Cell-free & distributed massive MIMO
User-centric architectures, scalable AP–UE association, power control, and distributed processing. Current work also addresses phase misalignments and differential transmission.
Full Professor · IEEE Fellow
Stefano Buzzi.
Wireless networks.
Distributed intelligence.
Integrated sensing and communications.
I study the physical and MAC layers of wireless networks, with a focus on cell-free massive MIMO, integrated sensing and communications, and signal processing for 6G.
Academic affiliations
Department of Electrical
and Information Engineering
Cassino, Italy
01 / Research
From signal models
to wireless systems.
Statistical signal processing, detection and estimation, multiple-antenna technologies, and resource allocation underpin my research.
Related papers
Integrated sensing & communications
Signal models and detection algorithms for wireless networks that jointly serve users and sense the environment, including multi-target detection and tracking with distributed access points.
RIS & near-field processing
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for communications, radar sensing and localization; active surfaces, large distributed arrays, and near-field wideband beamforming.
Non-terrestrial networks & waveforms
LEO satellite macro-diversity and cell-free transmission, with OFDM and OTFS modulation. More broadly, waveform and receiver design for mobility and time-varying channels.
AI, optimization & edge computing
Model-based and learning-based approaches to wireless resource allocation, energy efficiency, EMF-compliant power control, and joint radio and computational resource optimization.
02 / Journal publications
Journal publications.
From 1997 to today.
All 109 journal and magazine publications listed in my CV, including a guest editorial. Each entry links to its DOI. Browse the complete list or focus on 18 selected contributions. For additional records, visit Google Scholar ↗.
109 publications
2026
Cell-free MIMO · AI & optimization
EMF-Compliant Power Control in Cell-Free Massive MIMO: Model-Based and Data-Driven Approaches
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 25, 12246–12262 (2026).
Selected contribution2026
Cell-free MIMO · AI & optimization
Edge-Enhanced Distributed Downlink Power Control and UE Association in Scalable Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 25, 11383–11398 (2026).
Selected contribution2026
Cell-free MIMO
Why User-Centric Cell-Free Distributed MIMO Systems Will be the Disruptive 6G Technology
IEEE Communications Magazine, 64(10), 120–126 (2026).
Selected contribution2026
Cell-free MIMO · AI & optimization
A General Framework for Scalable UE-AP Association in User-Centric Cell-Free Massive MIMO Based on Recurrent Neural Networks
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 74, 3103–3119 (2026).
DOI: 10.1109/tcomm.2025.3650392
Selected contribution2026
Cell-free MIMO · ISAC, radar & RIS
Scalable Integrated Sensing and Communications for Multi-Target Detection and Tracking in Cell-Free Massive MIMO: A Unified Framework
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 74, 2777–2793 (2026).
DOI: 10.1109/tcomm.2025.3642717
Selected contribution2026
ISAC, radar & RIS
Sensing With Communication Signals: From Information Theory to Signal Processing
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 44, 1–30 (2026).
2025
NTN & waveforms · Cell-free MIMO
Cell-Free Macro-Diversity Schemes in LEO Non-Terrestrial Networks With OTFS and OFDM Modulations
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 6, 10432–10448 (2025).
DOI: 10.1109/ojcoms.2025.3644171
Selected contribution2025
Cell-free MIMO
Virtual Extremely Large Antenna Arrays: Emulating Near-Field Wideband Beamforming in Dense Cell-Free Networks
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 6, 8078–8094 (2025).
DOI: 10.1109/ojcoms.2025.3612338
Selected contribution2025
Cell-free MIMO · NTN & waveforms
Eliminating Phase Misalignments in Cell-Free Massive MIMO via Differential Transmission
IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 14(9), 2718–2722 (2025).
Selected contribution2025
ISAC, radar & RIS
Integrated Communication and RIS-Aided Track-Before-Detect Radar Sensing
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 6, 4519–4532 (2025).
