Daniele Tarchi earned, from the University of Florence, an M.Sc. in Telecommunications Engineering (2000) and a PhD in Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (2004). He is now an Associate Professor at the University of Florence. His work in wireless and satellite communications has resulted in 170 publications; memberships, including IEEE Senior Member and Editorial Board positions for IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Open Journal of the Communication Society, and IET Communications; and honors including serving as symposium co-chair for IEEE WCNC, Globecom, and ICC. His research interests include wireless communications and networks, satellite communications and networks, edge computing, distributed learning, and optimization techniques.