Curriculum Vitae

Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Fortino

[ Research Interests | Work Experience | Education | Honors and Awards | Publications ] 

Associate Professor of Computer Science,
University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci S/N, I-87036 Rende (CS), ITALY
phone: +39.0984.494063, fax: +39.0984.494713

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Current Reseach Interests

Highly dynamic distributed computing, agent-based computing and agent-oriented software engineering, content distribution networks, application-level multicast control protocols, media on-demand systems, workflow management systems, wireless sensor networks

Work Experience

Research

Associate Professor

Sept 2006 - . Department of Electronics, Informatics and Systems Science, University of Calabria - Italy, research on Large-scale and Highly-Dynamic Distributed Computing, Agent Oriented Software Engineering, Multicast protocols, Multimedia systems, Content Distribution Networks.

Assistant Professor

March 2001 - Sept 2006. Department of Electronics, Informatics and Systems Science, University of Calabria - Italy, research on Highly Dynamic Distributed Computing, Agent Oriented Software Engineering, Multicast protocols, Multimedia systems, Realtime Systems, and Distributed Measurement Systems.

Visiting Researcher

March 1999 - July 1999. Network Group, ICSI (International Computer Science Institute), Berkeley (CA) - USA, research on Multimedia Applications and Techniques over Global Area Networks with focus on PET (Priority Encoding Transmission), Video on-Demand Systems, Multimedia Modeling and Simulation.

Research Scholar

April 1997 - November 1997. Network Group, ICSI (International Computer Science Institute), Berkeley (CA) - USA, research on Multimedia Applications over Global Area Networks and Active Networks. Main activity: design and implementation of Java Multimedia Studio, a multimedia tool for recording, playback and browsing multimedia sessions over the Internet MBone.

Teaching in Academia

Professor

1 Oct 2007 - 30 Sept  2008. Faculty of Economy, University of Calabria, taught: (i) Computer Science Introduction and Applied Laboratory courses; (ii) Information Systems courses; (iii) Computing Systems 1-2 course.

January-March 2008. Faculty of Engineering (Computer Engineering degree), University of Calabria, taught: Networked Multimedia Systems course.

2 Oct 2006 - 30 Sept  2007. Faculty of Economy, University of Calabria, taught: (i) Computer Science Introduction and Applied Laboratory courses; (ii) Information Systems courses; (iii) Computing Systems 1-2 course.

January-March 2007. Faculty of Engineering (Computer Engineering degree), University of Calabria, taught: Networked Multimedia Systems course.

3 Oct 2005 - 30 Sept  2006. Faculty of Economy, University of Calabria, taught: (i) Computer Science Introduction and Applied Laboratory courses; (ii) Information Systems courses; (iii) Networked Computing Systems course; (iv) Databases course.

January-March 2006. Faculty of Engineering (Computer Engineering degree), University of Calabria, taught: Networked Multimedia Systems course.

29 Sept 2004 - 30 Sept  2005. Faculty of Economy, University of Calabria, taught: (i) Computer Science Introduction and Applied Laboratory courses; (ii) Information Systems course; (iii) Networked Computing Systems course; (iv) Information Systems and Databases course.

January-March 2005. Faculty of Engineering (Computer Engineering degree), University of Calabria, taught: Networked Multimedia Systems course.

29 Sept 2003 - 30 Sept  2004. Faculty of Economy, University of Calabria, taught: (i) Computer Science Introduction and Informatics Applied Laboratory courses; (ii) Information Systems course; (iii) Networked Computing Systems course; (iv) Information Systems and Databases course.

11 April - 14 April 2004. Faculty of Engineering, University of Sannio, Master in Technology and Software Management, Ariano Irpino (AV), taught: the Middleware II course: Developing applications using J2EE and Java.

1 Oct 2002 - 28 Sept  2003. Faculty of Economy, University of Calabria, taught: (i) Computer Science Introduction and Informatics Applied Laboratory course; (ii) Information Systems course; (iii) Information Systems and Databases course; (iv) Distributed Databases, Datawarehouse, and DataMining course.

20 May - 24 May 2003. Faculty of Engineering, University of Sannio, Master in Technology and Software Management, Ariano Irpino (AV), taught: 2° module of the Middleware course: Developing applications using CORBA and Java.

18 Jan - 15 May 2003. Faculty of Arts, University of Calabria, Master in Foreign Languages for Tourism, Rossano (CS), taught: Informatics and Multimedia Languages course.

1 Oct 2001 - 30 Sept  2002. Faculty of Economy, University of Calabria, taught: (i) Computer Science Introduction and Informatics Applied Laboratory course; (ii) Information Systems over Internet course; (iii) Information Systems and Databases course.

3 Jun - 4 Jun 2002. Faculty of Engineering, University of Sannio, Master in Technology and Software Management, Ariano Irpino (AV), taught: 2° module of the Middleware course: Java 2 Enterprise Edition: fundamentals and applications.

17 Jan - 30 Sept  2001. Faculty of Engineering University of Calabria, taught Fundamentals of Computer Science course.

22 Mar - 24 Mar 2000. MASTER in Advanced Informatics and Communications Technologies, IV edition, 1st course year. International Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies "Eduardo R. Caianiello", Salerno, Italy. Taught Introduction to Object-oriented development of software systems and UML.

28 Feb - 3 Mar 2000. MASTER in Advanced Informatics and Communications Technologies, III edition, 2nd course year. International Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies "Eduardo R. Caianiello", Salerno, Italy. Taught Development of software systems using UML (Unified Modeling Language) and Java.

Teaching Assistant

October 1999 - July 2000. Faculty of Engineering University of Calabria, co-taught Fundamentals of Computer Science and Computing Systems courses.

October 1998 - July 1999. Faculty of Engineering , University of Calabria, co-taught Fundamentals of Computer Science and Computing Systems courses.

October 1997 - July 1998, Faculty of Engineering , University of Calabria, co-taught Fundamentals of Computer Science and Computing Systems courses.

Teaching in Industry

Instructor

February/March 2002. Confor Informatica S.p.A, Rende(CS), Italy. Taught Java 2 Enterprise Edition and UML course.

July/August 2001. Confor Informatica S.p.A, Roma, Italy. Taught Java 2 Enterprise Edition and UML course.

May 2001. Tematica and Caliò Informatica Srl, Roges di Rende (CS), Italy. Taught Basic and Advanced Java Programming Language course

December 1999. Confor Informatica S.p.A, Rende (CS), Italy. Taught Basic and Advanced Java Programming Language course.

Professional Activities

Member of Advisory Editorial Boards of International Journals 

Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Elsevier

International Journal of Interactive Technology and Smart Education (ITSE), Emerald Publishing (formerly Troubador Publishing Ltd, UK)

Guest Editor of Special Issues

Co-editor, with Prof. Carlos E. Palau, of the Special Issue on Streaming Content Distribution Networks for e-Learning and e-Entertainment, in International Journal of Interactive Technology and Smart Education, Vol. 3, n. 1, February 2006.

