Gianluca Setti
- Dean, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering
- Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Principal Investigator, Integrated Intelligent Systems Lab
Professor Gianluca Setti is an internationally recognized scientist and Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He is the current Dean of the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division.
Biography
Professor Gianluca Setti joined KAUST in 2022 from the Politecnico di Torino, Italy, where he served as a Professor of Electronics for Signal and Data Processing in the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET). He also served as the Rector’s Delegate on Research Quality Evaluation.
He received his Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science ('97) from the University of Bologna, Italy. From 1997 to 2017, he was an assistant, associate and full professor of Circuit Theory and Analog Electronics at the University of Ferrara, Italy. Dr. Setti is the first serving non-US Editor-in-Chief of the Proceedings of the IEEE, the flagship journal of the Institute, a role he has held since 2019. He has also held the IEEE Vice Presidency for Publication Services and Products for two terms. During this period, he ensured ethics in using bibliometric indicators for evaluating the impact of individual scientists' research. Additionally, he served on IEEE's board of directors, where he addressed the impact of open access mandates on IEEE members.
He received the 1998 Caianiello Prize for the best Italian Ph.D. thesis on neural networks. He also received the 2013 IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) Meritorious Service Award and was an IEEE CASS Distinguished Lecturer in 2004–2005 and 2015–2016. In addition to publishing circa 320 scientific articles in journals and conference proceedings, as well as four books, he has received best paper awards in three different IEEE Transactions and six best paper awards or nominations at major conferences, including the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems and the Design, Automation and Test in Europe.
Research Interests
The nature of Setti's research interests and approaches is multidisciplinary: they include nonlinear circuits, statistical signal processing, electromagnetic compatibility, compressive sensing, biomedical circuits and systems, power electronics, design and implementation of IoT nodes, as well as machine learning techniques for anomaly detection and predictive maintenance.
Awards and Distinctions
- Caianiello best Italian Ph.D. thesis Award on Neural Networks, Società Italiana Reti Neuroniche Siren, 1998
- IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) Meritorious Service Award, The IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, 2013
- IEEE CASS Distinguished Lecturer , The IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, 2004 - 2016
- Best Paper Awards in three different IEEE Transactions, 2024
- Six Best Paper Awards or Nominations at major conferences, 2024
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Bologna, Italy, 1997