Daniele Franci

Dr. Daniele Franci

VAL-AGF, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Researcher

Biography

I earned my M.Sc. (magna cum laude) and Ph.D. in nuclear and subnuclear physics from Sapienza University in Rome, Italy. Early in my career, I worked at Nucleco SPA, where I contributed to the radiological characterization of waste from decommissioned nuclear plants. Since 2011, my focus has shifted towards the assessment of human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF), especially in the context of 4G and 5G technologies. At ARPA Lazio, I specialized in measuring and evaluating RF EMF exposure, and in 2017, I began contributing to the development of technical standards for EMF measurement from mMIMO sources as part of my work with the CEI. Currently, at the Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e Ricerca Ambientale, my research centers on refining exposure measurement techniques for 4G/5G systems, ensuring they reflect real-world operating conditions and traffic patterns.

Affiliations

Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA)

Rome, Lazio, Italy

VAL-AGF

Honors and Awards

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Best Standardization Paper

2022 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Living Environment

How to characterize Power Lock systems for limiting exposure to electromagnetic radiation generated by 5G mMIMO systems

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Best Poster Award

2024 IEEE International Symposium on Measurements & Networking

Beamforming and population exposure: 5G NR measurement methodologies applied to LTE AAS

Experience

Research or Laboratory Scientist

ISPRA

01 Dec 2024 - present

Technician or Assistant

ARPA Lazio

01 Mar 2011 - 01 Dec 2024

Research or Laboratory Scientist

Nucleco SpA

01 Aug 2009 - 01 Feb 2011