Co-editor, with Dr. Carlo Mastroianni, of the Special Issue on Enhancing Content Networks with P2P, GRID and Agent technologies, in Future Generation Computer Systems The International Journal of Grid Computing: Theory, Methods and Applications, Elsevier, 2008.

Co-editor with Dr. M. Cossentino (ICAR/CNR - Palermo) and W. Russo (University of Calabria) of the SPECIAL Issue on Multi-Agent Systems and Simulation. International Journal of Agent Oriented Software Engineering, Inderscience publishing, 2008.

Co-editor with with Dr. C. Mastroianni (ICAR/CNR - Cosenza) of the special issue on Content Management and Delivery through P2P-based Content Networks. International Journal of Multiagent and Grid Systems, IOS Press, 2009.

Co-editor with Dr. M. Cossentino, Prof. Juan Pavon, Dr. Marie-Pierre Gleizes, “Simulation-based development of Multi-Agent Systems”, International Journal of Simulation Modeling Practice and Theory (SIMPAT), Elsevier, 2010.

Chair of International Workshops 

Co-chair, with Dr. Massimo Cossentino and Prof. Wilma Russo, of the Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems and Simulation (MAS&S'06) jointly held with the EUROSIS Industrial Simulation Conference (ISC’06), Palermo, Italy, June 5-7, 2006.

Co-chair, with Prof. Carlos E. Palau and Dr. Carlo Mastroianni, of the Workshop on the Use of P2P, GRID and Agents for the Development of Content Distribution Networks (UPGRADE-CDN), jointly held with 15th IEEE HPDC (High Performance Distributed Computing), June 28-31, 2006, Paris, France.

Co-chair of the Workshop on the Use of P2P, GRID and Agents for the Development of Content Networks (UPGRADE-CN), to take place during 16th IEEE HPDC (High Performance Distributed Computing), June 26-30, 2007, Monterrey Bay, CA, USA.

Co-chair of the Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems and Simulation (MAS&S'07) to take place during the EUROSIS European Simulation and Modelling conference (ESM’07), Malta, 2007.

Co-chair of the Workshop on the Use of P2P, GRID and Agents for the Development of Content Networks (UPGRADE-CN'08), to take place during 17th IEEE HPDC (High Performance Distributed Computing), June 23-27, 2008, Boston, MA, USA.

Member of Conference International Program Commitees (IPC)

ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC’08), Special Track on Mobile Agents and Systems (MAS), Fortaleza, Brazil, March 16-20, 2008.

IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Networking (PDCN'08), Innsbruck, Austria, February, 2008.

ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC’07), Special Track on Agents, Interactions, Mobility, and Systems, Seoul, Korea, March 11-15, 2007.

The First International Workshop on Patterns Languages: Addressing Challenges (PLAC 2007), in conjunction with OOPSLA 2007, Montréal, Canada, October 21-22, 2007.

IARIA/IEEE International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications (SENSORCOMM 2007), October 14-20, 2007 - Valencia, Spain.

Fourth Workshop on Emerging Technologies for Next generation GRID (ETNGRID-2007), jointly held with 16th IEEE International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructures for Collaborative Enterprises (WETICE-2007). GET/INT Paris, France, 18th-20th June 2007.

Special session on Agent Theories and Practice for Industry (ATPI) in the 5th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics to be held in Vienna, Austria, July 23-26, 2007.

The 2007 High Performance Computing & Simulation(HPCS'07) Conference, June 4 - 6, 2007, Prague, Czech Republic. In conjunction with the 21th SCS EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON MODELLING AND SIMULATION.

IEEE International Workshop on Learning in Multi-Agent Systems (LMAS-07), held in conjunction with the IEEE 21st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA 2007), May 21 – 23, 2007, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

International Conference on Information Resources Management Association (IRMA'07), 2007, Vancouver, Canada, May 19-23, 2007.

15th Euromicro Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Network-based Processing conference – PDP’07, Special Session on Multi-Agent and Bio-Inspired Algorithms and Applications for Distributed Systems, Naples, Italy, February 2007.

Workshop on Objects and Agents (WOA’06), Sept. 25-27, Catania, Italy, 2006.

ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC’06), Special Track on Agents, Interactions, Mobility, and Systems, Dijon, France, April 23 -27, 2006.

Sixth IEEE International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid Workshops (CCGRIDW'06)

The 2006 High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS'06) Conference, to be held May 28 - 31, 2006, in conjunction with the 20th SCS/IEEE European Conference on Modelling and Simulation (ECMS 2006) in Bonn, Germany.

10th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems (KES'2006), KES International, University of Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 9-11 Oct. 2006.

EUROSIS Industrial Simulation Conference (ISC’06), Palermo, Italy, June 5-7, 2006.

EUROSIS European Simulation and Modelling Conference (ESMc’06), Toulouse, France, October 23-25, 2006.

The IEEE International Conference on Computers, Communications, and Signal Processing (CCSP 2005) – Computers and Their Applications (CTA) track, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 14-16, 2005.

SCS High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPC&S'05) Conference, in conjunction with the 19th SCS European Simulation Multiconference (ESM’05), Riga, Latvia, June 1-4, 2005.

EUROSIS European Simulation and Modelling Conference (ESMc’05), Porto, Portugal, October 24-26, 2005.

IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Networking (PDCN'07/06/05/04), Innsbruck, Austria, February, 2007/06/05/04.

IASTED International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks (CSN’06/05/04/03/02), September, Spain, 2006/05/04/03/02.

International Conference on Information Resources Management Association (IRMA'05), 2005, 15-18, May, 2005, San Diego, California, USA.

The International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'02), June 24-27, Las Vegas, USA, 2002.

The International Conference on Software Engineering Research and Practice (SERP'02), June 24-27, Las Vegas, USA, 2002.

Invited Reviewer in International Journals

Journal of Data and Knowledge Engineering, Elsevier, 2007.

Journal of Information Sciences, Elsevier, 2007.

IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 2006.

Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization, Elsevier, 2006.

Journal of Information and Software Technology, Elsevier, 2007/06/05.

Iranian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), 2006/05.

Encyclopedia of Portal Techologies and Applications, Arthur Tatnall (ed). Idea Publishing Group, Hershey (PA), USA, 2006.

Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government, and Mobile Commerce, Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (ed). Idea Publishing Group, Hershey (PA), USA, 2006.

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (ed). Idea Publishing Group, Hershey (PA), USA, 2004.

Special issue on Adaptive Multimedia Services. Steven Guan (Ed.). Journal of Systems and Software, North Holland, 2004.

Special issue on Infrastructure for E-Business on the Internet. International Journal of Electronic Business, Inderscience, 2004.