2025
AI & optimization
Learning Distributed Neural Network-Based Beam Codebooks on FPGAs: Adapting to Unevenly Distributed Users in mmWave Massive MIMO IoT System With Hardware Acceleration
IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 12(16), 32821–32838 (2025).
2025
NTN & waveforms
Investigating Frequency Modulated OFDM (FM-OFDM): Receiver Design and Analysis Over Time-Varying Channels
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 6, 3760–3778 (2025).
2025
Cell-free MIMO
Power Allocation for Cell-Free Massive MIMO Two-Way Relay Systems With Low-Resolution ADCs
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 73(9), 8181–8197 (2025).
2025
ISAC, radar & RIS
Approaching Massive MIMO Performance With Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: We Do Not Need Many Antennas
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 73(6), 4000–4016 (2025).
DOI: 10.1109/tcomm.2024.3506928
Selected contribution2025
ISAC, radar & RIS
Joint User Detection and Localization in Near-Field Using Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 14(1), 58–62 (2025).
2025
ISAC, radar & RIS · AI & optimization
Energy Efficiency Optimization in Active Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Integrated Sensing and Communication Systems
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 74(1), 1180–1195 (2025).
2024
Signal processing
Statistical Characterization of the Delay and Performance Analysis in 3-D Relay Networks
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 5, 7787–7805 (2024).
2024
AI & optimization
Decentralized Grant-Free mMTC Traffic Multiplexing With eMBB Data Through Deep Reinforcement Learning
IEEE Transactions on Machine Learning in Communications and Networking, 2, 1440–1455 (2024).
2024
ISAC, radar & RIS · AI & optimization
Energy efficiency maximization for active RIS-aided integrated sensing and communication
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2024(1), Article 20 (2024).
2024
Cell-free MIMO
Co-Existing/Cooperating Multicell Massive MIMO and Cell-Free Massive MIMO Deployments: Heuristic Designs and Performance Analysis
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 5, 6180–6200 (2024).
2024
ISAC, radar & RIS
Estimation of the User Position and Orientation in mmWave Cellular Networks Aided by an Active RIS
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 5, 4868–4884 (2024).
2024
Cell-free MIMO · AI & optimization
Joint Optimization of Uplink Power and Computational Resources in Mobile Edge Computing-Enabled Cell-Free Massive MIMO
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 72(3), 1804–1820 (2024).
DOI: 10.1109/tcomm.2023.3336355
Selected contribution2024
ISAC, radar & RIS
Transmitter Side Beyond-Diagonal Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface for Massive MIMO Networks
IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 13(2), 352–356 (2024).
2024
ISAC, radar & RIS
Passive Versus Active Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Integrated Sensing and Communication: Challenges and Opportunities
IEEE Network, 38(3), 218–226 (2024).
2023
NTN & waveforms
LEO Satellite Diversity in 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks: OFDM vs. OTFS
IEEE Communications Letters, 27(11), 3013–3017 (2023).
2023
ISAC, radar & RIS
Integrated Sensing and Communications With Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: From signal modeling to processing
IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, 40(6), 41–62 (2023).
Selected contribution2023
ISAC, radar & RIS · NTN & waveforms · AI & optimization
Robust RIS-Assisted MIMO Communication-Radar Coexistence: Joint Beamforming and Waveform Design
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 71(11), 6647–6661 (2023).
2023
Signal processing
On the Coexistence of eMBB and URLLC in Multi-Cell Massive MIMO
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 4, 1040–1059 (2023).
2023
Cell-free MIMO · AI & optimization
Unsupervised Deep Learning for Power Control of Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(7), 9585–9590 (2023).
2023
Cell-free MIMO · AI & optimization
Power Control in Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks for UAVs URLLC Under the Finite Blocklength Regime
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 71(2), 1126–1140 (2023).
2022
ISAC, radar & RIS
Spatial Diversity in Radar Detection via Active Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 29, 1242–1246 (2022).
2022
Cell-free MIMO
Multi-UE Multi-AP Beam Alignment in User-Centric Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems Operating at mmWave
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 21(11), 8919–8934 (2022).
