Curriculum Vitae of Giovanni Vannucci

Professional Résumé – GIOVANNI VANNUCCI			*gv@milvius.com*
President, Milvius Research, LLC (technical consultants)
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Summary

Main Areas of Technical Expertise: radio/wireless communications, geolocation & GPS, RFID,
RF/digital/analog system design, patent generation and prosecution.

Summary of Qualifications:

Research background......... 42+ years doing research at Bell Labs, Mitsubishi Labs, Rutgers U., AT&T Labs

Education............ Doctor’s degree in Physics (U. of Pisa), PhD & M.S. in E.E. & Comp. Sci. (Columbia U.)

Inventiveness........................................................................................................... 198+ issued patents

Technical Leadership........................ Led research teams in mobile location, RFID-based pricing, mobile ID

Professional Association Activity....................... member of core team for IEEE Wireless Certification exam

Managerial experience............................................................ 1 yr. as managing director of Bell Labs Italy

................................................................................ 1 yr. as CTO of Securinex inc.

Standards............................................................... 1½ yrs. as chair of TIA committees; delegate at 3GPP

International experience............... dual citizen Italy/USA, multilingual, Jpn. co. experience, expat experience

Academic experience................................... Visiting Professor at Rutgers Winlab, U. of Parma, U. of Pisa

Intellectual Property......................................... Technical advisor at Kaplan Breyer Schwarz & Ottesen, LLP

Experience Details

2015-

present

AT&T Labs – Principal Member of Techincal Staff

We have created the AirGig™ system concept, a revolutionary technology for providing broadband connectivity based on surface-wave propagation of EM fields on overhead AC power lines. This work is covered by a large number of patents.

2008-

2016

Kaplan Breyer Schwarz & Ottesen, LLP – Technical Advisor:

This law firm specializes in patent prosecution in high-tech fields. I used my technical expertise in support of patent prosecution and interactions with US and foreign patent offices.

2008-

2015

Rutgers University WINLAB – Visiting Professor:

I have supported the center’s activities in the areas of radio propagation studies and RF hardware design through student counseling and interactions with other faculty members.

2008-

2018

IEEE-ComSoc – WCET Certification Exam Definition Committee:

I was a member of the core team for the Wireless Communications Engineering Technology exam. I was responsible for exam construction. This certification exam provides a valuable and widely recognized credential for people seeking employment in the wireless industry.

2008-

2015

InPoint Systems – VP Engineering:

I had primary responsibility for the design and development of version 3 (beta) of the company’s Roll-Call™ RFID product for inventory tracking.

2011

AT&T – T-Mobile merger – Consultant for Plaintiff States:

I was a technical advisor for the Attorneys General of the plaintiff states that joined the US DOJ in this high-profile anti-trust lawsuit.

2006-

2012

Design Support Consultants, LLC – Part-time associate:

Review of patent portfolios in the area of wireless communications.

2001-

2009

Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories – Sr. Principal Technical Staff and Consultant:

Research in the areas of RFID-based sensors, location techniques (radio and ultrasonic), mobile phone identification, multiple-antenna (MIMO) techniques, ultra-wideband (UWB) systems, backscatter radio.

2006-

2007

3GPP – Delegate:

I represented Mitsubishi Electric at RAN-WG1 and RAN-WG2 meetings.

2005-

2006

Bose Corp. – Part-time consultant:

Consulting on intellectual-property generation.

2004-

2005

Securinex, inc. (now Blue by ADT) – Chief Technical Officer:

As a founding member of this start-up, whose product was an RFID-based wireless home-security system, I was largely responsible for the radio-link design and for coordinating the work of a three‑member team leading to the realization of a first prototype.

2000-

2001

Lucent Technologies Italia - Bell Laboratories – Managing Director of Bell Labs Italy (BLI):

Chartered with creating the first branch of Bell Labs in Italy, I set up a Bell Labs Office in Rome and established a Research Center at the University of Ferrara. I defined research areas for BLI and publicized our initiative with Lucent’s customers, Italian universities and other institutions through numerous visits and seminars.

1999-

2000

Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) – Chair of two standard-setting task groups:

In support of Lucent’s mobile-location work, I joined the TR45.5.2.3 task group (part of TR45.5) as the Lucent representative and, later, I was appointed chairman. During my tenure, the group produced the IS-801 standard (April ’99). I was then appointed chairman of the newly‑created TR45.1.1.1 task group (part of TR45.1) which produced the IS-817 standard (May 2000).

1991-

1996

NCR Corp. - AT&T-Bell Laboratories – Lead scientist for NCR’s Wireless Pricing project:

I am primarily responsible for the design of the radio subsystem, air interface, protocol, error-control techniques and DSP algorithms of this very successful product from NCR-Japan. Born shortly after AT&T’s acquisition of NCR, the project called for a highly-reliable, bi-directional radio transceiver for a fraction of a dollar. I was instrumental in fully achieving the target error-free performance at ultra-low cost . This work led to several patents .

1979-

2000

Bell Laboratories (AT&T / Lucent Technologies) – From ’96 to ’00 I was lead scientist for a
Mobile-Location project: I devised the “Assisted GPS” (AGPS) technique and other location techniques now part of Lucent’s products. I designed the AGPS prototype and supervised its construction. I devised the main algorithm and supervised its realization. This work led to several patents . (In parallel, I organized a seminar series on wireless topics.) Prior to ’96 I did research in satellite and terrestrial microwave communications, fiber and open-air optical communications, portable/mobile telephony, wireless data systems; resulting in numerous publications and patents.

1990 &

1992

University of Parma and University of Pisa – Visiting professor:

I taught two summer courses in optical communications & CDMA communications (respectively).

Education & Personal Data

Citizenship:	Dual citizen: Italy by birth and US naturalized in 1990
Language Proficiency:	Italian and English (excellent) - German and Spanish (basic)
Education:	Ph.D. (’79) M.Phil. (’78) in Electrical Engineering – Columbia U., New York MS (’75) in Comp. Science – Columbia U., New York Laurea (Doctor’s degree; ‘73) in Physics – U. of Pisa , Italy – 110/110 Student at Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa (‘69-‘71) HS diploma (’69) at Liceo Scientifico A. Righi – Roma, Italy – 60/60
Associations:	IEEE-ComSoc (senior member), AAAS, HKN

Summary

Experience Details

AT&T Labs – Principal Member of Techincal Staff

We have created the AirGig™ system concept, a revolutionary technology for providing broadband connectivity based on surface-wave propagation of EM fields on overhead AC power lines. This work is covered by a large number of patents.

Kaplan Breyer Schwarz & Ottesen, LLP – Technical Advisor:

This law firm specializes in patent prosecution in high-tech fields. I used my technical expertise in support of patent prosecution and interactions with US and foreign patent offices.

Rutgers University WINLAB – Visiting Professor:

I have supported the center’s activities in the areas of radio propagation studies and RF hardware design through student counseling and interactions with other faculty members.

IEEE-ComSoc – WCET Certification Exam Definition Committee:

I was a member of the core team for the Wireless Communications Engineering Technology exam. I was responsible for exam construction. This certification exam provides a valuable and widely recognized credential for people seeking employment in the wireless industry.

InPoint Systems – VP Engineering:

I had primary responsibility for the design and development of version 3 (beta) of the company’s Roll-Call™ RFID product for inventory tracking.

AT&T – T-Mobile merger – Consultant for Plaintiff States:

I was a technical advisor for the Attorneys General of the plaintiff states that joined the US DOJ in this high-profile anti-trust lawsuit.

Design Support Consultants, LLC – Part-time associate:

Review of patent portfolios in the area of wireless communications.

Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories – Sr. Principal Technical Staff and Consultant:

Research in the areas of RFID-based sensors, location techniques (radio and ultrasonic), mobile phone identification, multiple-antenna (MIMO) techniques, ultra-wideband (UWB) systems, backscatter radio.

3GPP – Delegate:

I represented Mitsubishi Electric at RAN-WG1 and RAN-WG2 meetings.

Bose Corp. – Part-time consultant:

Consulting on intellectual-property generation.

Securinex, inc. (now Blue by ADT) – Chief Technical Officer:

As a founding member of this start-up, whose product was an RFID-based wireless home-security system, I was largely responsible for the radio-link design and for coordinating the work of a three‑member team leading to the realization of a first prototype.

Lucent Technologies Italia - Bell Laboratories – Managing Director of Bell Labs Italy (BLI):

Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) – Chair of two standard-setting task groups:

NCR Corp. - AT&T-Bell Laboratories – Lead scientist for NCR’s Wireless Pricing project:

University of Parma and University of Pisa – Visiting professor:

I taught two summer courses in optical communications & CDMA communications (respectively).

Education & Personal Data

Publications – A list of my publications can be found at http://milvius.com/gvcv/publications

Patents – A list of my patents can be found at http://milvius.com/gvcv/patents