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-JU project CENTRIC and EiC Pathfinder MUSMET, 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.