Invited Reviewer in International Conferences

ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, Special Track on Coordination Models, Languages and Applications, Seoul, Korea, March 11-15, 2007.

ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, Special Track on Coordination Models, Languages and Applications, Dijon, France, April 23 -27, 2006.

ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, Special Track on Coordination Models, Languages and Applications, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 13-17 Mar, 2005.

IEEE International Conference on Information Technology (ITCC): Coding and Computing, Las Vegas, 2004.

International Conference on Computing, Communication and Control Technologies: CCCT 2004, sponsored by the Center for Lifelong Engineering Education of The University of Texas at Austin, 2004.

9th, 8th, 7th, 6th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (WMSCI), Orlando, Florida, 2005/04/03/02.

IASTED International Conference on Communications and Computer Networks (CCN'02), November 4-6, Cambridge (MA), USA, 2002.

Education

10/1997-10/2000. Ph.D. in Computer Engineering. University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy.

1/1997-12/1997. Master in Advanced Informatics and Communications Technologies with specialization in Multimedia Systems for Service Integration. International Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies "Eduardo R. Caianiello", Salerno, Italy.

1/1996-12/1996. Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Informatics and Communications Technologies. International Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies "Eduardo R. Caianiello", Salerno, Italy.

11/1989-7/1995. Laurea degree (Bachelor+Master) in Computer Engineering. University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy.

Honors and Awards

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March-July 1999. Fellowship at the International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley (CA), USA.
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October 1997 - October 2000. Fellowship at University of Calabria, Rende(CS), Italy.
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1997. Fellowship at International Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies, Vietri sul Mare (SA), Italy.
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1996. Fellowship at International Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies, Vietri sul Mare (SA), Italy.
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June 2000. Grant recipient awarded by ARTES international PhD student grant for attending the 12th Euromicro Conference on Real-Time Systems, Stockolm, Sweden.

Publications (listed in chronological order)

