Currently, he is Associate Professor in Measurement Science at the Department of Electric, Electronic and Information Engineering (DIEEI) of the University of Catania, Catania-Italy. He received the M.S. in Electronic Engineering and the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Catania, Italy, in 1994 and 1999 respectively.
From 1999 to 2001, he worked as a researcher in electric and electronic measurement science at the DIEEI of the University of Catania.
He became assistant professor and Associate Professor in measurement science (Italian Denomination: “Misure Elettriche ed Elettroniche, SSD ING-INF/07) in 2002 and 2011, respectively.
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Bruno Andò leads a group of researchers working in the following fields:
• Novel sensing methodologies for Active&Assisted Living (AAL) and Assistive Technology.
• Smart Life Environment Technologies;
• Embedded Sensing Systems
• Sensor networks;
• Smart signal processing and nonlinear techniques (including stochastic resonance and dithering) to improve performances of sensors and bio-receptors.
• Nano and Micro sensors;
• Inkjet printed sensors;
• Sensors exploiting innovative materials (ferrofluids, ferroelectrics and multiferroics);
ACTIVITY AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
Since 1997 he is member of IEEE, and since 2013 he is a Senior Member of IEEE.
He is the Chair of the IEEE SAS Advisory Board, 2017-2019.
He belongs to the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement ADCom, since 2019
He belongs to the following Technical Committee of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society: TC-18 “Environmental Measurements”, TC-37 “Measurement and Networking” and TC-13 “Wireless & Telecommunications in Measurements”.
He is a member of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurements Faculty Course Development Award Committee for years 2016, 2017, 2018
Since 2010 he is a member of the AitAAL (Italian Association on Ambient Assisted Living) and since 2004 he is a member of the Italian Group of Electric and Electronic Measurement “GMEE”, Italy.
He is delegated to the Italian Cluster on “Smart Living Technology”, by of the “Sicilian District on Micro&Nano Systems”, as an expert in the field of "Technology for Assisted Living".
Since 2015 he is the Chairman of the National Research Activity on “Sensors and Transducers for Measurement” of the Italian Measurement Group (GMEE).
He belongs to the List of supporters of AALOA (AAL OPEN ASSOCIATION-www.aaloa.org/).
In 2011, 2013 he was with the Technical Program Committee of “EvAAL (Evaluating AAL Systems through Competitive Benchmarking)” competition organized by AALOpenAssociation on “Indoor Localization”, Valencia.
He was awarded as “Outstanding Reviewers”, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society, 2017, 2018