You know, this is not my best performance... I was born in Ferrara (Italy, of course...) in October 19th, 1965. After 6 years of free playing and 13 years of attending school, I finally ended my high school (in Italy, it's called a scientific liceo) and posed my feet inside the University, in Bologna. In 1990 I graduated with the best marks in Electronic Engineering, and I began to work on my Ph.D. In 1994 I got a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. Since 1994 and until 1998, I've been in charge of teaching Computer Science, Microelectronics and Switching Theory & Digital Systems at the University of Udine (Italy), with temporary contracts. In 1998, I began working as a researcher and teaching assistant of Computer Science at the University of Padova, Italy; at the end of the year I married Caterina, who is still with me. In 2004, January, I upgraded to Associate Professor.