Dr. Simone Porcu is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Cagliari (Italy). He received a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Cagliari, Italy, in 2015, a master's degree in computer science in 2017 and a Ph. D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the University of Cagliari in 2021. He also obtained the Doctor Europaeus title for his research period abroad at the Technische Universitat Berlin (September 2018-March 2019). Simone has been a member of the Net4U Lab (https://net4u.diee.unica.it/) at the University of Cagliari since 2017, a member of the Italian University Consortium for Telecommunications (CNIT) in 2018, and a member of the IEEE since 2018. He has published 9 articles in international journals and 22 papers at international conferences. His research interests are multimedia communication focused on multimedia quality of experience, deep learning, computer vision, and human behaviour. 

 

Professional Experience:

·        20/11/2015–01/03/2016: Programmer for Oracle technologies (Java, JSP) at “Cruel S.r.l.”

·        07/2019–07/2020: Technical evaluator for business projects on behalf of the Digital Enterprise Point of the Chamber of Commerce of Cagliari–Oristano. The work focused on assessing projects submitted by companies under the Digital Voucher I4.0 program, particularly analyzing the compliance of the implemented intervention with the initial funding request for voucher liquidation.

·        01/10/2020–30/09/2021: Research fellow in the scientific-disciplinary sector ING-INF/03 Telecommunications. Affiliated with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (DIEE) at the University of Cagliari and a member of the Net4U laboratory (https://net4u.diee.unica.it). Project title: “Development of audio and video signal processing algorithms for context analysis.”

·        18/09/2020–08/06/2021: Technical evaluator for business projects on behalf of the Digital Enterprise Point of the Chamber of Commerce of Cagliari–Oristano. The work focused on assessing projects submitted by companies under the Digital Voucher I4.0 program, particularly analyzing the compliance of the implemented intervention with the initial funding request for voucher liquidation.

·        01/10/2021–31/08/2022: Research fellow in the scientific-disciplinary sector ING-INF/03 Telecommunications. Affiliated with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (DIEE) at the University of Cagliari and a member of the Net4U laboratory (https://net4u.diee.unica.it). Project title: “Development of audio and video signal processing algorithms for context analysis.”

·        09/03/2022–22/07/2022: Technical evaluator for business projects on behalf of the Digital Enterprise Point of the Chamber of Commerce of Cagliari–Oristano. The work focused on assessing projects submitted by companies under the Digital Voucher I4.0 program, particularly analyzing the compliance of the implemented intervention with the initial funding request for voucher liquidation.

·        01/09/2022–28/02/2023: Research fellow in the scientific-disciplinary sector ING-INF/03 Telecommunications. Affiliated with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (DIEE) at the University of Cagliari and a member of the Net4U laboratory (https://net4u.diee.unica.it). Project title: “Utilization of machine learning techniques to support process activities.”

·        01/02/2023–28/02/2026: Assistant Professor in the scientific-disciplinary sector ING-INF/03 Telecommunications. Affiliated with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (DIEE) at the University of Cagliari and a member of the Net4U laboratory (https://net4u.diee.unica.it). Project title: “MOST National Center for Sustainable Mobility.”

·        14/06/2023–30/11/2023: Technical evaluator for business projects on behalf of the Special Services Center for Business Promotion of the Chamber of Commerce of Cagliari–Oristano. The work focused on assessing projects submitted by companies under the Digital Voucher I4.0 program, particularly analyzing the compliance of the implemented intervention with the initial funding request for voucher liquidation.

Educat ion:

·        23/02/2021: Doctoral degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering obtained from the University of Cagliari, Cagliari. The research activity focused on the study of Quality of Experience (QoE) and the creation of artificial intelligence (AI) models based on physical parameters of subjects for QoE prediction. Specifically, the thesis led to the development of a system to predict user-perceived QoE based on facial expressions and gaze movements. By monitoring facial and eye movements, the AI system can understand user satisfaction levels during multimedia system usage. Thesis Title: “Estimation of QoE for video streaming services based on facial expressions and gaze direction.”

·        19/09/2017: Master’s degree in Computer Science obtained from the University of Cagliari, Cagliari Grade: 110/110 with honours (Lode).

