Francesco Malandrino is a senior researcher at CNR-IEIIT. His main research interests include distributed machine learning, learning orchestration, edge computing, mobile networks, and human-centric network management. He is the PI of the national project (PRIN) SHIELDED, the CNR lead for the SNS project CENTRIC, and the IEIIT lead for the RESTART structural project SUPER. He is a TCP member for IEEE INFOCOM, and served as track chair for IEEE CCNC in 2021 and 2022.