Matteo Oldoni, Assistant Professor, PhD in Information Technology, M.Sc. Telecommunications Engineering
Born: December 23rd, 1984
Contacts: matteo.oldoni@polimi.it oldoni.matteo@gmail.com
+39 0223993350 (office)
Working Experience
June 2022 – Present
Employer | Electronics, Information and Bioengineering Dept., Politecnico di Milano, via Ponzio 34/5, 20133 Milano, Italy |
Sector | Research |
Position held | Assistant Professor, Researcher https://www.deib.polimi.it/eng/people/details/439544 |
Main activities | Teaching: Fundamentals of Electromagnetics (lecturer), RF Systems (assistant) Microwave filters synthesis, design and tuning techniques Numerical methods for electromagnetic problems Antennas design and characterization Characterization of antennas and devices at microwaves and mm-waves |
January 2013 – May 2022
Employer | SIAE Microelettronica S.p.A. |
Sector | Microwave and mm-Wave Telecommunication Equipment |
Position held | Senior Microwave Designer, Researcher |
Main activities | Techniques for mmWave electronic beam-steering/switching, electromechanical beam-steering Technical planning for next-generation backhauling communications Phased array system architectures for integrated transceivers Technical activities in Horizon2020, ESA and EU-funded projects Cooperation with academic/industrial partners for joint research in antenna and telecom systems Design of microwave and mmwave antennas including Cassegrain, patch, slotted waveguides Characterization of Microwave Devices (Ortho-Mode Transducers, Filters) Research of Innovative Methods for Digital Pre/Post Processing and MIMO Systems Design Methods for Microwave Filters, Multiplexers and Antennas Characterization of Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) Beams for Radio Links |
September 2018 – December 2018
Employer | Università di Pavia, Electronics Dep., via Ferrata, 5, 27100, Pavia (PV), Italy |
Sector | Automatic Testing |
Position held | External Contractor |
Main activities | Development of a software control interface for acquisition and characterization of microwave devices in the anechoic chamber of Laboratorio di Microonde |
May 2009 – January 2013
Employer | Aresys s.r.l., via Bistolfi, 49, 20134, Milano, Italy |
Sector | Electromagnetic Modeling |
Position held | Cooperation through Politecnico di Milano |
Main activities | Development of FEM simulators for efficient field computation |
April 2012
Employer | Electronics and Information Dept., Politecnico di Milano, p.zza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy |
Sector | Electromagnetics |
Position held | Teaching Assistant |
Main activities | Exercitations for the Academic course “Electromagnetic Waves”, M.Sc. level, 10 hours |
May 2011 – December 2011
Employer | SIAE Microelectronica S.p.A., via Buonarroti, 21, 20093, Cologno Monzese (MI), Italy |
Sector | Antennas |
Position held | Cooperation through Politecnico di Milano |
Main activities | Development of enhanced dielectric antennas (see Patents) |
September 2011 – October 2011
Employer | TELSA s.r.l., via C. Colombo, 31, 24046, Osio Sotto (BG), Italy |
Sector | Microwave Filters |
Position held | Cooperation through Politecnico di Milano |
Main activities | Development of a semi-automatic tuning technique for microwave filters |
April 2011
Employer | Electronics and Information Dept., Politecnico di Milano, p.zza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy |
Sector | Electromagnetics |
Position held | Teaching Assistant |
Main activities | Exercitations for the Academic course “Electromagnetic Waves”, M.Sc. level, 10 hours |
May 2009 – December 2009
Employer | Electronics and Information Dept., Politecnico di Milano, p.zza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy |
Sector | Microwave Filters |
Position held | Temporary Research Assistant |
Main activities | Advanced research of synthesis techniques suitable for lossy microwave filters |
Education
January 2010 – December 2012
Organization | Electronics and Information Dept., Politecnico di Milano, p.zza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy |
Principal subjects | Major research area: synthesis of microwave filters with advanced techniques for tuning and de-embedding of multiplexers (advisor prof. G. Macchiarella); collaboration with Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), Sophia-Antipolis, France. Minor research area: numerical methods for electromagnetic simulation (advisor prof. G. G. Gentili); collaboration with private companies Aresys s.r.l. and Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (ENI) |
