Gianfranco Nencioni

Associate Professor

Gianfranco Nencioni

Contact

Telephone: 51832832

Email: gianfranco.nencioni@uis.no

Room: KE E-428

Department

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

About me

Gianfranco Nencioni is an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Stavanger, Norway, from 2018. He is leading the Computer Networks (ComNet) research group. He is the principal investigator of 5G-MODaNeI, a project funded by the Norwegian Research Council. ​His research activity is focused on modelling and high-performance solving of resource allocation problems in wired and wireless networks.

My research

Research Interests

  • Mathematical Modelling and Optimization
  • Dependability and Energy-Efficiency
  • Routing, Network Design, and Resource Allocation
  • Emerging (Wired and Wireless) Networking Technologies (i.e. , SDN, NFV, 5G)

Research in Progress

Academic background

Education

  • 2009-2011 Ph.D. in Information Engineering, University of Pisa (Italy)
  • 2006-2008 M.S. in Telecommunication Engineering, University of Pisa (Italy)

Previous Positions

  • 2015-2018 Postdoctoral fellow, NTNU (Norway)
  • 2012-2015 Postdoctoral fellow, University of Pisa (Italy)

Current Teaching

Past Teaching

  • BYGG905 – Foundational Issues in City and Regional Planning - Smart Cities:  interdisciplinary introduction and wireless communications
  • DAT230 – Communication Technology I
  • TTM4110 – Dependability and Performance with Discrete Event Simulation (NTNU): fundamentals of probability
  • TTM4150 – Internet Network Architecture (NTNU): SDN and Internet QoS
  • TTM4158 – Dependability and Performance Design (NTNU): mathematics background and network dependability

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Publications

Vitenskapelige publikasjoner

Wadatkar, Prachi Vinod; Garroppo, Rosario Giuseppe; Nencioni, Gianfranco; Volpi, Marco

(2024)

Joint multi-objective MEH selection and traffic path computation in 5G-MEC systems.

Computer Networks.

ISSN 1389-1286.

Volum 240.

DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2023.110168

Gohar, Ali; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2024)

An online cost minimization of the slice broker based on deep reinforcement learning.

Computer Networks.

ISSN 1389-1286.

Volum 241.

DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2024.110198

Khan, Md Muhidul Islam; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2024)

Adaptive Methods for Revenue Model Learning of a Slice Broker in the Presence of Adversaries.

Wireless Personal Communications.

ISSN 0929-6212.

DOI: 10.1007/s11277-024-11093-4

Sarah, Annisa; Nencioni, Gianfranco; Khan, Md Muhidul Islam

(2024)

DRL-Based Availability-Aware Migration of a MEC Service.

IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society.

ISSN 2644-125X.

Volum 5.

s.5088-5102.

DOI: 10.1109/OJCOMS.2024.3443514

Sarah, Annisa; Nencioni, Gianfranco; Khan, Md Muhidul Islam

(2023)

Resource Allocation in Multi-access Edge Computing for 5G-and-beyond networks.

Computer Networks.

ISSN 1389-1286.

Volum 227.

DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2023.109720

Wadatkar, Prachi Vinod; Garroppo, Rosario G.; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2023)

5G-MEC Testbeds for V2X Applications.

Future Internet.

ISSN 1999-5903.

Volum 15.

Hefte 5.

DOI: 10.3390/fi15050175

Wadatkar, Prachi Vinod; Garroppo, Rosario G.; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2023)

MEC Application Migration by Using AdvantEDGE. I: Tools for Design, Implementation and Verification of Emerging Information Technologies. TridentCom 2022..

Springer.

ISBN 978-3-031-33458-0.

s.104-118.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33458-0_8

Nencioni, Gianfranco; Garroppo, Rosario G.; Olimid-Nencioni, Ruxandra-Florentina

(2023)

5G Multi-Access Edge Computing: A Survey on Security, Dependability, and Performance.

IEEE Access.

ISSN 2169-3536.

Volum 11.

s.63496-63533.

DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3288334

Khan, Md Muhidul Islam; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2023)

Resource Allocation in Networking and Computing Systems: A Security and Dependability Perspective.

IEEE Access.

ISSN 2169-3536.

Volum 11.

s.89433-89454.

DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3306534

Pathirana, Thilina Dhanushka Kalahe; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2023)

Availability model of a 5G-MEC system. I: 2023 32nd International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2023).

IEEE conference proceedings.

ISBN 9798350336184.

DOI: 10.1109/ICCCN58024.2023.10230201

Khan, Md Muhidul Islam; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2023)

Revenue maximization of a slice broker in the presence of Byzantine faults. I: 2023 53rd Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks Workshops (DSN-W 2023).

IEEE conference proceedings.

ISBN 9798350325430.

s.157-162.