2022
ISAC, radar & RIS
Integrated Sensing and Communications: Toward Dual-Functional Wireless Networks for 6G and Beyond
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 40(6), 1728–1767 (2022).
DOI: 10.1109/jsac.2022.3156632
Selected contribution2022
ISAC, radar & RIS
Foundations of MIMO Radar Detection Aided by Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 70, 1749–1763 (2022).
2025 IEEE Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award
Selected contribution2022
Cell-free MIMO
Coexistence of D2D Communications and Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems With Low Resolution ADC for Improved Throughput in Beyond-5G Networks
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 70(2), 999–1013 (2022).
2021
Cell-free MIMO
Cell-Free and User-Centric Massive MIMO Architectures for Reliable Communications in Indoor Factory Environments
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 2, 1390–1404 (2021).
2021
ISAC, radar & RIS
Radar Target Detection Aided by Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 28, 1315–1319 (2021).
2021
ISAC, radar & RIS · AI & optimization
RIS Configuration, Beamformer Design, and Power Control in Single-Cell and Multi-Cell Wireless Networks
IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, 7(2), 398–411 (2021).
2021
Cell-free MIMO
Pilot Assignment in Cell-Free Massive MIMO Based on the Hungarian Algorithm
IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 10(1), 34–37 (2021).
2020
Cell-free MIMO
Analysis of UAV Communications in Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 1, 133–147 (2020).
2020
Cell-free MIMO · AI & optimization
User-Centric 5G Cellular Networks: Resource Allocation and Comparison With the Cell-Free Massive MIMO Approach
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 19(2), 1250–1264 (2020).
Selected contribution2020
ISAC, radar & RIS
Communications and Radar Coexistence in the Massive MIMO Regime: Uplink Analysis
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 19(1), 19–33 (2020).
2019
Signal processing
Subspace Tracking and Least Squares Approaches to Channel Estimation in Millimeter Wave Multiuser MIMO
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 67(10), 6766–6780 (2019).
2019
Cell-free MIMO · AI & optimization
Energy-Efficient Power Control in Cell-Free and User-Centric Massive MIMO at Millimeter Wave
IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 3(3), 651–663 (2019).
2019
NTN & waveforms
MIMO-UFMC Transceiver Schemes for Millimeter-Wave Wireless Communications
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 67(5), 3323–3336 (2019).
2019
Signal processing
Massive MIMO in Sub-6 GHz and mmWave: Physical, Practical, and Use-Case Differences
IEEE Wireless Communications, 26(2), 100–108 (2019).
2019
Signal processing
Guest Editorial Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications in Wireless Networks
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 37(4), 701–704 (2019).
2018
AI & optimization
Energy Efficiency and Asymptotic Performance Evaluation of Beamforming Structures in Doubly Massive MIMO mmWave Systems
IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 2(2), 385–396 (2018).
2018
NTN & waveforms
Single-Carrier Modulation Versus OFDM for Millimeter-Wave Wireless MIMO
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 66(3), 1335–1348 (2018).
2017
Cell-free MIMO
Cell-Free Massive MIMO: User-Centric Approach
IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 6(6), 706–709 (2017).
Selected contribution2017
Signal processing
Massive MIMO 5G Cellular Networks: mm-Wave vs. μ-Wave Frequencies
ZTE Communications, 15(S1), 41–49 (2017).
2016
AI & optimization · Foundations
A Survey of Energy-Efficient Techniques for 5G Networks and Challenges Ahead
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 34(4), 697–709 (2016).
DOI: 10.1109/jsac.2016.2550338
Selected contribution2015
AI & optimization
Energy-aware and rate-aware heuristic beamforming in downlink MIMO OFDMA networks with base station coordination
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 64(7), 2897–2910 (2015).
2015
AI & optimization
Energy-Efficient Scheduling and Power Allocation in Downlink OFDMA Networks With Base Station Coordination
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 14(1), 1–14 (2015).
2014
AI & optimization
Energy Efficiency and Interference Neutralization in Two-Hop MIMO Interference Channels
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 62(24), 6481–6495 (2014).
