Matteo Drago
Senior Research Engineer at Delart
Padua, Veneto, Italy
Summary
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Top SchoolMatteo Drago is a Senior Research Engineer with a PhD and over a decade of experience at the intersection of QoE, network protocols, applied AI/ML and IoT, currently working on video QoE and egress optimization for major apps. He combines hands-on systems engineering in Python and C++ with full-stack performance evaluation on real wireless testbeds, having contributed to ns-3 mmWave modules and implemented HARQ, beamforming and RRC enhancements. His background includes field experiments with UAVs/UGVs on NSF-funded AERPAW, embedded IoT work optimizing chip-to-chip interactions for water-management devices, and teaching IoT to law students—evidence of an ability to translate complex technical topics for diverse audiences. Comfortable in research-driven, remote and industrial settings, he also prototypes independent projects and explores entrepreneurial digital-innovation ideas.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Ingegneria delle telecomunicazioni, Master's degree, Ingegneria delle telecomunicazioni at Università degli Studi di PadovaVisiting Student: Erasmus Exchange, MSc Postgraduate - Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering (FPSE), Visiting Student: Erasmus Exchange, MSc Postgraduate - Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering (FPSE) at University of SouthamptonIstituto "John Fitzgerald Kennedy"
Github Skills (7)
simulations10
simulation10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
ns310
network9
documentation8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
nyuwireless-unipd/ns3-mmwave
Nov 2020 - Sep 2022
ns-3 module for simulating mmWave-based cellular systems. See https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8344116/ (open access) as a reference.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Documentation Specialist
Back-end Developer & Documentation SpecialistContributions:7 commits, 7 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Matteo primarily focused on enhancing module documentation and contributing to core functionalities of the ns-3 module for mmWave-based cellular systems. Their contributions included updating the documentation, adding code examples, and implementing changes to core module files. The commits involve modifying header files and code related to HARQ processes, beamforming models, and RRC protocol implementations.
ns3ns-3mmwavemmwave-5g-networkssimulation
signetlabdei/millicar
Apr 2019 - Sep 2022
MilliCar - An ns-3 Module for mmWave NR V2X Networks
Contributions:1 release, 51 commits, 16 pushes in 3 years 5 months
ns3
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