Journals, Books, Series, Conferences and Technical Reports

  1. F. Aiello, G. Fortino, R. Gravina, A. Guerrieri, "A Java-based Agent Platform for Programming Wireless Sensor Networks" The Computer Journal, 54(3), pp.439-454, 2011. doi: 10.1093/comjnl/bxq019.
  2. F. Bellifemine, G. Fortino, R. Giannantonio, R. Gravina, A. Guerrieri, M. Sgroi, “SPINE: A domain-specific framework for rapid prototyping of WBSN applications” Software Practice and Experience, Wiley, 41(3), 2011, pp. 237-265, DOI:10.1002/spe.
  3. N. Raveendranathan, S. Galzarano, V. Loseu, R. Gravina, R. Giannantonio, M. Sgroi, R. Jafari, G. Fortino, “From Modeling to Implementation of Virtual Sensors in Body Sensor Networks”, accepted in IEEE Sensors Journal, 2011. To appear.
  4. G. Fortino and W. Russo, “ELDAMeth: A Methodology For Simulation-based Prototyping of Distributed Agent Systems”, accepted in Information and Software Technology. 2011. To appear.
  5. F. Bellifemine, F. Aiello, S. Galzarano, R. Gravina, and G. Fortino “An agent-based signal processing in-node environment for real-time human activity monitoring based on wireless body sensor networks”, accepted in Journal of Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 2011. To appear.
  6. A. Aiello, G. Fortino, S. Galzarano, R. Gravina, A. Guerrieri, “Signal processing in-node frameworks for Wireless Body Sensor Networks: from low-level to high-level approaches", "Wireless Body Area Networks: Technology, Implementation and Applications" (Mehmet R. Yuce and Jamil Y. Khan, eds), Chapter 5, Pan Stanford Publishing, 2011. ISBN: 978-981-431-6712 (printed book), 978-981-424-1571 (ebook).
  7. A. Guerrieri, A. Ruzzelli, G. Fortino and G. O’Hare, “A WSN-based Building Management Framework to Support Energy-Saving Applications in Buildings,” In “Advancements in Distributed Computing and Internet Technologies: Trends and Issues” (Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, Mukaddim Pathan, Hae Young Lee, eds), Chapter 12, pp. 161-174, IGI Global, 2011.
  8. G. Fortino, C. Palau (Editors), “Next Generation Content Delivery Infrastructures: emerging paradigms and technologies”, IGI Global, 2011.
  9. D. L. Carnì, G. Fortino, R. Gravina, D. Grimaldi, A. Guerrieri, F. Lamonaca, "Wireless Body Sensor Networks: architectures, programming methodologies and applications", the 6th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications (IDAACS'2011), September 15-17, Prague, Czech Republic, 2011. To appear.
  10. G. Fortino, A. Garro, W. Russo, “Performance Evaluation of Content Distribution Network Architectures through Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation”, Proc. of the 12th Workshop on Objects and Agents (WOA 2011), Rende (CS), Italia, Jul 4-6, 2011. To appear.
  11. G. Fortino, S. Galzarano, R. Gravina, A. Guerrieri, “Agent-based Development of Wireless Sensor Network Applications”, Proc. of the 12th Workshop on Objects and Agents (WOA 2011), Rende (CS), Italia, Jul 4-6, 2011. To appear.
  12. G. Fortino, W. Russo, “Real-time Multimedia Services based on Event-driven Mobile Agents and Multimedia Coordination Spaces”, In Next Generation Content Delivery Infrastructures: Emerging Paradigms and Technologies (G. Fortino and C.E. Palau, Eds.), IGI Global, 2011. To appear.
  13. G. Fortino, Carlos Calafate, and P. Manzoni, “A Robust Broadcast-based Multimedia Content Delivery System for Urban Environments”, In Next Generation Content Delivery Infrastructures: Emerging Paradigms and Technologies (G. Fortino and C.E. Palau, Eds.), IGI Global, 2011. To appear.
  14. M. Essaaidi, G. Fortino, “Wireless Sensor Networks and Software Agents”, in NATO ASI (M. Paprizicky and M. Essaidi, Eds.), IOS Press, 2011. To appear.
  15. G. Fortino, A. Garro, S. Mascillaro, W. Russo, “Using Event-driven Lightweight DSC-based Agents for MAS Modeling,” in the special issue “Best of From Agent Theory to Agent Implementation 6 (AT2AI-6)”, International Journal on Agent Oriented Software Engineering (Inderscience publisher), 4(2), 2010.
  16. G. Fortino, S. Galzarano, R. Giannantonio, R. Gravina, A. Guerrieri, "SPINE-based Application Development on Heterogeneous Wireless Body Sensor Networks". International Journal of Computing, 9(1), p. 80-89, 2010. ISSN: 1727-6209.
  17. M. Cossentino, G. Fortino, M. Gleizes M., J. Pavon, "Simulation-based Design and Evaluation of Multi-Agent Systems (guest editorial)".  Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory Journal, Elsevier, 18(10), pp. 1425-1427, Nov 2010. ISSN 1569-190X.
  18. G. Fortino, F. Rango, W. Russo, “Statecharts-based JADE agents and tools for engineering Multi-Agent Systems”, in Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, 14th International Conference, KES 2010, Cardiff, UK, September 8-10, 2010, Proceedings, Part I, (R. Setchi, I. Jordanov, R. J. Howlett, and L. C. Jain, eds), Berlin: SpringerVerlag, LNAI 6276, pp. 240-250, 2010.
  19. A. Andeoli, R. Gravina, R. Giannantonio, P. Pierleoni, G. Fortino, “SPINE-HRV: a BSNbased Toolkit for Heart Rate Variability Analysis in the Time-Domain”, accepted as chapter for the publication in the book”, In Wearable and Autonomous Biomedical Devices and Systems for Smart Environments: New issues and Characterization (Mukhopadhyay, Subhas Chandra; Lay-Ekuakille, Aimè, eds) Berlin: SpringerVerlag, 2010, Lecture Notes on Electrical Engineering Vol. 75, pp. 369-389, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-15687-8_19.
  20. Augimeri A. , Rege M. , Handzisky V. , Fortino G. , Wolisz A. , "Cooperative Handshake Detection with Body Sensor Networks". Atti del convegno "EWSN 2010 - European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks", Coimbra, Portugal, 2010.
  21. F. Aiello, F. Bellimenine, G. Fortino, R. Gravina, A. Guerrieri, “An agent-based signal processing in-node environment for real-time human activity monitoring based on wireless body sensor networks,” In Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Infrastructures and Tools for Multiagent Systems (ITMAS-2010), jointly held with the 9th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS-2010), 10-14 May, Toronto, Canada, 2010.
  22. R. Gravina, A. Andreoli, A. Salmeri, L. Buondonno, N. Raveendranathank, V. Loseuk, R. Giannantonio, E. Seto and G. Fortino. “Enabling Multiple BSN Applications Using the SPINE Framework”, In Proc. of International Conference on Body Sensor Networks (BSN 2010) June 7 - 9, Biopolis, Singapore, 2010.
  23. G. Fortino, V. Giampà, “PPG-based Methods for Non Invasive and Continuous Blood Pressure Measurement: an Overview and Development Issues in Body Sensor Networks”, IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), Ottawa (Canada), Apr 30-May 1, 2010.
  24. A. Andreoli, R. Gravina, R. Giannantonio, P. Pierleoni, G. Fortino, “Time-Domain Heart Rate Variability Analysis with the SPINE-HRV Toolkit”, 1st Int’l Workshop on SigProcessing (Light-weight Signal Processing for Computationally Intensive BSN Applications) jointly held with the 3rd International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA 2010), Jun 23-25, Samos, Greece, 2010.           
  25. A. Augimeri, G. Fortino, M.R. Reje, V. Handziski, A. Wolisz “A Cooperative Approach for Handshake Detection based on Body Sensor Networks,” In Proc. of. IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC 2010), Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 10-13, 2010.
  26. G. Fortino, W. Russo, "ELDAMeth: A Methodology For Simulation-based Prototyping of Distributed Agent Systems”, In Proc of the 4th Int’l Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems and Simulation (MAS&S 2010), jointly held with MALLOW (Multi-Agent Logics, Languages, and Organisations Federated Workshops), Lyon (France), 30 August - 03 September, 2010.
  27. A. Guerrieri, A. Ruzzelli, G. Fortino and G. O’Hare, "An OSGi Dynamic Framework To Support Sensor Network Applications In Buildings". Poster at ACM HotEMNETS 2010 Workshop, Killarney (Ireland), June 28-29, 2010.
  28. G. Fortino and S. Galzarano, “Programming Wireless Body Sensor Networks through Agents”, 11th Workshop on Objects and Agents (WOA’10), Rimini, Italia, Sept 5-7, 2010. http://CEUR-WS.org/Vol-621/.
  29. G. Fortino and F. Rango, “A Technique based on Recursive Hierarchical State Machines for application-level capture of agent execution state”, Workshop on Agent Based Computing: from Model to Implementation VII (ABC:MI'10)", Wisla, Poland, October 18-20, 2010.
  30. G. Fortino and S. Galzarano, “Java-based Mobile Agent Platforms for Wireless Sensor Networks”, Workshop on Agent Based Computing: from Model to Implementation VII (ABC:MI'10)", Wisla, Poland, October 18-20, 2010.
  31. G. Fortino, C. Mastroianni, W. Russo, “A Hierarchical Control Protocol for Group-Oriented Playbacks Supported by Content Distribution Networks,” Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Elsevier 32(1), pp. 135-157, 2009
  32. G. Fortino, C. Mastroianni, “Content Management and Delivery through P2P-based Content Networks” in Multi-Agent and Grid Systems, special issue editorial, IOS Press, 5(2), 2009, pp. 1-3. G. Fortino, C. Mastroianni, “Next Generation Content Networks”, in Journal of Network and Computer Applications, special issue editorial, Elsevier, 2009, 32(5), pp. 941-942, Sept. 2009.
  33. G. Fortino, A. Guerrieri, R. Giannantonio, F. Bellifemine, “SPINE2: developing BSN applications on heterogeneous sensor nodes” In Proc. of IEEE Symposium on Industrial Embedded Systems (SIES’09), special session on wireless health, Lausanne (Switzerland), 8-10 July 2009.
  34. L. Buondonno, G. Fortino, S. Galzarano, R. Giannatonio, A. Giordano. R. Gravina, A. Guerrieri, “Programming signal processing applications on heterogeneous wireless sensor platforms”, In Proc. of 5th IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications (IDAACS'2009), Rende (Cosenza), Italy, Sept. 21-23, 2009.
  35. F. Bellifemine, G. Fortino, “ASPINE: an agent-oriented design of SPINE”, In Proceedings of the Workshop on Objects and Agents (WOA’09), Parma (Italy), Jul. 9-10, 2009.
  36. G. Fortino, A. Garro, S. Mascillaro, W. Russo, “A Multi-Coordination based Process for the Design of Mobile Agent Interactions,” In Proceedings of IEEE Symposium on Intelligent Agents (IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence), Nashville (TN), USA, March 30-April 2, 2009. to appear.
  37. F. Aiello, G. Fortino, R. Gravina, A. Guerrieri, “MAPS: a Mobile Agent Platform for Java Sun SPOTs” In Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Agent Technology for Sensor Networks (ATSN-09), jointly held with the 8th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS-09), 12th May, Budapest, Hungary, 2009. to appear.

