Ion Turcanu

Ion Turcanu

Research and Technology Associate

Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)

Biography

Ion Turcanu is a Senior Researcher and Head of the Edge Computing & Networks (EDGE) group at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST). He joined LIST in 2021 after having spent four years as a postdoctoral researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), University of Luxembourg.

Ion received his Ph.D. degree in information and communications technologies and his M.Sc. degree in computer science from the University of Rome Sapienza in 2018 and 2014 respectively. In 2016, he was a visiting scholar with the Distributed Embedded Systems group at Paderborn University.

His research expertise is in the areas of next-generation mobile networks, cooperative networked systems, V2X communications, connected and automated mobility, and time-sensitive networking. He has over 30 peer-reviewed publications in prestigious venues with over 350 citations. He received the “Mario Gerla Best Paper Award” from the 21st Mediterranean Communication and Computer Networking Conference (MedComNet 2023).

He has served as a reviewer for several reputable journals, including IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Elsevier Vehicular Communications, IEEE Communications Magazine, and IEEE Transaction on Mobile Computing. He has also served on the technical and executive committees of several conferences including TPC Co-Chair for MedComNet 2024, Poster/Demo Co-Chair for IEEE VNC 2024, and TPC Track Chair for IEEE MELECON 2022.

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Interests
  • Vehicular Networks
  • Multi-link and Multi-RAT V2X
  • 5G/6G
  • Cooperative Mobility
  • Time-Sensitive Networking
Education
  • PhD in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), 2018

    University of Rome Sapienza

  • MSc in Engineering in Computer Science, 2014

    University of Rome Sapienza

  • BSc in Engineering in Computer Science, 2011

    University of Rome Sapienza

My Interests

Cooperative Networked Systems
V2X Communications
5G/6G
Cooperative, Connected, and Automated Mobility
Time-Sensitive Networking
Edge Computing and Networking

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Group Leader
September 2022 – Present Luxembourg

Responsibilities include:

  • Team management
  • Project acquisition and coordination
  • Research
  • Teaching and student supervision
 
 
 
 
 
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Research and Technology Associate
October 2021 – August 2022 Luxembourg

Responsibilities included:

  • Project acquisition and coordination
  • Research
  • Teaching and student supervision
 
 
 
 
 
University of Luxembourg
Postdoctoral Researcher
October 2017 – September 2021 Luxembourg

Responsibilities included:

  • Deputy head of VehicularLab
  • Project acquisition and research
  • Teaching and student supervision
 
 
 
 
 
University of Rome Sapienza
Ph.D. in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)
November 2014 – February 2018 Rome, Italy
 
 
 
 
 
University of Rome Sapienza
M.Sc. in Engineering in Computer Science
February 2012 – October 2014 Rome, Italy
 
 
 
 
 
University of Rome Sapienza
B.Sc. in Engineering in Computer Science
October 2007 – December 2011 Rome, Italy