 

Participation In National Projects

·        11/2017–01/2021: Research fellow for the project “NETERGIT – Applied Research on M2M Communication Networks and Innovative Integrated Modems for Advanced Services in Smart Cities.” Funded by the PON–REC Smart Cities and Communities and Social Innovation Call, 2012. Partners: Telit Communications SpA (lead partner), University of Cagliari, CNR, Consorzio Mosaico (SME).

·        01/2020–present: Research unit member for the project “MONIFIVE – Secure, Reliable, and Intelligent Distributed Monitoring on 5G Technologies: Application to Mobility and Water Services” (http://moni5g.it). Funded by MISE – Axis II of the Emerging Technologies Support Program (FSC 2014–2020). Partners: University of Cagliari (lead partner), Linkem, INFN, GreenShare, FlossLab.

·        01/2020–present: Research unit member for the project “MyPasS: Mobility for Passengers as a Service.” The project aims to test technological and operational solutions in two pilot sites, Cagliari and Naples, with the ambition of improving urban mobility and creating significant economic impacts in the field of ITS and transportation. Funded by the Ministry of Education.

·        2022–2023: Research unit member for the project “Smart Justice: Tools and Models to Optimize Judges’ Work.” Funded by the Ministry of Justice. Partners: University of Palermo (lead partner), Catania, Messina, Cagliari, and Sassari.

·        2023–present: Research unit member for the project “MOST: National Center for Sustainable Mobility.” Funded by the European Union Next GenerationEU and the Ministry of University and Research.

Third Mission:

·        11/2023–02/2024: Scientific coordinator for the agreement between the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Cagliari and the Special Services Center for Business Promotion of the Chamber of Commerce of Cagliari–Oristano.

·        05/2024–today: Scientific coordinator for the agreement between the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Cagliari and the Special Services Center for Business Promotion of the Chamber of Commerce of Cagliari–Oristano.

 

Organization and Participation in International Conferences, Workshops, and Events:

Chairing:

·        General Chair at the 2023 IEEE SPS / EURASIP Summer School on Metaverse Technologies (S3P?2023).

·        Outreach Co-Chair at the 2021 IEEE Internet of Things (IoT) Vertical and Topical Summit on Tourism 

·        Facility Chair at the 2018 10th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience

 

Speaker:

·        2019 22nd Conference on Innovation in Clouds, Internet and Networks and Workshops (ICIN)

·        2019 Eleventh International Conference on Quality of  Multimedia Experience(QoMEX), Berlin, Germany

·        The 14th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience, Lippstadt, Germany,

·        2023 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, Greece

 

Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member:

·        Currently TPC member of the International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX)

·        TPC member of the 12th IEEE International Conference On Consumer Technology.

·        TPC member of the 2nd  International Workshop on Metaverse as a Network Problem: Performance and Enabling Technologies (MANP 2024)

 

Participation in Editorial Committees:

·        10/2022 – today: Associate Editor for the IEEE Communication Society Communications-Frontiers.

·        09/2021 – 05/2023: Guest editor of the MDPI Energies journal special issue “Human Affective Behavior for Quality of Experience Estimation”.

 

Awards:

·        2023 IEEE Communications Society MMTC (Multimedia Communications Technical Committee): Best Journal Paper Award for the article: S. Porcu, A. Floris, J. Voigt-Antons, L. Atzori, and S. Möller (2020). Estimation of the Quality of Experience during Video Streaming from Facial Expression and Gaze Direction. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2020, pp. 2702-2716, doi: 10.1109/TNSM.2020.3018303.

·        2023 15th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience: Diversity and Societal Impact Award for the article: G. Bingöl, A. Floris, S. Porcu, C. Timmerer, L. Atzori (2023). Are Quality and Sustainability Reconcilable? A Subjective Study on Video QoE, Luminance and Resolution. 2023 15th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX), Ghent, Belgium, 2023, pp. 19-24, doi: 10.1109/QoMEX58391.2023.10178513

·        Winner of the Placedoc Erasmus fund (3.000,00 €)

·        3rd classified at Sardinian Innois Makeathon 2020 (1.000,00 €)

 

Bibliometric Indexes:

·        Total number of publications: 31

·        Total number of articles: 9

·        Total number of conference or workshop items: 22

·        Total number of citations (Scopus): 165

·        Total number of citations (Google Scholar): 261

·        H-Index (Scopus): 7

·        H-Index (Google Scholar): 10

Info:

·        google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-3k6Zf8AAAAJ

·        orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0792-1200

·        Web of Science: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/ADE-9277-2022

