Giancarlo Fortino
Giancarlo Fortino is a computer engineering professor whose research links agent-based methods with Internet of Things systems. Born in Italy in 1971, he earned a computer engineering laurea at Calabria in 1995 and a PhD there in 2000. He joined Calabria's faculty, helped found the IoT spin-off SenSysCal, and co-authored a 2014 chapter on smart-object middleware. His agent-based IoT paper appeared in 2018; he became an IEEE Fellow in 2022 and chaired IEEE@Unical in 2025. As of October 2026, he is a full professor and SPEME director at Calabria and IEEE SMC Vice President for Cybernetics; the lab's work includes IoT, Edge AI, and federated learning.
- Now at
- University of Calabria
- Works
- 965
- Citations
- 27,672
- h-index
- 81
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.
Timeline
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1971–2000
From Italy to a PhD
Born in Italy in 1971, he graduates with a laurea in computer engineering from the University of Calabria in 1995 and completes a PhD there in 2000.
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2001–2018
Faculty roles and an IoT spin-off
He joins the University of Calabria as an assistant professor in 2001 and becomes an associate professor in 2006. He helps found SenSysCal, a University of Calabria spin-off for IoT services, in April 2010. He co-authors a 2014 chapter on middleware for smart objects and environments, receives the Andrew P. Sage SMC Transactions Paper Award in 2014, and remains an associate professor through 2018.
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2018
Agent-based IoT systems
He and his co-authors propose agent-based computing for IoT system analysis, design, and implementation in a 2018 paper. They build on the ACOSO methodology and middleware for smart objects.
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2022
An IEEE Fellowship
He becomes an IEEE Fellow in 2022.
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2025
Chairing IEEE@Unical
He chairs IEEE@Unical 2025 at the University of Calabria.
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As of October 2026
Professor and IEEE SMC vice president
As of October 2026, he is a full professor of Computer Engineering at the University of Calabria, directs the SPEME lab, and serves as IEEE SMC Vice President for Cybernetics, with a term ending in 2027. The lab's research includes IoT, Edge AI, and federated learning.
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- Giancarlo Fortino
- Giancarlo Fortino | Laboratory of Smart, PErvasive and Mobile systems Engineering (SPEME)
- SenSysCal | Laboratory of Smart, PErvasive and Mobile systems Engineering (SPEME)
- GF’s Publications | Laboratory of Smart, PErvasive and Mobile systems Engineering (SPEME)
- Giancarlo Fortino | ICAR-CNR
- Agent-oriented cooperative smart objects: From IoT system design to implementation
- IEEE@UNICAL 2025
- Board of Governors – IEEE SMC
- Research | Laboratory of Smart, PErvasive and Mobile systems Engineering (SPEME)