Dr. Paolo Roberto Massenio

Education

• 2021 - Ph.D in Electrical and Information Engineering, Polytechnic University of Bari,Bari, Italy.
  Dissertation: Reinforcement Learning-Based Techniques for the Optimal Control of Complex Systems
• 2017 - Master’s Degree in Automation Engineering (with honors), Polytechnic University of Bari,Bari, Italy
• 2014 - Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science and Automation Engineering, Polytechnic University of Bari,Bari, Italy

Research

Ongoing Projects

• Collaborating researcher through a Mercator Fellowship within the DFG Project "Dielectric Elastomers Phase 2 – Soft Material Actuator/Sensor Concepts for Soft Robotic Systems (DFG SPP 2100 SMRS)"
• Scientific coordination on behalf of Polytechnic University of Bari for the Horizon Europe project “AMBER (innovAtive deMonstrator for hyBrid-Electrical Regional applications)”, founded by the European Union through the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking.
• Scientific coordination on behalf of Polytechnic University of Bari and task leadership for the Horizon Europe project “NEUMANN (Novel Energy and propUlsion systeMs for Air domiNaNce)”, founded by the European Union through the European Defense Fund

Research Interests

• Distributed control
• Reinforcement learning-based control
• Soft robotics
• DC Microgrids

Teaching

Adjunct Professor

• Academic years 2020/2021, 2021/2022, and 2022/2023 - Adjunct professor of the course "Fundamentals of Control Systems Engineering” within the Bachelor Course in Aerospace Systems Engineering at Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari, Italy

Teaching Assistant

• Academic years 2016/2017, 2017/2018, and 2018/2019 – Assistant lecturer for the course of “Data-Modeling and Intelligent Control” held at the Master’s Degree in Automation Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari, Italy

Scientific Publications

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• OrcID
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• Scopus
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