 

Article publication List:

R1.  S. Porcu, A. Floris, L. Atzori (2020). Evaluation of Data Augmentation Techniques for Facial Expression Recognition Systems. Electronics (2020), 9, 1892, ISSN: 2079–9292, doi: 10.3390/electronics9111892

R2.  S. Porcu, A. Floris, J. Voigt–Antons, L. Atzori and S. Möller (2020). Estimation of the Quality of Experience during Video Streaming from Facial Expression and Gaze Direction. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 2702–2716, ISSN: 1932–4537, doi: 10.1109/TNSM.2020.3018303

R3.  A. Floris, S. Porcu, R. Girau, L. Atzori (2021). An IoT–Based Smart Building Solution for Indoor Environment Management and Occupants Prediction. Energies 2021, 14, 2959, ISSN: 1996–1073, doi: 10.3390/en14102959

R4.  S. Porcu, A. Floris, L. Atzori.  “Analysis of the quality of remote working experience: a speech–based approach”  (2022) Springer International Publishing, Quality and User Experience, 7 (1), pp. 1–14. DOI: 10.1007/s41233–022–00049–w

R5.  A. Floris, S. Porcu, L. Atzori, R. Girau. “A Social IoT–based platform for the deployment of a smart parking solution” (2022) Computer Networks, 205, art. no. 108756, . DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2021.108756

R6.  G. Fronteddu., S. Porcu, A. Floris, L. Atzori. “A dynamic hand gesture recognition dataset for human–computer interfaces” (2022) Computer Networks, 205, art. no.108781,. DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2022.108781

R7 G. Bingöl, S. Porcu, A. Floris and L. Atzori (2023), "QoE Estimation of WebRTC-based Audio-visual Conversations from Facial and Speech Features", ACM Trans. Multimedia Comput. Commun. Appl. 20, 5, Article 130 (May 2024), 23 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3638251

R8 G. Bingöl, S. Porcu, A. Floris and L. Atzori (2023), "Controlling Media Player with Hands: A Transformer approach and a Quality of Experience assessment",  ACM Trans. Multimedia Comput. Commun. Appl. 20, 5, Article 132 (May 2024), 22 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3638560.

 

R9 G. Bingöl, S. Porcu, A. Floris and L. Atzori (2023), " WebRTC-QoE: A dataset of QoE assessment of subjective scores, network impairments, and facial & speech features",  Computer Networks, 2024.

 

Conference paper list:

 

C1.  S. Porcu, A. Loddo, L. Putzu, and C. Di Ruberto, “White Blood Cells Counting Via Vector Field Convolution     Nuclei Segmentation,” 2018 In Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision,   Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications – Volume 4: VISAPP, ISBN 978–989–758–290–5, pages 227–234. DOI: 10.5220/0006723202270234.

C2.  A. Floris, S. Porcu and L. Atzori (2018). Quality of Experience Management of Smart City services," 2018 Tenth International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX), Cagliari, Italy, pp. 1–3,  ISBN: 978–1–5386–2605–4, ISSN: 2472–7814, doi: 10.1109/QoMEX.2018.8463420

C3.  S. Porcu, A. Floris and L. Atzori (2019). Towards the Prediction of the Quality of Experience from Facial Expression and Gaze Direction. 2019 22nd Conference on Innovation in Clouds, Internet and Networks and Workshops (ICIN), Paris, France, pp. 82–87, ISBN: 978–1–5386–8336–1, ISSN: 2472–8144, doi:  10.1109/ICIN.2019.8685917

C4.  S. Porcu, S. Uhrig, J. Voigt–Antons, S. Möller and L. Atzori, ”Emotional Impact of Video Quality:  Self– Assessment and Facial Expression Recognition,”2019 Eleventh International Conference on Quality of  Multimedia Experience(QoMEX), Berlin, Germany, 2019, pp. 1–6, doi: 10.1109/QoMEX.2019.8743186

C5.  S. Porcu, A. Floris, and L. Atzori (2019). Towards the Evaluation of the Effects of Ambient Illumination and Noise on Quality of Experience. 2019 Eleventh International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX), Berlin, Germany, pp. 1–6, ISBN: 978–1–5386–8212–8, ISSN: 2472–7814, doi: 10.1109/QoMEX.2019.8743227 

