power-awareness and smart-resource management in embedded computing systems

R. Cattaneo, G. C. Durelli, J. PagΓ‘n, M. Zapater, M. Ferroni, A. Nacci, M. Vallejo, M. D. Santambrogio, J. L. Ayala, and S. Campanoni

IEEE/ACM International Conference on Hardware/Software Codesign and System Synthesis, 2015 - Invited Paper - In Proceedings

Methods and Algorithms for the Interaction of Residential Smart Buildings with Smart Grids

A. A. Nacci, G. Bettinazzi and D. Sciuto

The 13th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC) 2015 – Short Paper – In Proceedings

OpenMPower: An Open and Accessible Database About Real World Mobile Devices

A. Corna, A. Damiani, M. Ferroni, A. A. Nacci, D. Sciuto and M. D. Santambrogio

The 13th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC) 2015 – Short Paper – In Proceedings

BuildingRules: A Trigger-Action Based System To Manage Complex Commercial Buildings

A. A. Nacci, B. Balaji, P. Spoletini, R. Gupta, D. Sciuto, Y. Agarwal

International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2015) – Demo&Poster – In Proceedings

Experimental Evaluation and Modeling of Thermal Phenomena on Mobile Devices

M. Ferroni, A. A. Nacci, M. Turri, M. D. Santambrogio and D. Sciuto

18th IEEE Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design (DSD) 2015 – In Proceedings

Occupancy Detection via iBeacon on Android Devices for Smart Building Management

A. Corna, L. Fontana, A. A. Nacci, D. Sciuto

18th IEEE Conference on Design Automation & Test in Europe (DATE) 2015 – Interactive Presentation – In Proceedings

BlueSentinel: a first approach using iBeacon for an energy efficient occupancy detection system

G. Conte, M. De Marchi, A. A. Nacci, V. Rana, D. Sciuto

1st ACM International Conference on Embedded Systems For Energy-Efficient Buildings (BuildSys) 2014 – In Proceedings

A Perspective Vision on Complex Residential Building Management Systems

A. A. Nacci, V. Rana, D. Sciuto

The 12th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC) 2014 – Invited Paper – In Proceedings

On how to design smart energy-efficient buildings

A. A. Nacci, D. Sciuto

The 12th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC) 2014 – Invited Paper – In Proceedings

SPELL: Affecting Thermal Comfort Through Perceptive Techniques

A.A. Vitali, M. Spadafora, A. A. Nacci, D. Sciuto, M. Pillan

International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2014) - Poster - In Proceedings

cODA: An Open-Source Framework to Easily Design Context-Aware Android Apps

M. Ferroni, A. Damiani, A. A. Nacci, D. Sciuto, M. D. Santambrogio

The 12th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC) 2014 – In Proceedings

An open-source, efficient and parameterizable hardware implementation of the AES algorithm

A. A. Nacci, V. Rana, D. Sciuto, M.D. Santambrogio

12th IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications (ISPA) 2014 – In Proceedings

A SystemC-Based Framework for the Simulation of Appliances Networks in Energy-Aware Smart Spaces

A. A. Nacci, G. Bettinazzi, C. Pilato, V. Rana, M. D. Santambrogio, D. Sciuto

IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT) 2014 – In proceedings

Improving the security and the scalability of the AES algorithm

A. A. Nacci, V. Rana, M. D. Santambrogio, D. Sciuto

22nd ACM/SIGDA International Symposium on Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA 2014) - Poster - In proceedings

MPower: gain back your Android battery life!