  38. G. Fortino, A. Garro, S. Mascillaro, W. Russo, M. Vaccaro, “Distributed architectures for surrogate clustering in CDNs: a simulation-based analysis” In the Proc. of the 4th Int’l Workshop on the Use of P2P, GRID and Agents for the Development of Content Networks (UPGRADE-CN’09) held at the ACM/IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Distributed Computing (HPDC), June 9, 2009, Munich, Germany.

  39. G. Fortino, A. Guerrieri, R. Giannantonio, F. Bellifemine, “Platform-independent development of collaborative WBSN applications: SPINE2” In Proc. of. IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC 2009), San Antonio (Texas, USA), Oct. 11-14, 2009.

  40. G. Fortino, C. Mastroianni, M. Pathan, A. Vakali (Editors), UPGRADE '09: Proceedings of the forth workshop on Use of P2P, GRID and agents for the development of content networks, ACM Press, New York, NY, USA, 2009. Note:: ISBN: 978-1-60558-587-1

  41. M. Baldoni, C. Baroglio, J. Bentahar, G. Boella, M. Cossentino, M. Dastani, B. Dunin-Keplicz, G. Fortino, M-P. Gleizes , J. Leite, V. Mascardi, J. Padjet, J. Pavón, A. Polleres, A. El Fallah Seghrouchni, P. Torroni, R. Verbrugge (Editors), Proceedings of the 2nd Multi-Agent Logics, Languages, and Organisations Federated (MALLOW) Workshops, Turin, Italy, September 7-10, 2009, ISSN: 1613-0073.

  42. G. Fortino, A. Garro, S. Mascillaro, W. Russo, “Using multi-coordination for the design of mobile agent interactions,” In Proceedings of the Workshop on Objects and Agents (WOA’08), Palermo (Italy), Nov. 17-18, 2008.

  43. F. Aiello, G. Fortino, A. Guerrieri, “On the use of mobile agents as an effective technology for wireless sensor networks,” Proc. of the Second IEEE/IARIA International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications (SENSORCOMM 2008), Aug 25-31, Cap Esterel, France, 2008.

  44. M. Benveniste, B. Braem, C. Dini, G. Fortino, R. Karnapke, J. Lloret Mauri, M. S. H. Monsi (Editors), SENSORCOMM 2008: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications, IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos (CA), USA, 2008. Note: ISBN:978-0-7695-3330-8

  45. R. Gravina, A. Guerrieri, G. Fortino, F. Bellifemine, R. Giannantonio, M. Sgroi, “Development of Body Sensor Network Applications using SPINE,” IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC 2008), Singapore, Oct. 12-15, 2008.

  46. G. Fortino, V. Leo, W. Russo, “Synchronization of CDN-based Collaborative Playbacks,” In the Proc. of the 3rd Int’l Workshop on the Use of P2P, GRID and Agents for the Development of Content Networks (UPGRADE-CN’08) held at the ACM/IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Distributed Computing (HPDC), June 23, 2008, Boston, MA, USA.

  47. G. Fortino, C. Mastroianni, M. Pathan (Editors), UPGRADE '08: Proceedings of the second workshop on Use of P2P, GRID and agents for the development of content networks, ACM Press, New York, NY, USA, 2008. Note: ISBN: 978-1-59593-997-5

  48. G. Fortino, A. Garro, W. Russo, “Achieving Mobile Agent Systems Interoperability through Software Layering” In Information and Software Technology, Elsevier, 50(4), 2008.

  49. G. Fortino, A. Garro, W. Russo, “Enabling the Reuse of Platform-Dependent Agents in Heterogeneous Agent-based Applications” DALT 2007 LNAI (Lecture Notes on Artificial Intelligence), 2008, to appear.

  50. S. Iyengar, F. Tempia Bonda, R. Gravina, A. Guerrieri, G. Fortino, A. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, “A Framework for Creating Healthcare Monitoring Applications Using Wireless Body Sensor Networks”, In the Proc. of the 3rd  International Conference on Body Area Networks (BodyNets’08), Tempe (AZ), USA, Mar. 13-15, 2008.

  51. R. Gravina, A. Guerrieri, S. Iyengar, F. Tempia Bonda, R. Giannantonio, F.L. Bellifemine, T. Pering, M. Sgroi, G. Fortino and A. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, “Demo abstract: SPINE (Signal Processing in Node Environment) framework for healthcare monitoring applications in Body Sensor Networks”, In the Proc. of the 5th European conference on Wireless Sensor Networks 2008 (EWSN’08), Bologna, Italy, Jan 30 – Feb 1, 2008.

  52. G. Fortino, W. Russo, “Using P2P, GRID and Agent Technologies for the Development of Content Distribution Networks” in Future Generation Computer Systems The International Journal of Grid Computing: Theory, Methods and Applications, special issue on Enhancing Content Networks with P2P, GRID and Agent Technologies (G. Fortino and C. Mastroianni, eds), 24(3), pp. 180-190. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2008.

  53. G. Fortino, C. Mastroianni, “Enhancing Content Networks with P2P, GRID and Agent Technologies” in Future Generation Computer Systems The International Journal of Grid Computing: Theory, Methods and Applications, special issue editorial, 24(3), pp. 177-179. Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2008.

  54. M. Cossentino, G. Fortino, A. Garro, S. Mascillaro, W. Russo, “PASSIM: A Simulation-based Process for the Development of Multi-Agent Systems” in International Journal on Agent Oriented Software Engineering, special issue on Multi-Agent Systems and Simulation (M. Cossentino, G. Fortino, and W. Russo, eds), Inderscience, 2008. (Vol. 2, N. 2) to appear.

  55. M. Cossentino, G. Fortino, W. Russo, “Multi-Agent Systems and Simulation” International Journal on Agent Oriented Software Engineering, special issue editorial, Inderscience, 2008. (Vol. 2, N. 2) to appear.

  56. G. Fortino, C. Mastroianni, W. Russo, “Collaborative Media Streaming Services based on Content Delivery Networks” in Content Delivery Networks: Principles and Paradigms (Editors: Rajkumar Buyya, Mukaddim Pathan, and Athena Vakali), Springer, 2008, to appear.

  57. G. Fortino, C.E. Palau, “An Open Streaming Content Distribution Network”, in Arthur Tatnall, editor, Encyclopaedia of Portal Technology and Applications, Idea Publishing Group, Hershey (PA), USA, 2007, pp. 677-683.

  58. G. Di Fatta and G. Fortino, “A Customizable Multi-Agent System for Distributed Data Mining”, in Proceedings of the 22nd Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC’07), Special Track on Agents, Mobility, Interaction and Systems (AIMS), Seoul, Korea, March 11-15, 2007.

  59. G. Fortino, W. Russo, C. Mastroianni, C.E. Palau, M. Esteve , “CDN-supported Collaborative Media Streaming Control” IEEE Multimedia Magazine, 14(2), pp. 60-71, 2007.