C6.  Floris, R. Girau, S. Porcu, G. Pettorru, and L. Atzori (2020). Implementation of a Magnetometer based Vehicle Detection System for Smart Parking applications. IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2), Piscataway, NJ, USA, 2020, pp. 1–7, doi: 10.1109/ISC251055.2020.9239005

C7.  S. Porcu, A. Floris, M. Anedda, V. Popescu, M. Fadda, and L. Atzori (2020). Quality of Experience Eye Gaze Analysis On HbbTV Smart Home Notification System. 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting (BMSB), Paris, France, 2020, pp. 1–6, doi:   10.1109/BMSB49480.2020.9379794.2020

C8.  S. Porcu; A. Floris and L. Atzori (2022) ,Quality of Experience in the Metaverse: An Initial Analysis on Quality Dimensions and Assessment. The 14th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience, Lippstadt, Germany, 5–7 September, 2022.

C9.  G. Bingöl, L. Serreli, S. Porcu. A. Floris and L. Atzori(2022).The Impact of Network Impairments on the QoE of WebRTC applications: A Subjective study. The 14th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience, Lippstadt, Germany, 5–7 September, 2022.

C10.  G. Bingöl, S. Porcu, A. Floris and L. Atzori (2022),QoE Estimation of WebRTC–based Audiovisual Conversations from Facial Expressions. The 16th International Conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet based Systems, Dijon, France, 19–21 October, 2022.

C11.  S. Porcu, A. Floris and L. Atzori (2022), CB–FL: Cluster–Based Federated Learning applied to Quality of Experience modelling. The 16th International Conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet based Systems, Dijon, France, 19–21 October, 2022.

C12 G. Bingöl, S. Porcu, A. Floris, L. Atzori (2023), An Analysis of the Trade–Off Between Sustainability and Quality of Experience for Video Streaming, 2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops),1600–1605,2023,IEEE

C13 L. Serreli, G. Bingöl, S. Porcu, A, Floris, M. Martalò (2023), Robust QUIC–Based Signalling for WebRTC in Impaired Networks, 2023 IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking (MeditCom),187–192,2023,IEEE

C14 A. Floris, S. Porcu, L. Atzori, M. Fadda, M. Anedda, C. Gavril?, V. Popescu, D. Giusto (2023); Energy Saving Architecture based on Android TV in a Smart Home Environment,2023 IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting (BMSB),1–4,2023,IEEE

C15 S. Porcu, A. Floris, L. Atzori (2023),A Clustered Federated Learning Approach for Estimating the Quality of Experience of Web Users,"2023 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing Workshops (ICASSPW)",1–5,2023,IEEE

C16 G. Bingöl, A. Floris, S. Porcu, C. Timmerer, L. Atzori (2023) ,"Are Quality and Sustainability Reconcilable? A Subjective Study on Video QoE, Luminance and Resolution",2023 15th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX),19–24,2023,IEEE

C17 G. Bingöl, A. Floris, S. Porcu and L. Atzori, "Analysis of Application-layer Data to Estimate the QoE of WebRTC-based Audiovisual Conversations," 2023 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2023, pp. 365-370, doi: 10.1109/GCWkshps58843.2023.10464821.

C18 L. Serreli, G. Bingöl, S. Porcu, A. Floris and M. Martalò, "Robust QUIC-Based Signalling for WebRTC in Impaired Networks," 2023 IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking (MeditCom), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2023, pp. 187-192, doi: 10.1109/MeditCom58224.2023.10266652.

C19 C. C. Gonzalez, E. F. Pupo, G. Bingöl, A. Floris, S. Porcu, M. Murroni, and L. Atzori, "A QoE-based Energy-aware Resource Allocation Solution for 5G Heterogeneous Networks," Accepted for 2024 16th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX)

C20 S. Porcu, L. Suyunov, A. Floris, and L. Atzori, " NetRate: An Application for Collecting QoE, Energy, and Network Data on Android Devices," Accepted for 2024 16th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX)

C21 M. Hamidi, S. Porcu, A. Floris, and L. Atzori, " Towards the Application of Multi-view Learning in Quality of Experience Collaborative Modelling," Accepted for 2024 16th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX)

C22 F. Marcello, and S. Porcu, " Estimating Urban Mobility: An LSTM Approach for People Counting via WiFi Channel State Information," Accepted for 2024 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit)