Franco Chiaraluce received his Laurea Degree in Electronics Engineering (Summa cum Laude) from the University of Ancona in 1985. Since 1987 he was with the University of Ancona (now Polytechnical University of Marche) and at present he is an Associate Professor within the scientific sector ING-INF/03 (Telecommunications). At the Polytechnical University of Marche, he is the teacher for the courses of “Telecommunications”, (Laurea in Electronics Engineering), “Digital Transmissions” (Laurea Magistrale in Electronics Engineering), and “Security in Telecommunication Networks” (Laurea Magistrale in Electronics Engineering). His scientific activity has concerned several aspects of the telecommunication area, with special emphasis on: microwave and optical systems, sensor networks, digital transmission techniques, channel coding, source coding and cryptography. At present, his research interests are focused on the study of Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC), cryptography, and physical layer security. He is co-author of more than 200 technical papers and two books.