  60. G. Fortino, A. Garro, W. Russo, “Enhancing JADE Interoperability through the Java-based Interoperable Mobile Agent Framework”, in Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, Special session on Agent Theories and Practice for Industry (ATPI), Vienna, Austria, July 23-26, 2007.

  61. G. Fortino, C. Mastroianni, G. Pierre (Editors), UPGRADE '07: Proceedings of the second workshop on Use of P2P, GRID and agents for the development of content networks, ACM Press, New York, NY, USA, 2007. Note: ISBN: 978-1-59593-718-6.

  62. G. Fortino, A. Garro, S. Mascillaro, W. Russo, “Agent-based Modeling and Simulation of Cooperative Content Distribution Networks,” in Proceedings of the 2nd Int’l Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems and Simulation (MAS&S’07 – as part of the  EUROSIS European Simulation and Modeling Conference), St. Julian, Malta, 22-24 October, 2007.

  63. G. Fortino, A. Garro, S. Mascillaro, W. Russo, “Specifying WSN Applications through Agents Based on Events and States” in Proceedings of the IARIA/IEEE Int’l Conference SensorComm’07, Valencia, Spain, October 14-19.

  64. G. Fortino, A. Garro, S. Mascillaro, W. Russo, “ELDATool: A Statecharts-based Tool for Prototyping Multi-Agent Systems,” In Proceedings of the Workshop on Objects and Agents (WOA’07), Genova (Italy), Sept. 24-25.

  65. G. Fortino, A. Garro, W. Russo, “Programming Heterogeneous Agent-based Applications through the JIMAF: a case study”, In Proceedings of LAnguages, methodologies and Development tools for multi-agent systems (LADS), Durham, UK, 4-6 September 2007.

  66. J. Sklenar, A. Tanguy, C. Bertelle, G. Fortino (Editors), ESM'2007: Proceedings of the 2007 European Simulation and Modeling Conference, EUROSIS-ETI, Ghent, Belgium, 2007. Note: ISBN: 978-90-77381-36-6.

  67. G. Di Fatta and G. Fortino, “A Customizable Multi-Agent System for Distributed Data Mining”, 4th European Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems (EUMAS’06), Lisbon, Portugal, December 14-15, 2006.

  68. G. Fortino, W. Russo, “Integrating Agent, GRID and P2P Technologies into Content Distribution Networks”, in Proceedings of the Int’l Workshop on the Use of P2P, GRID and Agent for the Development of Content Distribution Networks (UPGRADE-CDN – as part of the 15th IEEE HPDC), Paris, France, June 20, 2006.

  69. G. Fortino, A. Garro, W. Russo, “Distributed Workflow Enactment: An Agent-based Framework”, in Proceedings of the Workshop on Objects and Agents (WOA’06), Catania (Italy), Sept. 25-27, 2006.

  70. R. Caico, M. Cossentino, G. Fortino, A. Garro, W. Russo, F. Termine, “Simulation-driven Development of Multi-Agent Systems”, in Proceedings of the Int’l Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems and Simulation (MAS&S’06 – as part of the 4th EUROSIS Industrial Simulation Conference), Palermo, Italy, June 5, 2006.

  71. G. Fortino, A. Garro, W. Russo, "From Modelling to Enactment of Distributed Workflows: An Agent-based Approach", in Proceedings of the 21st Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC), Special Track on Agents, Mobility, Interaction and Systems (AIMS), Dijon, France, April 23 -27, 2006.

  72. M. Esteve, G. Fortino, B. Molina, C. Palau, “A Streaming Content Distribution Network for e-Learning”, in International Journal of Interactive Technology and Smart Education, special issue on Streaming Content Distribution Networks for e-Learning and e-Entertainment, Vol. 3, n. 1, pp. 9-20, 2006.

  73. G. Fortino, C. Palau, W. Russo, “Collaborative Control of Media Playbacks in SCDNs”, in International Journal of Interactive Technology and Smart Education, special issue on Streaming Content Distribution Networks for e-Learning and e-Entertainment, Vol. 3, n. 1, pp. 21-30, 2006.

  74. G. Fortino, C.E. Palau, “Streaming Content Distribution Networks for e-Learning and e-Entertainment,” International Journal of Interactive Technology and Smart Education, special issue editorial, Vol. 3, n. 1, pp. 3-8, 2006.

  75. G. Fortino, A. Garro, W. Russo, “E-Commerce Services based on Mobile Agents”, in  Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, editor, Encyclopedia of Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government and Mobile Commerce, Idea Publishing Group, Hershey (PA), USA, 2006, to appear. {PDF}

  76. G. Fortino, C. Mastroianni, W. Russo, “Collaborative Media Streaming Services based on Content Networks”, Technical Report N. RT-ICAR-CS-06-08, Istituto di Calcolo e Reti ad Alte Prestazioni, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ICAR-CNR), Rende (CS), Italy, Dec. 2006.

  77. M. Esteve, G. Fortino, C. Mastroianni, C.E. Palau, W. Russo, “Collaborative Control of Media Streaming based on a Content Distribution Network”, Technical Report N. RT-ICAR-CS-06-02, Istituto di Calcolo e Reti ad Alte Prestazioni, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ICAR-CNR), Rende (CS), Italy, Apr. 2006.

  78. G. Fortino, A. Garro, W. Russo, “An Integrated Approach for the Development and Validation of Multi Agent Systems”, in Computer Systems Science & Engineering, Vol. 20, n. 4, CRL Publishing Ltd., Leicester (UK), Jul. 2005. {PDF}

  79. G. Fortino, C. Mastroianni, W. Russo, “Cooperative Control of Multicast-based Streaming On-Demand Systems”, in Future Generation Computer Systems The International Journal of Grid Computing: Theory, Methods and Applications, Vol. 21, n. 5, pp. 823-839, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 2005. {PDF}

  80. G. Fortino, “Collaborative Learning On-Demand” in Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, editor, Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology I-V, Idea Publishing Group, Hershey (PA), USA, January 2005. {PDF}

  81. G. Fortino, A. Garro, and W. Russo, "Modelling and Analysis of Agent-Based Electronic Marketplaces," in IPSI Transactions on Internet Research,  1(1),  pp.24-33, 2005. {PDF}

  82. G. Fortino, A. Garro, W. Russo, “A Discrete-Event Simulation Framework for the Validation of Agent-based and Multi-Agent Systems,” in Proceedings of the Workshop on Objects and Agents (WOA), Camerino, Nov 14-16, 2005.

