Giovanni Geraci is an Assistant Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain, and the Head of the Telecommunications Engineering program. He was previously a Research Scientist with Nokia Bell Labs, Ireland (2016–2018) and holds a Ph.D. from UNSW Sydney, Australia (2014). He also held research appointments at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore (2014–2015), The University of Texas at Austin, USA (2013), CentraleSupelec, France (2012), and Alcatel-Lucent, Italy (2009).
He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Distinguished Lecturer of both the IEEE Communications Society and IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. He serves as an Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications and IEEE Communications Letters, as the IEEE ICC'22 Wireless Communications Symposium co-Chair, and as a frequent organizer of IEEE international workshops. He has delivered over ten between tutorials, industry seminars, and workshop keynotes at top-tier IEEE conferences, and co-edited the book “UAV Communications for 5G and Beyond” released by Wiley – IEEE Press in 2020. He is also co-inventor of a dozen patents, has written for the IEEE ComSoc Technology News, and received international press coverage.
Giovanni was awarded two of the most competitive early-career fellowships in Spain: a “la Caixa” Junior Leader (2018–2021) and a “Ramon y Cajal” Fellowship (2021–2026). He was named an Exemplary Reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications in 2017 and 2018. He received the Nokia Bell Labs Ireland Certificate of Outstanding Achievement in 2017, the IEEE Communications Society Outstanding Young Researcher Award for Europe, Middle East and Africa in 2018, and the IEEE PIMRC 2019 Best Paper Award.
Academic Experience
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Assistant Professor (2018–present)
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Wireless and Secure Communications Research Group -
Postdoctoral Fellow (2014–2015)
Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
Host: Prof. Tony Q. S. Quek -
Visiting Researcher (2013)
The University of Texas at Austin, United States
Host: Prof. Jeffrey G. Andrews -
Visiting Researcher (2012)
Supélec, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Host: Prof. Mérouane Debbah
Industrial Experience
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Research Scientist (2016–2018)
Nokia Bell Labs, Dublin, Ireland
Department of Small Cells Research -
Research Intern (2009)
Alcatel-Lucent, Vimercate, Italy
Education
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Ph.D. Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications (2014)
The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Dissertation: Physical Layer Security for Multi-User MIMO Systems
Advisors: Prof. Jinhong Yuan and Prof. Iain B. Collings
Examiners: Prof. Robert Schober and Prof. A. Lee Swindlehurst -
M.Sc. Telecommunications Engineering (2009)
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
[110/110 "cum laude"] [Best M.Sc. Thesis Award from Milan Academy of Sciences and Arts]
Advisor: Prof. Arnaldo Spalvieri -
B.Sc. Telecommunications Engineering (2005)
Università di Palermo, Italy
[110/110 "cum laude"] [Special mention for an outstanding B.Sc. academic career]
Advisor: Prof. Ilenia Tinnirello