SCANDURRA Graziella

GRAZIELLA SCANDURRA is currently Associate Professor of Electronics at the Department of Engineering, University of Messina, Italy. She is Coordinator of the Master's Degree Course in Electronic Engineering for Industry at the same University.
She obtained the National Scientific Qualification for the role of Full Professor in the sector 09/E3 - Electronics, on 11/13/2025.
CAREER :
- She received the Master Degree (with honors) in Electronic Engineering and the Ph.D. Degree in “Advanced Technology for Information Engineering” from University of Messina in 2001 and 2005, respectively.
- From May to November 2001 she was involved, as holder of a contract, in a scientific collaboration with the Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy, on the topic “Realization and testing of instrumentation for the investigation of the reliability of the failure mechanisms of devices and materials for microelectronics”.
- From May to August 2005 she was involved with the Department DFMTFA of the University of Messina with a contract on the topic “Feasibility study of a power line communication device for low cost power modules” within the framework of a PRIN (Project of Relevant National Interest) on “Intelligent power modules for low-cost electric drives”.
- In 2005 she was awarded a four year (2005-2008) research grant on the topic “Design of RF integrated circuits in CMOS technology for WLAN applications” by the University of Messina.
- In 2008 she attained the title of Researcher in Electronics at the University of Messina, Department of Engineering, where, since 2021 she is Associate Professor.
TEACHING ACTIVITY:
- Since 2005, she has been involved in teaching courses in Electronics at the University of Messina. In particular, she taught, among others, Analog and Digital Electronics and Microelectronics. Currently, she is Professor of Analog Electronics and Front-End Electronics.
- Since the 2023/24 academic year, she has taught Analog Electronics as part of the training courses provided by the Ministry of Education for the training of school teachers.
- She is currently a member of the Academic Board of the PhD course in "Engineering" of the University of Messina, where she teaches « Electrical characterization of devices and materials ». She was a member of the PhD course in "Industrial and Information Engineering" of the University of Messina and, previously, of the Academic Board of the PhD course in "Advanced Technologies for Optoelectronics and Photonics and Electromagnetic Modeling" of the University of Messina, Cycles XXVII and XXVIII.
- In the period January-March 2022 she was invited as Visiting Professor at the Gdansk University of Technology, Poland, whithin the Project "Integrated Development Program of the Gdańsk University of Technology". In this context she gave lectures on Advanced Electronic Circuits.
- In 2008 she was teacher of the "Electronic Instrumentation" module as part of the master's degree in "Mechatronics for new production activities - MECAP", held at the University of Messina.