  83. G. Fortino, W. Russo, “Multi-coordination of Mobile Agents: a Model and a Component-based Architecture,” in Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, Special Track on Coordination Models, Languages and Applications, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 13-17 Mar, 2005. {PDF}

  84. G. Fortino, M. Marzilli, W. Russo, “Modeling and Analysis of Agent Mobility Patterns using Discrete-time Markov Chains,” in Proceedings of the Int’l Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Networks (PDCN’05 – as part of the 22nd IASTED Int’l Multi-Conference on Applied Informatics), Innsbruck, Austria, Feb 17-19, 2005. {PDF}

  85. G. Fortino, A. Garro, W. Russo, “Using Method Engineering for the Construction of Agent-Oriented Methodologies,” in Proceedings of the Workshop on Objects and Agents (WOA), Torino, 29 Nov-1 Dec, 2004. {PDF}

  86. G. Fortino, C. Mastroianni, and W. Russo, "A Multi-Policy, Cooperative Playback Control Protocol," Proc. of the 3rd IEEE Int'l Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (NCA'04), Cambridge (MA), USA, 30 Aug.-1 Sept. 2004. {PDF}

  87. G. Fortino, C.E. Palau, W. Russo, and M. Esteve, “The COMODIN System: A CDN-based Platform for Cooperative Media On-Demand on the InterNet,” in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Distributed Multimedia Systems (DMS'04), San Francisco Bay (CA), USA, Sept. 8-10, 2004. {PDF}

  88. G. Fortino, A. Garro, W. Russo, “From Modeling to Simulation of Multi-Agent Systems: an integrated approach and a case study”, in Multiagent System Technology (MATES), Springer-Verlag, 2004 , LNAI (Lecture Notes on Artificial Intelligence). Vol. 3187.  {PDF}

  89. G. Fortino, W. Russo, “High-level Interoperability between Java-based Mobile Agent Systems", Proc. of the 17th ISCA International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems (PDCS'04), San Francisco (CA), USA, Sept. 15-17, 2004. {PDF}

  90. G. Fortino, W. Russo e E. Zimeo, “A Statecharts-based Software Development Process for Mobile Agents,” in Information and Software Technology, 46(13), Oct. 2004, pp. 907-921, Elsevier, 2004. {PDF}

  91. G. Fortino and W. Russo, “The Virtual Video Gallery: a user-centred media on-demand system,” in Journal of Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 1(1), pp. 5-17, 2004. {PDF}

  92. G. Fortino, C. Mastroianni, and W. Russo, “Modeling and Analysis of a Cooperative Control Protocol”, Technical Report N. RT-ICAR-CS-03-18, Istituto di Calcolo e Reti ad Alte Prestazioni, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ICAR-CNR), Dec. 2003. {PDF}

  93. G. Fortino and W. Russo, “A Statecharts-based Methodology for the Simulation of Mobile Agents,” in Proceedings of EUROSIS European Simulation and Modeling conference (ESMc), Naples, Italy, Oct. 27-29, 2003. {PDF}

  94. G. Fortino, W. Russo, and E. Zimeo, “Reliable Multicast Protocols for Java-based GRID Middleware Platforms,” in Proceedings of IASTED Int'l Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems (PDCS'03), Marina del Rey (CA), USA, Nov. 3-5, 2003. {PDF}

  95. G. Fortino, W. Russo, and E. Zimeo, “A Framework for Design and Implementation of Mobile Active Objects,” in Proceedings of IASTED Int'l Conference on Software Engineering and Applications (SEA'03), Marina del Rey (CA), USA, Nov. 3-5, 2003. {PDF}

  96. G. Fortino, W. Russo, and E. Zimeo, “Enhancing Cooperative Playback Systems with Efficient Encrypted Multimedia Streaming,” in Proceedings of IEEE Int’l Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME’03), Baltimore (MD), USA, Jul. 6-9, 2003. {PDF}

  97. G. Fortino, C. Mastroianni, W. Russo, "Performance Evaluation of an Application-level Cooperative Control Protocol," Proc. of IEEE Int'l Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (NCA'03), Cambridge (MA), USA, 16-18 Apr. 2003. {PDF}

  98. G. Fortino, J.C. Guerri, C. Mastroianni, C. Palau, and W. Russo, "Development and Validation of a Multicast Client/Server Model for Cooperative Control Sessions," Proc. of IASTED Int'l Conference on Communications and Computer Networks (CCN'02), Cambridge (MA), USA, 4-6 Nov. 2002. {PDF}

  99. G. Fortino, A. Mantuano, W. Russo, and E. Zimeo, "A Customizable Active Middleware Architecture for Dynamic Deployment of Internet-based Multimedia Services," Proc. of Int'l conference on Software Engineering Research and Practice (SERP'02), Las Vegas, USA, June 2002. {PDF}

  100. G. Fortino, G. Confessore, and A. Mantuano, "Design and Implementation of a Dynamic VRML-browsable, Movie on-Demand System Distributed over Internet," accepted to be published in the Proc. of the Int'l IEEE Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME'02), Lausanne (CH), August 26-30, 2002. {PDF}

  101. G. Fortino, A. Furfaro, C. Guerri, A. Pajares, C. Palau, and W. Russo "A Java-based adaptive media streaming on-demand platform," to appear in Proc. of SCS Euromedia'2002, Modena, Italy, Apr. 15-17, 2002. {PDF}

  102. G. Fortino and L. Nigro, "Collaborative Learning on-Demand on the Internet MBone," in the book "Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs" C. Ghaoui Ed., Idea Publishing Group, USA, 2003. {PDF}

