Nicola Donato (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.S. degree in electronic engineering from the University of Messina, Messina, Italy, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. He is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical and Electronic Measurements and the Head of the Laboratories of “Electronics for Sensors and for Systems of Transduction” and “Electrical and Electronic Measurements” with the University of Messina. He has coauthored more than 150 papers on international journals and conference proceedings (Scopus). His current research interests include sensor characterization and modeling, development of measurement systems for sensors, and characterization of electronic devices up to microwave range and down to cryogenic temperatures.