DOI: 10.1109/DSN-W58399.2023.00045

Khan, Md Muhidul Islam; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2023)

Revenue-Model Learning for a Slice Broker in the Presence of Adversaries. I: 2022 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS) .

IEEE conference proceedings.

ISBN 978-1-6654-7340-8.

DOI: 10.1109/ANTS56424.2022.10227783

Wadatkar, Prachi Vinod; Garroppo, Rosario G.; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2023)

MigraMEC : Hybrid Testbed for MEC App Migration. I: ACM MobiCom '23 : Proceedings of the 29th annual international conference on mobile computing and networking.

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

ISBN 9781450399906.

DOI: 10.1145/3570361.3614069

Sarah, Annisa; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2023)

Resource allocation for cost minimization of a slice broker in a 5G-MEC scenario.

Computer Communications.

ISSN 0140-3664.

Volum 213.

s.331-344.

DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2023.11.016

Mason, Federico; Nencioni, Gianfranco; Zanella, Andrea

(2022)

Using Distributed Reinforcement Learning for Resource Orchestration in a Network Slicing Scenario.

IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking.

ISSN 1063-6692.

Volum 31.

Hefte 1.

s.88-102.

DOI: 10.1109/TNET.2022.3187310

Hathibelagal, Mohammed Ashraff; Garroppo, Rosario G.; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2022)

Experimental comparison of migration strategies for MEC-assisted 5G-V2X applications.

Computer Communications.

ISSN 0140-3664.

DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2022.10.009

Garroppo, Rosario G.; Volpi, Marco; Nencioni, Gianfranco; Wadatkar, Prachi Vinod

(2022)

Experimental Evaluation of Handover Strategies in 5G-MEC Scenario by using AdvantEDGE. I: 2022 IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking (MeditCom).

IEEE conference proceedings.

ISBN 978-1-6654-9825-8.

s.286-291.

DOI: 10.1109/MeditCom55741.2022.9928618

Garroppo, Rosario G.; Nencioni, Gianfranco; Tavanti, Luca; Gendron, Bernard; Scutellà, Maria Grazia

(2021)

Optimal Access Point Power Management for Green IEEE 802.11 Networks.

Sensors.

ISSN 1424-8220.

Volum 21.

Hefte 6.

DOI: 10.3390/s21062076

Gohar, Ali; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2021)

The Role of 5G Technologies in a Smart City: The Case for Intelligent Transportation System.

Sustainability.

ISSN 2071-1050.

Volum 13.

Hefte 9.

DOI: 10.3390/su13095188

Gohar, Ali; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2021)

Minimizing the cost of 5G network slice broker. I: IEEE INFOCOM 2021 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS).

IEEE conference proceedings.

ISBN 978166544714-0.

DOI: 10.1109/INFOCOMWKSHPS51825.2021.9484590

Mason, Federico; Nencioni, Gianfranco; Zanella, Andrea

(2021)

A multi-agent reinforcement learning architecture for network slicing orchestration. I: 19th Mediterranean communication and computer networking conference : MedComNet 2021.

IEEE conference proceedings.

ISBN 9781665435901.

DOI: 10.1109/MedComNet52149.2021.9501279

Nencioni, Gianfranco; Kårstad, Terje Per

(2020)

CCNA-Based Communication Technology Courses.

IEEE Communications Magazine.

ISSN 0163-6804.

Volum 58.

Hefte 4.

s.102-108.

DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.001.1900238

Olimid, Ruxandra; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2020)

5G Network Slicing: A Security Overview.

IEEE Access.

ISSN 2169-3536.

Volum 8.

DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2997702

Garroppo, Rosario G.; Nencioni, Gianfranco; Tavanti, Luca; Gendron, Bernard; Scutellà, Maria Grazia

(2020)

Energy-efficient resource allocation in wireless LANs under non-linear capacity constraints. I: 2020 IEEE 25th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD).

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).

ISBN 978-1-7281-6339-0.

DOI: 10.1109/CAMAD50429.2020.9209309

Gonzalez, Andres J.; Ordonez-Lucena, Jose; Helvik, Bjarne Emil; Nencioni, Gianfranco; Xie, Min; Lopez, Diego R.; Grønsund, Pål R.

(2020)

The Isolation Concept in the 5G Network Slicing. I: 2020 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC).

IEEE Press.

ISBN 978-1-7281-4355-2.

s.12-16.

DOI: 10.1109/EuCNC48522.2020.9200939

Tola, Besmir; Nencioni, Gianfranco; Helvik, Bjarne Emil; Jiang, Yuming

(2019)

Modeling and Evaluating NFV-Enabled Network Services under Different Availability Modes. I: 2019 15th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN), 19-21 March 2019 in Coimbra, Portugal.

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).

ISBN 978-1-5386-8461-0.

s.1-5.

