Giovanni Collodi (S’00–A’01–M’03) was born in Florence, Italy, in 1966. He received the M.S. (Hons.) degree in electronic engineering and Ph.D. degree in computer science and telecommunication engineering from the University of Florence, Florence, in 1996 and 2002, respectively. His doctoral work focused on MMIC circuit design and device modeling. From 2001 to 2004, he was a Post-Doctoral Researcher with the Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, Department of Information Engineering, University of Florence, where he was involved in the ATACAMA large millimeter array radio telescope project (integrated circuit design). In 2002, he was a Visiting Researcher with the Physical Sciences Research Lab Motorola, Tempe, AZ, USA, and he was also a Contract Professor of electronics with the University of Florence. In 2005, he was an Assistant Professor with the Department of Information Engineering, University of Florence, where he was involved in developing systems for wireless applications. In 2006, he began his involvement with the Interdepartmental Centre Technology and Microsystems for Quality and Environmental Safety. Since 2007, he has been teaching a course on technology and systems for wireless application His current research interests include the development of microwave systems.