M. Ferroni, A. Cazzola, D. Matteo, F. TrovΓ², A. A. Nacci, D. Sciuto, M. D. Santambrogio

Proceedings of the 2013 ACM conference on Pervasive and ubiquitous computing adjunct publication. ACM, 2013. - Poster - In proceedings

morphone.OS: context-awareness in everyday life

A. A. Nacci, M. Mazzucchelli, M. Maggio, A. Bonetto, D. Sciuto and M. D Santambrogio

EUROMICRO Digital System Design Conference (DSD) 2013 - In proceedings

A2B: an Integrated Framework for Designing Heterogeneous and Reconfigurable Systems

C. Pilato, R. Cattaneo, G. Durelli, A. A. Nacci, Marco D. Santambrogio and D. Sciuto

NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems (AHS-2013) - Invited Paper

A High-Level Synthesis Flow for the Implementation of Iterative Stencil Loop Algorithms on FPGA Devices

A. A. Nacci, V. Rana, I. Beretta, F. Bruschi, D. Atienza, D. Sciuto

BEST PAPER CANDIDATE Design Automation Conference (DAC) 2013 - In proceedings

A Flexible and Reconfigurable Interconnection Structure for FPGA Dataflow Applications

G. Durelli, A. A. Nacci, R. Cattaneo, C. Pilato, D. Sciuto and M.D. Santambrogio

20th Reconfigurable Architectures Workshop (RAW) 2013- In proceedings

MPower: towards an adaptive power management system for mobile devices

A. Bonetto, M. Ferroni, D. Matteo, A. A. Nacci, M. Mazzucchelli, D. Sciuto and M. D. Santambrogio

The 10th IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC), 2012 - In proceedings

A high-performance parallel implementation of the Chambolle algorithm

A. Akin, I. Beretta, A. A. Nacci, V. Rana, M.D. Santambrogio, D. Atienza

Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE), 2011 - In proceedings

Informal Papers

Designing Self-Adaptive Smart Spaces for Energy Saving

A. A. Nacci, C. Pilato, M. D. Santambrogio, D. Sciuto

2nd Workshop on Self-Awareness in Reconfigurable Computing Systems (SRCS'13)

NeoN: a software tool for the automatic extraction of neurons communication pattern

A. A. Nacci, V. Rana, F. Bruschi, M. D. Santambrogio, E. Wanke, D. Sciuto

The First Workshop on Modeling of Biological Systems (MoBS'13) at Design Automation Conference 2013

A2B: a Framework for the Fast Prototyping of Reconfigurable Systems

C. Pilato, R. Cattaneo, G. Durelli, A. A. Nacci, Marco D. Santambrogio and D. Sciuto

WRC 2013, 7th HiPEAC Workshop on Reconfigurable Computing - Accepted to appears

A Methodology for the High Level Synthesis of Iterative Algorithms

A. A. Nacci, V. Rana, F.Bruschi

Work in Progress Poster at Design Automation Conference 2012

International Competitions

Definition of Methods and Tools for an Effective Smart Buildings Deployment

A. A. Nacci

ACM SIGDA PhD Forum at DAC 2015

Definition of Methods and Tools for an Effective Smart Buildings Deployment

A. A. Nacci

EDAA/ACM SIGDA PhD Forum at DATE 2015

Smart Homes Become Simple

A. A. Nacci

FINALIST VIDEO - IEEE SmartGridComm 2013 Video Competition

Smart Technologies for Effective Reconfiguration: The ASAP Framework for Early Validation of Heterogeneous Reconfigurable MPSoC

C. Pilato, G. Durelli, A. A. Nacci, R. Cattaneo, D. Sciuto and M. D. Santambrogio

University Booth at Design Automation Conference 2013

ASAP: an Open-Source Framework for Early Validation of Heterogeneous Reconfigurable Systems

C. Pilato, R. Cattaneo, G. Durelli, A. A. Nacci, M. D. Santambrogio and D. Sciuto

University Booth at Design, Automation, and Test in Europe (DATE) 2013

Morphone: smart technology, easy life

A. Bonetto, M. Ferroni, D. Matteo, M. Mazzucchelli, A. A. Nacci, J. Panerati, M.D. Santambrogio

University Booth at Design Automation Conference 2012

A Context-Aware Android-Based Mobile Operating System: morphone.OS

A. Bonetto, M. Maggio, A. A. Nacci, D. Sciuto, M.D. Santambrogio

FINALIST PAPER - ANDROID COMPETITION @ CODES+ISSS EMBEDDED SYSTEMS WEEK 2011

Video Interviews

Awareness: Self-Awareness in Autonomic Systems

POLIMI-MIT Workshop 2013 - Boston (MA)

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