Stefano Vitturi used to be a Director of Research with the Institute of Electronics and Computer and
Telecommunications of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR–IEIIT). In 2003 he founded the founded the CNR–IEIIT Padova territorial site. Stefano Vitturi is an adjunct
professor at the University of Padova since 1994.
He received the Laurea degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of Padova, in 1984. From 1985 to 2001 he worked at the control and data acquisition system of RFX, a nuclear fusion experiment built in Padova within the framework of the European fusion research program, where he was the head of the Automation and Informatics group.
In 2003, Dr. Vitturi founded the CNR–IEIIT Padova territorial site of which he is currently the head.
His current research interests include industrial automation systems and industrial communication networks, with particular attention to the design and implementation of real–time protocols.
Dr. Vitturi has co-authored more than 150 publications, including more than 50 journal papers, 10 book chapters and more than 70 papers in peer reviewed proceedings of international conferences.
Dr. Vitturi has been responsible of several research contracts stipulated with Italian companies. Also, he has been involved in several national and international projects, serving as local coordinator in some cases, workpackage and task leader in some other ones.

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