DOI: 10.1109/DRCN.2019.8713765

Tola, Besmir; Nencioni, Gianfranco; Helvik, Bjarne Emil

(2019)

Network-Aware Availability Modeling of an End-to-End NFV-Enabled Service.

IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management.

ISSN 1932-4537.

Volum 16.

Hefte 4.

s.1389-1403.

DOI: 10.1109/TNSM.2019.2948725

Nencioni, Gianfranco; Garroppo, Rosario G.; Gonzalez, Andres J.; Helvik, Bjarne Emil; Procissi, Gregorio

(2018)

Orchestration and Control in Software-Defined 5G Networks: Research Challenges.

Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing.

ISSN 1530-8669.

Volum 2018.

s.1-18.

DOI: 10.1155/2018/6923867

Gonzalez, Andres Javier; Nencioni, Gianfranco; Kamisinski, Andrzej; Helvik, Bjarne Emil; Heegaard, Poul Einar

(2018)

Dependability of the NFV Orchestrator: State of the Art and Research Challenges.

IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials.

ISSN 1553-877X.

Volum 20.

Hefte 4.

s.3307-3329.

DOI: 10.1109/COMST.2018.2830648

Kamisiński, Andrzej; Helvik, Bjarne Emil; Gonzalez, Andres Javier; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2017)

Assessing the risk of violating SLA dependability requirements in software-defined networks. I: 2017 IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software-Defined Networking (NFV-SDN).

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).

ISBN 978-1-5386-3285-7.

s.270-275.

DOI: 10.1109/NFV-SDN.2017.8169885

Nencioni, Gianfranco; Helvik, Bjarne Emil; Heegaard, Poul Einar

(2017)

Including Failure Correlation in Availability Modeling of a Software-Defined Backbone Network.

IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management.

ISSN 1932-4537.

Volum 14.

Hefte 4.

s.1032-1045.

DOI: 10.1109/TNSM.2017.2755462

Nencioni, Gianfranco; Sastry, Nishanth; Tyson, Gareth; Badrinarayanan, Vijay; Karamshuk, Dmytro; Chandaria, Jigna; Crowcroft, Jon

(2016)

SCORE: Exploiting global broadcasts to create offline personal channels for on-demand access.

IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking.

ISSN 1063-6692.

Volum 24.

Hefte 4.

s.2429-2442.

DOI: 10.1109/TNET.2015.2456186

Heegaard, Poul Einar; Helvik, Bjarne Emil; Nencioni, Gianfranco; Wäfler, Jonas

(2016)

Managed Dependability in Interacting Systems. I: Principles of Performance and Reliability Modeling and Evaluation Essays in Honor of Kishor Trivedi on his 70th Birthday.

Springer.

ISBN 978-3-319-30597-4.

s.197-226.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-30599-8_8

Gonzalez, Andres Javier; Nencioni, Gianfranco; Helvik, Bjarne Emil; Kamisinski, Andrzej

(2016)

A Fault-Tolerant and Consistent SDN Controller. I: 2016 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM).

IEEE Press.

ISBN 978-1-5090-1328-9.

DOI: 10.1109/GLOCOM.2016.7841496

Nencioni, Gianfranco; Helvik, Bjarne Emil; Gonzalez, Andres Javier; Heegaard, Poul Einar; Kamisinski, Andrzej

(2016)

Availability Modelling of Software-Defined Backbone Networks. I: 46th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks Workshops.

IEEE Press.

ISBN 978-1-5090-3688-2.

s.105-112.

DOI: 10.1109/DSN-W.2016.28

Gonzalez, Andres Javier; Grønsund, Pål R.; Mahmood, Kashif; Helvik, Bjarne Emil; Heegaard, Poul Einar; Nencioni, Gianfranco

(2015)

Service availability in the NFV Virtualized Evolved Packet Core. I: 2015 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM).

IEEE Press.

ISBN 978-1-4799-5952-5.

DOI: 10.1109/glocom.2014.7417254

Bøker og kapitler

Wadatkar, Prachi Vinod; Garroppo, Rosario G.

(2024)

Orchestration in a 5G-MEC Testbed for V2X Applications.

ISBN 978-82-8439-276-9.

Hefte 790.

Gohar, Ali

(2024)

Resource Allocation for Network Service Delivery in Mobile Networks.

ISBN 978-82-8439-287-5.

Hefte 799.

Nencioni, Gianfranco; Helvik, Bjarne Emil; Heegaard, Poul Einar

(2017)

Implementing the Availability Model of a Software-Defined Backbone Network in Möbius.

Nencioni, Gianfranco; Helvik, Bjarne Emil; Gonzalez, Andres Javier; Heegaard, Poul Einar; Kamisinski, Andrzej

(2016)

Impact of SDN Controllers Deployment on Network Availability.