Andrea Conti (Fellow, IEEE) is a Professor and the founding director of the Wireless Communication and Localization Networks Laboratory and of the Quantum Information Laboratory, University of Ferrara, Italy. He received the Ph.D. degree (with honors) in Electronics & Computer Science Engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 2001.

Prior to joining the University of Ferrara, he was with CNIT and with IEIIT-CNR. In Summer 2001, he was with the Wireless Systems Research Department at AT&T Research Laboratories. Since 2003, he has been a frequent visitor with the Wireless Information and Network Sciences Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he presently holds the Research Affiliate appointment. His research focuses on decision science and quantum information—encompassing fundamental theory, algorithm design, and network experimentation—for a broad range of real-world problems. His current topics include network localization and navigation, distributed sensing, and quantum information science.

Dr. Conti has served as editor for IEEE journals and chaired international conferences. He was elected Chair of the IEEE Communications Society’s Radio Communications Technical Committee and is Co-founder of the IEEE Quantum Communications and Information Technology Emerging Technical Subcommittee. He received the HTE Puskás Tivadar Medal, the IEEE Communications Society’s Fred W. Ellersick Prize, and the IEEE Communications Society’s Stephen O. Rice Prize in the field of Communications Theory. He is an elected Fellow of the IEEE and of the IET, and a member of Sigma Xi. He has been selected as an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer.

Andrea Giani is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Quantum Information Laboratory, University of Ferrara, Italy. He received the Ph.D. degree (with honors) in Engineering Science and the Laurea degree (summa cum laude) in Electronics Engineering from the University of Ferrara, Italy, in 2025 and 2021, respectively.

Since 2019 he has been with the Wireless Communication and Localization Networks Laboratory and the Quantum Information Laboratory at the University of Ferrara, Italy. In 2024, he was a Visiting Ph.D. Student with the Quantum neXus Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. His research focuses on decision science and quantum information—encompassing fundamental theory and algorithm design—for various real-world problems. His current topics include quantum sensing and communication, quantum optics, and stochastic networks.

Dr. Giani is a recipient of the 2025 GTTI Best Ph.D. Thesis Award. He serves as a reviewer for various journals and in the technical program committee of international conferences.

Davide Andromari received the Laurea degree (summa cum laude) in Electronics for ICT Engineering in 2023 from the University of Ferrara, Italy. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Quantum Information Laboratory at the University of Ferrara, Italy.

His research interests are in the area of quantum networks.

Federico Forzano received the master’s degree (summa cum laude) in Electronics for ICT Engineering in 2023 from the University of Ferrara, Italy. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Quantum Information Laboratory of the University of Ferrara.

His research interests are in the area of quantum sensing.

Margherita Berardi received the bachelor's degree in Electronics and Computer Engineering in 2024 from the University of Ferrara, Italy. She is currently pursuing the Master's degree in Electronics for ICT Engineering at the University of Ferrara. 

Her research interests are in the area of quantum state design.

Stefano Guerrini was a research assistant and Ph.D. student with the Quantum Information Laboratory, University of Ferrara, from 2017 to 2021. He defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled "Quantum Communications: State Characterization and System Design" in 2021.