2014
NTN & waveforms
Green and fast DSL via joint processing of multiple lines and time–frequency packed modulation
Physical Communication, 13, 99–108 (2014).
2014
NTN & waveforms · Foundations
Modulation Formats and Waveforms for 5G Networks: Who Will Be the Heir of OFDM?: An overview of alternative modulation schemes for improved spectral efficiency
IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, 31(6), 80–93 (2014).
Selected contribution2014
Foundations
What Will 5G Be?
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 32(6), 1065–1082 (2014).
DOI: 10.1109/jsac.2014.2328098
Selected contribution2013
AI & optimization
Distributed energy-aware resource allocation in multi-antenna multi-carrier interference networks with statistical CSI
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2013(1), Article 205 (2013).
2013
ISAC, radar & RIS · AI & optimization
Non-cooperative code design in radar networks: a game-theoretic approach
EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, 2013(1), Article 63 (2013).
2013
AI & optimization
Energy-Aware Competitive Power Control in Relay-Assisted Interference Wireless Networks
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 12(4), 1860–1871 (2013).
2013
AI & optimization
Potential games for energy-efficient resource allocation in multipoint-to-multipoint CDMA wireless data networks
Physical Communication, 7, 1–13 (2013).
2013
Signal processing
CPM-Based Spread Spectrum Systems for Multi-User Communications
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 12(1), 358–367 (2013).
2012
AI & optimization
Potential Games for Energy-Efficient Power Control and Subcarrier Allocation in Uplink Multicell OFDMA Systems
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, 6(2), 89–103 (2012).
2011
AI & optimization
Energy-Efficient Power Control and Receiver Design in Relay-Assisted DS/CDMA Wireless Networks via Game Theory
IEEE Communications Letters, 15(7), 701–703 (2011).
2011
AI & optimization
A Game-Theoretic Approach to Energy-Efficient Power Control and Receiver Design in Cognitive CDMA Wireless Networks
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, 5(1), 137–150 (2011).
2010
NTN & waveforms · AI & optimization
Transmitter Waveform and Widely Linear Receiver Design: Noncooperative Games for Wireless Multiple-Access Networks
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 56(10), 4874–4892 (2010).
2010
Signal processing
Multipath delay acquisition in asynchronous doubly-selective DS/CDMA fading channels
IEEE Communications Letters, 14(4), 276–278 (2010).
2010
Signal processing
Blind User Detection in Doubly Dispersive DS/CDMA Fading Channels
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 58(3), 1446–1451 (2010).
2010
Signal processing
SINR-maximizing spreading code allocation for non-linear serial interference cancellation
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 58(2), 631–641 (2010).
2009
NTN & waveforms · AI & optimization
Noncooperative waveform adaptation games in multiuser wireless communications
IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, 26(5), 64–76 (2009).
2009
NTN & waveforms · AI & optimization
Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation in Multipath CDMA Channels With Band-Limited Waveforms
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 57(4), 1494–1510 (2009).
2009
AI & optimization
Adaptive Cross-Layer Distributed Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation Algorithms for Wireless Data Networks
EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, 2009(1), Article 532607 (2009).
2008
Signal processing
Track-before-detect procedures in a multi-target environment
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 44(3), 1135–1150 (2008).
2008
Signal processing
Parameter Estimation and Multiuser Detection for Bandlimited Long-Code CDMA Systems
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 7(6), 2307–2317 (2008).
2008
AI & optimization
Joint Receiver and Transmitter Optimization for Energy-Efficient CDMA Communications
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 26(3), 459–472 (2008).
2006
Signal processing
Multipass Channel Estimation and Joint Multiuser Detection and Equalization for MIMO Long-Code DS/CDMA Systems
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2006(1), Article 24132 (2006).
2006
Signal processing
Widely linear reception strategies for layered space-time wireless communications
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 54(6), 2252–2262 (2006).
2005
ISAC, radar & RIS
Track-before-detect procedures for early detection of moving target from airborne radars
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 41(3), 937–954 (2005).
