Marina Ruggieri

Marina Ruggieri is Full Professor of Telecommunications Engineering at University of Roma “Tor Vergata” and therein Chief Strategic Innovation Officer (CSIO) of a cross-disciplinary center for innovative communications infrastructures and applications. P.I. of the 40/50 GHz communications experiment of TDP#5 “Aldo Paraboni” payload on-board ESA Alphasat satellite, launched in 2013. In more than a decade the TDP#5 communications experiment has and is providing a deep knowledge about the use of EHF satellite links for connectivity services and applications in a future sustainable space. Many roles within IEEE and AESS in the last twenty-five years. In particular: IEEE Vice President, Technical Activities (2017); IEEE Director, Division IX (2014-2015); AESS President (2010-2011); IEEE Systems Magazine Associate/Sector Editor (2005-2006) and Assistant Editor (2007-2009); Editor for Space Systems for the IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems (2001-2015); AESS Board of Governor Member-at-Large for many terms, including the 2023-2025 one; member and Co-founder of AESS Technical Panel on “Glue Technologies for Space Systems”; AESS Distinguished Lecturer (2023-2026); IEEE Computer Society Technology Predictions Committee member (2022-present); Editorial Board Member of the Proceedings of the IEEE (2025-2027). Among her recognition and awards: 1990 Piero Fanti International Prize; 2009 Pisa Woman Award; t2013 Excellent Women in Roma Award, 2011 AESS Service Award; IEEE Technical Expert recognized as “Impact Creator” in Information and Communications Technology; Professional into the Honor Society of IEEE Eta Kappa Nu (HKN); IEEE Fellow (since 2014) “for contributions to millimeter-wave satellite communications”. Author or coauthor of 370 papers, 1 patent and 13 books.