Floriano De Rango received a graduate degree in computer science in October 2000, and a Ph.D. in electronics and telecommunications engineering in January 2005, both from the University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy. From January 2000 to October 2000, he was with the Telecom Research LAB C.S.E.L.T. in Turin with a scholarship. From March 2004 to November 2004, he was a Visiting Researcher with the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. He is currently an Associate Professor with the DIMES Department, University of Calabria. He has authored or coauthored more than 220 papers in international journals and conferences. His interests include the Internet of Things, IP QoS architectures, adaptive wireless networks, mobile ad hoc networks, and pervasive computing, security, vehicular ad hoc networks, and green networks. In 2009, he founded a spin-off company (Spintel s.r.l.) in the smart control tools design field for energy efficiency for smart buildings and cities and Internet of Things (IoT) that won awards in international competitions including the Intel Business Challenge Award. His company has been ranked among the first 20 Innovative Start-ups in Europe (IBCE 2013). He was a recipient of the Young Researcher Award in 2007.