2005
Signal processing
Code-aided blind detection of the transmission rate for multirate direct-sequence CDMA systems
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 53(6), 2182–2192 (2005).
2005
Signal processing
Further results on Cramér-rao bounds for parameter estimation in long-code DS/CDMA systems
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 53(3), 1216–1221 (2005).
2004
Signal processing
Blind Multiantenna Receivers for Dispersive DS/CDMA Channels With No Channel-State Information
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 52(10), 2821–2835 (2004).
2004
Signal processing
Performance of Iterative Data Detection and Channel Estimation for Single-Antenna and Multiple-Antennas Wireless Communications
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 53(4), 1085–1104 (2004).
2004
Signal processing
Timing-Free Blind Multiuser Detection for Multicarrier DS/CDMA Systems with Multiple Antennae
EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, 2004(5), 613–628 (2004).
2004
Signal processing
A Multipass Approach to Joint Data and Channel Estimation in Long-Code CDMA Systems
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 3(2), 612–626 (2004).
2003
Signal processing
Blind Multiuser Detection in Multirate CDMA Based on Cyclic LMS Adaptation
Wireless Personal Communications, 27(4), 293–320 (2003).
2003
Signal processing
Iterative cyclic subspace tracking for blind adaptive multiuser detection in multirate cdma systems
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 52(6), 1463–1475 (2003).
2003
Signal processing
Code-aided blind adaptive new user detection in DS/CDMA systems with fading time-dispersive channels
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 51(10), 2637–2649 (2003).
2003
Signal processing
Blind adaptive joint multiuser detection and equalization in dispersive differentially encoded CDMA channels
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 51(7), 1880–1893 (2003).
2003
Signal processing
Adaptive group detection for DS/CDMA systems over frequency‐selective fading channels
European Transactions on Telecommunications, 14(3), 213–226 (2003).
2003
Signal processing
Polarisation diversity reception of nonorthogonal multipulse signals in multiuser Rayleigh fading channels
IEE Proceedings - Communications, 150(2), 96–100 (2003).
2003
Signal processing
Two-stage ML-based group detection for direct-sequence CDMA systems
Journal of Communications and Networks, 5(1), 33–42 (2003).
2003
Signal processing
On parameter estimation in long-code DS/CDMA systems: cramer-rao bounds and least-squares algorithms
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 51(2), 545–559 (2003).
2003
Signal processing
Performance analysis for the improved linear multiuser detectors in bpsk-modulated ds-cdma systems
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 51(1), 37–42 (2003).
2002
Signal processing
Code-aided interference suppression for DS/CDMA overlay systems
Proceedings of the IEEE, 90(3), 394–435 (2002).
2002
AI & optimization
A generalized minimum-mean-output-energy strategy for CDMA systems with improper MAI
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 48(3), 761–767 (2002).
2002
Signal processing
Single-antenna blind receiver for multiuser detection in unknown correlated noise
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 51(1), 209–215 (2002).
2001
Signal processing
Timing-free blind multiuser detection in differentially encoded DS/CDMA systems
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 49(12), 2077–2082 (2001).
2001
Signal processing
Channel estimation and multiuser detection in long-code DS/CDMA systems
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 19(8), 1476–1487 (2001).
2001
Signal processing
Diversity reception of nonorthogonal multipulse signals in multiuser Nakagami fading channels
IEEE Communications Letters, 5(5), 188–190 (2001).
2001
AI & optimization
Optimum diversity detection over fading dispersive channels with non-Gaussian noise
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 49(4), 767–776 (2001).
2001
Signal processing
Adaptive Detection and Channel Estimation for Dual-Rate DS/CDMA Networks in Frequency-Selective Fading
Wireless Personal Communications, 16(3), 259–285 (2001).
2001
Signal processing
Blind adaptive multiuser detection for asynchronous dual-rate DS/CDMA systems
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 19(2), 233–244 (2001).
