Role
A full professor of computer engineering at Sapienza University, she directs the SENSES laboratory and was formerly Vice Rector for Business Incubation. She is the co-founder and CEO of WSense.
Bio
A graduate in Computer Science and a PhD in Computer Engineering from Sapienza University of Rome, she carried out research in the United States (Boston University and the University of Texas) as a Fulbright scholar.
She is co-founder and CEO of WSense, a deep tech spin-off of Sapienza University of Rome that develops technologies for the underwater Internet of Things (IoUT). Under her leadership, WSense—which currently employs over 80 people in Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom, France, and the United Arab Emirates and is a leader in underwater networks and in-situ monitoring systems—has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as one of the world's most innovative companies in the collection and management of Big Data for the monitoring and protection of marine ecosystems.
A full professor of computer engineering at Sapienza University, she directs the SENSES laboratory and was Vice Rector for Business Incubation. She served on the Board of the European Innovation Council (EIC).
Since 2024, he has led InnovUp, the association representing the Italian innovation sector.
In 2025, she was selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur, joining the global community of high-impact founders.
Among the most cited researchers internationally, he is an IEEE Fellow for his contributions to wireless and underwater networks. His technologies have been featured on CNN, National Geographic, and the BBC. He is on Stanford University's "top 2% world scientists" list and has received numerous awards for innovation.