RESEARCH ACTIVITY:
Her current research interests include the design of dedicated, low noise and high sensitivity instrumentation; the development and characterization of sensors and advanced sensing techniques; applications of Impedance Spectroscopy and development of related instrumentation. In particular, she was responsible, among other things, for the design and development of dedicated instruments with performances that are among the best reported in the scientific literature. She has been involved in the design of voltage and transimpedance amplifiers and of low-noise programmable voltage and current sources, in the development of correlation measurement methods, in the application of noise measurements for the characterization of organic transistors, flexible devices, and of electromigration in advanced interconnects and in thermometry. She was involved in research activities aimed at the realization of sensors (on flexible substrates too), and in the design of instrumentation for sensors characterization and for FES (Fluctuation Enhanced Sensing) applications. She was also involved in the design of portable and low cost impedance meters and in the application of impedance measurements in the fields of medicine, sport, energy and food, and in the the development of dedicated instrumentation for low frequency measurements.
- During her career she collaborated (and still collaborates) with several national and international universities and research centers (ST-Microelectronics, Castelletto and Catania sites, Italy; Interuniversity Microelectronics Center (IMEC), Leuven, Belgium; Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland; Instituto de Investigacion Tecnologica of the Pontifical University Comillas, Madrid, Spain; Gdansk University of Technology, Poland; A&M Texas University, USA; Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy; CNR SPIN of the University of Naples, Italy; IMM-CNR of Rome, Italy; Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy; Department of Physics and Chemistry, University of Palermo, Italy). The collaborations are evidenced by several joint publications.
- She is responsible for the “Instrumentation, Measurement, Reliability and Quality” Laboratory of the University of Messina, Italy.
- She co-authored more than one hundred papers, listed on Scopus.
- As part of her research activity, she contributed/contributes to the following research projects:
 LIFE AGRO-PV - “Innovative systems with Thin Film PV technology for resilient agricultural activities” cascade call within the NEST “Network for Energy Sustainable Transition”, 2024-2025.
 AGE-SENSE-AI – “Sensing and AI techniques for aging well”, cascade call for the PNRR Age-It project “Ageing well in an aging society”, 2024-2025.
 “Glass-like phonon transport in eco-friendly perOVskitEs foR tHermoelectric Energy generATion Acronym: StopHEAT  (Program of Relevant National Interest, PRIN PNRR 2022).
 “Contactless And ReliAble MovEment anaLysis with miLlimeter-waves rAdars (CARAMELLA)”, (Program of Relevant National Interest, PRIN 2022).
 “TETI - TEcnologie innovative per il controllo, il moniToraggio e la sIcurezza in mare” (“Innovative technologies for control, monitoring and safety at sea”) (National Operational Program PON “Ricerca e Innovazione” 2014 – 2020) ;
 “NAUSICA – NAvi efficienti tramite l’Utilizzo di Soluzioni tecnologiche innovative e low Carbon” (“Efficient ships through the use of innovative and low-carbon technological solutions”) (National Operational Program PON “Ricerca e Innovazione” 2014 – 2020).
 “Electronics on Plastics for ‘Smart Disposable’ systems. PLASTICS” (National Operational Program, PON 2007- 2013);
 “RESET-Network of laboratories for safety, sustainability and efficiency of transport of the Sicilian region” (European Regional Development Fund PO FESR Sicilia 2007-20013);
 “S.A.M.(Static Analog Memory): design of a new functional block for mixed analog-digital applications” (principal investigator, one year research grant by University of Messina).
- She was the principal investigator, for the Department of Engineering of the University of Messina, of research activities on “Low frequency noise measurements on nano-interconnections at high temperatures”, in collaboration with IMEC (Interuniversity microelectronics Center), Leuven, Belgium (2017-2021).
- She is currently the principal investigator, for the Department of Engineering of the University of Messina, on "modeling, measuring, and optimizing noise behavior of front-end amplifiers for biomedical applications ", in collaboration with the "Instituto de Investigacion of the Pontifical University of Comillas”, Madrid, Spain.
- She was admitted, following the outcome of evaluation procedures, to the "Basic University Research Activities Funding " - FFABR Unime, 2017, 2020 (II edition) and 2022 editions.

RECOGNITION FOR SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY :
- General chair for the organization of the 10th UPoN (Unsolved Problems on Noise) International Conference, to be held in Messina, Italy, in 2026 (the announcement will be made in June, in Budapest, on the occasion of the 9th UPoN Int. Conf.).
- General chair for the organization of the 27th International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF), Taormina, Italy, June 17-20 2025.
- Invited speaker on the topic «Reducing leakage effects and measurement time in Low Frequency Noise Measurements » at the UPoN (Unsolved Problems on Noise), to be held in Budapest, Hungary, 3 - 7 June 2024.
- Track Chair of the Special Session « Low noise instrumentation, noise measurements and applications » at the IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), Glasgow, Scotland, 20-23 May 2024.
- Invited speaker for Plenary Talk on the topic « Low-frequency noise measurement systems - design strategies and implementation challenges » at the 26th International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF) in Grenoble, october 2023.
- Session Chair for the session « Circuits » at the 26th International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF) in Grenoble, october 2023.
- Elevated to the rank of IEEE Senior Member (april 2024). "Only 10% of IEEE’s more than 450,000 members hold this grade, which requires extensive experience, and reflects professional maturity and documented achievements of significance".
- The invited review paper «G. Scandurra, C. Ciofi, J. Smulko, H. Wen; A review of design approaches for the implementation of low-frequency noise measurement systems. Rev Sci Instrum 1 November 2022; 93 (11): 111101. » https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0116589 was selected and highlighted by Scilight (Layman’s guide to low frequency noise measurements | Scilight | AIP Publishing) as one of the most relevant research topics of the moment. Scilight interviewed Graziella Scandurra about her work. The invited review was featured on the cover of the November 2022 issue of the Review of Scientific Instruments (Volume 93, Issue 11). The authors received notification from AIP Publishing Journal Production Services-RSI via email, with the following text: "Dear Authors, Congratulations. Your article, “A review of design approaches for the implementation of low-frequency noise measurement systems,” was featured on the cover of RSI's November 2022 issue. We think being selected for the cover is a big deal,..."
- She was selected and invited as Visiting Professor at the Gdansk University of Technology, Poland, whithin the Project "Integrated Development Program of the Gdańsk University of Technology".
- Selected fo the FABBR personal research fund (2017, 2020, and 2022 editions) awarded by the University of Messina. The prizes (€1,500.00 per year of competition) were awarded based on an evaluation (according to predetermined indicators) of individual scientific research over the last five years.
- Acknowledgment from AIP for the publication « An Ultra Low Noise Preamplifier for Low Frequency Noise Measurements », REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 2009, vol. 80, p. 114702-1-114702-8, ISSN: 0034-6748, doi: 10.1063/1.3258197. Motivation : "Authors like you are a crucial part of AIP's Review of Scientific Instruments. Without your article "An ultralow noise preamplifier for low frequency noise measurements", which was one of RSI's monthly top 20 most-downloaded articles last year, RSI would not be one of the most highly cited journals in its field."
- The work carried out in the field of PhD thesis activities has been presented on July 2005 at the international conference “PhD Research in Microelectronics and Electronics 2005 (PRIME2005)”, and was awarded as one of the best articles (“Bronze Leaf Certificate”) of the conference.

ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION ACTIVITIES
- Currently (since October 2022) : Coordinator of the Master's Degree Course in Electronic Engineering for Industry at the University of Messina, Italy.
- Currently (since November 2023) : Director of the "Electrical and Electronic Technologies" course, required by the Italian Ministry of Education for the qualification for school teaching of disciplines relating to electronics, power electronics and electrotechnics.
- General chair for the organization of the 10th UPoN (Unsolved Problems on Noise) International Conference, to be held in Messina, Italy, in 2026 (the announcement will be made in June, in Budapest, on the occasion of the 9th UPoN Int. Conf.).
- General chair for the organization of the 27th International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF), Taormina, Italy, June 17-20 2025.
- Member of the UPoN (Unsolved Problems on Noise) 2024 International Conference Advisory Committee, Budapest, Hungary, June 2024.
- Track Chair of the Special Session on «Low noise instrumentation, noise measurements and applications » within the IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), Glasgow, Scotland, 20-23 May 2024.
- SIE (Italian Society of Electronics) 2023 PhD School Organizing Chair. Topic of the School: «How Electronics drives global innovation». The PhD School was held in Messina, Italy.
- Coordinator of the "Cyber physical systems in medicine: Engineering at the service of life - cyel" course within the School of Excellence 2019, University of Messina, Italy.
- Member of the UPoN (Unsolved Problems on Noise) 2018 International Conference Advisory Committee. The conference was held in Gdansk, Poland.
- Session chair at the international conference I2MTC 2012, Graz, Austria.
- Academic Coordinator of the Best (Board of European Students of Technology) Spring Course 2012, held in Messina, Italy, on the topic « Let’s create Electronics: give me plastic and I’ll measure the world! ».
- Member of the AQ group for the quality assessment of the Degree Course in Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Messina, Italy.
- Responsible for the organization of the University's Olympic Games (UNIMEGAMES) since 2022, which involve all departments of the University of Messina, Italy.
- Delegate of the Director of the Department of Engineering, University of Messina, for student services and the organization of sports and free time activities for students.

EDITORIAL ACTIVITY :
- Associate Editor for Frontiers in Electronics, Electronic ISSN 2673-5857.
- Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of AIP Review of Scientific Instruments (RSI) and Guest Editor of the Special Topic on "Advances in Measurements and Instrumentation Leveraging Embedded Systems" on the same journal.
- Member of the Editorial Board of Applied Sciences, MDPI.
- Guest Editor of Special Issues on Sensors, Applied Sciences and Electronics, MDPI.
- Reviewer for international journals: IEEE Transaction on Instrumentation and Measurement; Review of Scientific Instruments; IEEE Sensors Journal; Electronics, MDPI; Sensors, MDPI; SN Applied Sciences, Springer; Applied Sciences, MDPI; IET Science, Measurement & Technology; Fluctuation and Noise Letters.

ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3295-0206