2001
NTN & waveforms
A new family of MMSE multiuser receivers for interference suppression in DS/CDMA systems employing BPSK modulation
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 49(1), 154–167 (2001).
2001
Signal processing
Partially blind adaptive MMSE interference rejection in asynchronous DS/CDMA networks over frequency-selective fading channels
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 49(1), 94–108 (2001).
2000
Signal processing
MMSE RAKE Reception for Asynchronous DS/CDMA Overlay Systems and Frequency-Selective Fading Channels
Wireless Personal Communications, 13(3), 295–318 (2000).
1999
Signal processing
Time-varying narrow-band interference rejection in asynchronous multiuser DS/CDMA systems over frequency-selective fading channels
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 47(10), 1523–1536 (1999).
1997
Signal processing
Signal detection over Rayleigh-fading channels with non-Gaussian noise
IEE Proceedings - Communications, 144(6), 381–386 (1997).
1997
AI & optimization
Optimum detection over Rayleigh-fading, dispersive channels, with non-Gaussian noise
IEEE Transactions on Communications, 45(9), 1061–1069 (1997).
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Download all journal references (.bib) ↓03 / Projects & collaborations
European networks.
Shared research and training.
ISLANDS and META-WIRELESS bring together European research teams and industry partners for collaborative research and doctoral training.
2024–2028 Horizon Europe · MSCA Doctoral Network
ISLANDS
Integrated sensing and communications for future vehicular systems
A European doctoral network on the integration of wireless communications and sensing for vehicular environments. Its research connects signal processing, network design, and the development of future 6G systems, alongside the training of doctoral researchers.
General coordinator · CNIT
Visit the project website ↗2020–2025 Horizon 2020 · MSCA Innovative Training Network
META-WIRELESS
Future wireless communications empowered by reconfigurable intelligent meta-materials
A European training network on reconfigurable intelligent surfaces and programmable wireless environments. The project combines wireless communications, electromagnetic theory and computational learning, with research on theoretical models, algorithms and system-level simulation.
Project coordinator · CNIT
Visit the project website ↗Other research projects
- 6G-TERARIS ↗2024–2027
- MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship on RIS-aided terahertz wireless communications. Project coordinator & supervisor.
- DIRACFEC ↗2023–2025
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship on intelligent RIS-aided cell-free networks and energy-efficient traffic coexistence. Project coordinator & supervisor.
- CENTRIC2023–2025
- European research project on an AI-native, user-centric air interface for 6G networks. Project participant.
- RaSeCoL2021–2023
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship on radar sensing, communication and learning for next-generation wireless networks. Project coordinator & supervisor.
Industry collaborations
Research agreements with Huawei and HiSilicon on waveforms, user-centric wireless networks and edge computing.
04 / Biography & academic service
Research, teaching
and scientific service.
I am a Full Professor at the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy, and conduct research within CNIT.
I received the M.Sc. degree in Electronic Engineering, summa cum laude, in 1994 and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1999, both from the University of Naples Federico II. I joined the University of Cassino in 2000 and became a Full Professor in 2018.
My research spans wireless communications and statistical signal processing, from multiuser detection and energy-efficient resource allocation to distributed MIMO, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, and integrated sensing and communications.
From May 2022 to April 2026, I was also affiliated with Politecnico di Milano as a part-time Full Professor. I have held short-term research appointments at Princeton University and have experience in European research projects, international collaboration, and the supervision of doctoral and postdoctoral researchers.
Selected scientific service
- Associate EditorIEEE Transactions on Communications
2023–present - Associate EditorIEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
2014–2020 - Guest editorial workIEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications: 5G, energy efficiency, URLLC and ISAC
- Project evaluationEuropean Commission H2020 and Horizon Europe, including ERC proposals
Teaching & research supervision
My teaching and supervision cover telecommunications and signal processing. For questions about thesis research or scientific collaboration related to the topics above, please contact me by email.
Stefano Buzzi
Department of Electrical and Information Engineering
University of Cassino and Southern Lazio
Cassino, Italy