  103. G. Fortino, F. Frattolillo, W. Russo, and E. Zimeo, “Mobile Active Objects for highly dynamic distributed computing,” Proc. of International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium(IPDPS), Workshop on Java for Parallel and Distributed Computing (JPDC'02), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Apr., 2002. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  104. G. Fortino, “Engineering Multimedia Systems using multimedia internetworking and Actors,” Proc. of Int'l Conference SSGRR'02 - Advances in Infrastructure for  e-Business, e-Education, e-Science, and e-Medicine on the Internet, invited paper, L'Aquila, Italy, Jan. 21-27, 2002. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  105. G. Fortino, L. Nigro, F. Pupo, and D. Spezzano, “Super Actors for Real-Time,” Proc. of the 6th IEEE Workshop on Object-oriented Real-time Dependable Systems (WORDS’01), Rome, Jan. 8-10, 2001. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  106. G. Fortino and L. Nigro, “Design and Evaluation of a teleconference tool based on Actors,” Proc. SCS EuroMedia’01, Valencia, Spain, Apr. 18-20, 2001. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  107. G. Fortino, L. Nigro, F. Pupo, and W. Russo, “Agent-based distributed execution of Coloured Petri Nets,” Proc. SCS European Simulation Multiconference (ESM'01), Prague, Czech Republic, Jun. 6-9, 2001. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  108. G. Fortino, L. Nigro, and F. Pupo, “An Mbone-based on-demand system for cooperative off-line learning,” Proc. of IEEE Euromicro Conference ’01, Workshop on Multimedia and Telecommunications (EMMT'01), Warsaw, Poland, Sept. 4-6, 2001. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  109. G. Fortino and L. Nigro, “ViCRO: an interactive and cooperative videorecording on demand system over Internet MBone”, Informatica – an international journal of computing and informatics, 24(1), Mar., 2000. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  110. G. Fortino and L. Nigro, “A Toolset in Java2 for Modeling, Prototyping and Implementing Communicating Real-Time State Machines”, Microprocessors and Microsystems, Elsevier, 23(10), Mar., 2000. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  111. G. Fortino and L. Nigro, “A Methodology centered on Modularization of QoS Constraints for the Development and Performance Evaluation of Multimedia Systems”, Proc. of the 33rd Annual Simulation Symposium (ANSS'00), IEEE, Washington D.C., USA, Apr. 16-20, 2000. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  112. G. Fortino and L. Nigro, “A Measurement on-demand Service for Access and Delivery Process Acquisition Data”, Proc. of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IMTC'00), Baltimore, MD, USA, May 1-4, 2000. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  113. G. Fortino and L. Nigro, “Prototyping Distributed Multimedia Systems using Communicating Real-Time State Machines and the Toolset jCRSM”, Proc. of IEEE Euromicro Conference on RealTime Systems (ECRTS'00), Stockholm, Sweden, Jun. 16-18, 2000. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  114. G. Fortino, A. Furfaro, L. Nigro, and F. Pupo, “Hierarchical Communicating Real-Time State Machines”, Proc. of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'00), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Jun. 28 – Jul. 1, 2000. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  115. G. Fortino and L. Nigro, “A Cooperative Playback System for on-demand Multimedia Sessions over Internet”, Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME'00), New York, Jul.29 – Aug.2 , 2000. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  116. G. Fortino, A. Albanese, and L. Nigro, “A Time-Sensitive Actor Framework in Java for the Development of Multimedia Systems over the Internet MBone”, Technical Report N. TR-99-007, International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, CA, USA, Mar., 1999. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  117. G. Fortino and L. Nigro, “An Interactive and Cooperative Videorecording on-demand system over MBone”, Proc. of SCS EuroMedia'99, Monaco, Germany, Apr. 25-28, 1999. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  118. G. Fortino and L. Nigro, “A Multimedia Networking based Approach to the Development of Distributed Virtual Instruments”, Proc. of IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IMTC'99), Venezia, Italy, May. 22-24, 1999. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  119. G. Fortino, D. Grimaldi, and L. Nigro, "Architettura software sviluppata in Java per il laboratorio distribuito di misura". Atti del convegno "Congresso Annuale GMEE", Catania, 16-18 Settembre, 1999, pp. 153-154.

  120. G. Fortino, L. Nigro, and F. Pupo, “Supporting Communicating Real-Time State Machines by a Customisable Actor Kernel”, Proc. of the 24th IFAC/IFIP Workshop on Real-Time Programming (WRTP'99), Schloß Dagstuhl, Saarland, Germany, May 31–Jun. 2, 1999. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  121. A. Albanese and G. Fortino, “Robust Transmission of MPEG video streams over lossy packet-switching networks by using PET”, Technical Report N. TR-99-014, International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jun., 1999. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  122. G. Fortino and L. Nigro, “Modeling, Analysis and Implementation of Actor-based Multimedia Systems”, Proc. of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'99), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Jun. 28–Jul. 1, 1999. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  123. G. Fortino, D. Grimaldi, and L. Nigro, “An Agent Based Measurement Laboratory over Internet”, Proc. of IEEE Autotestcon’99, S. Antonio, Texas, USA, Aug. 30–Sept. 2, 1999. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  124. G. Fortino and L. Nigro, “Simulation of Multimedia Systems based on Actors and QoSsynchronizers”, Proc. of the 3rd IEEE International Workshop on Distributed Interactive Simulation and Real Time Applications (DIS-RT'99), Greebelt, MD, USA, Oct. 24-28, 1999. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  125. G. Fortino and L. Nigro, “Development of Virtual Data Acquisition Systems based on Multimedia Internetworking”, Computer Standards & Interfaces, Elsevier, 21(5), pp. 429-440, 1999. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  126. G. Fortino and L. Nigro, “QoS Centred Java and actor-based framework For real-virtual teleconferences”, Proc. of SCS EuroMedia'98, Leicester, UK, pp. 129-133, Jan. 4-6, 1998. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  127. G. Fortino, D. Grimaldi, and L. Nigro, “Multicast control of Mobile Measurement Systems”, Proc. of IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IMTC'98), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, vol. 1, pp.108-114, May 18-21, 1998. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  128. G. Fortino, A. Albanese, and L. Nigro, “A Java Middleware for the Development of Actor-based Multimedia Systems over Internet MBone”, Proc. of SCI/ISAS'98 (International Conference on Information Systems, Analysis and Synthesis), Orlando, Florida, USA, vol 3, pp. 250-256, Jul. 12-16, 1998. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  129. G. Fortino, L. Nigro, and F. Pupo, “Actors and Coloured Petri Nets in the development life cycle of distributed real time Systems”, Proc. of IFAC LSS (Large Scale Systems: Theory & Applications), Patras, Greece, pp. 1188-1193, Jul. 15-17, 1998. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  130. G. Fortino, D. Grimaldi, and L. Nigro, “Multicast Control of Mobile Measurement Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurements, 47(5), pp.1149-1154, Oct., 1998. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  131. G. Fortino, “The learning of a class of n-dimensional boolean functions with a two input Perceptron using the Boosting Algorithm”, Advances in Intelligent Systems, IOS Press - Proc. of AMSE - ISIS '97, International Symposium on Intelligent Systems,  Reggio Calabria, Italy, pp. 372-377, Sept. 11-13, 1997. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  132. G. Fortino, D. Grimaldi, and L. Nigro, “Distributed Measurement Patterns based on Java and Web Tools”, Proc. of IEEE Autotestcon'97, Anaheim, CA, USA, pp. 624-628, Sept. 22-25, 1997. {PDF}{zippedPS}

  133. G. Fortino, “Java Multimedia Studio v1.0”, Technical Report N. TR-97-043, International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, CA, USA, Nov., 1997. {PDF}{zippedPS}

PhD Thesis

G. Fortino, “An Actor-based Approach to the Development of Interactive Multimedia Systems on the Internet”, Università della Calabria, 2000.

Master Thesis

G. Fortino, "Java Multimedia Studio: un tool multimediale distribuito su MBone e basato su JAF" (Java Multimedia Studio: a multimedia tool distributed over MBone and based on JAF), IIASS - Istituto Internazionale per gli Alti Studi Scientifici (International Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies), 1997.

Laurea degree Thesis

G. Fortino, "Sviluppo orientato agli oggetti di sistemi distribuiti di misura e controllo: un caso di studio" (Object-Oriented Development of Distributed Measurement Systems: a case study), Università della Calabria, 1995.