Title of qualification awarded | Philosophy Doctor (Ph.D.) in Information Technology |
September 2010 – December 2010
Organization | Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), Sophia-Antipolis, France, APICS group |
Principal subjects | Analytical methods for tuning of microwave diplexers, supervised by Dr. F. Seyfert. |
September 2006 – December 2009
Organization | Politecnico di Milano, p.zza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy |
Principal subjects | Thesis supervised by prof. G. Macchiarella and prof. G. G. Gentili entitled “A New Approach to the Synthesis of Lossy Filters” in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands). Graduation mark: 110/110 summa cum laude. Main subjects: microwave circuits, antennas, electromagnetic theory, modeling and simulation. Examinations passed: 17, of which 35% with top score and Distinction and 47% with top score |
Title of qualification awarded | Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Telecommunications Engineering, special. in Radio Systems |
April 2009 – August 2009
Organization | Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden |
Principal subjects | Filter theory, FPGA basics |
September 2003 – July 2006
Organization | Politecnico di Milano, p.zza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy |
Principal subjects | Thesis supervised by prof. G. G. Gentili entitled “A Matlab Simulator for Propagation in Transmission Lines”. Graduation mark: 110/110 summa cum laude. Main subjects: digital signal processing, optical technology, network fundamentals. Examinations passed: 23, of which 74% with top score and Distinction and 13% with top score |
Title of qualification awarded | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Telecommunications Engineering |
September 1998 – June 2003
Organization | Secondary school Istituto di Istruzione Superiore E. Alessandrini, 23/C, viale Zara, 20010, Vittuone (MI), Italy |
Principal subjects | Graduation project: “Numeric Control Mill: design and realization of a computer-assisted mill for simple mechanical lavorations”. Graduation mark: 100/100 with merit mention. Main subjects: electronic circuits (theory and design), electronic technology (realization and laboratory testing), telecommunication systems, computer programming |
Title of qualification awarded | Electronics and Telecommunications Technician |
Personal Skills
Languages
Mother tongue: Italian
Other languages: English (reading, writing, verbal: proficient)
Social Skills
Integration in international environment acquired and boosted by two long stays, respectively in INRIA (2010), France, and in Linköping University (2009), Sweden.
Public speaking to international audience, acquired thanks to several conference talks in the microwave area.
Organisational Skills
Self-organization of scheduling and priorities in a multi-project environment Organization of team-working for small projects. Organization of a small association, acquired during more than 10 years as a counsellor in the local musical citizen band.
Technical Skills and Competences
Circuit and system simulators: Cadence AWR Microwave Office, Keysight Advanced Design System (ADS), Keysight SystemVue, National Instruments MultiSim v9, Workbench v2,.
Electromagnetic simulators: Ansys Electronics Desktop (HFSS), Keysight Advanced Design System (ADS), TICRA Grasp, Comsol Multiphysics, 4NEC2.
Mathematical software: Mathworks Matlab.
Low-level programming languages: Assembler x8086/88, Microchip PIC Assembler, basics of ARM Assembler, Atmel Microcontroller C for Arduino and Python for Raspberry PI.
High-level programming languages: Matlab, C, Visual Basic.Net, Visual Basic for Microsoft Office’s macro and applications (VBA), basics of Java and C++.
Office products: LaTex and Texnic Center, Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Excel, Access), Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project
Web design: HTML with Javascript, PHP, Joomla 3, ASP basics
Computer Aided Design: Dassault SolidWorks, Google Trimble SketchUp.
Graphics/Audio/Video: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Cineware Cinema 4D.
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows (98, 2000, XP, 7, 10, 11), Linux Ubuntu basics.
Laboratory equipment: Lecroy Oscilloscope, Tektronix Oscilloscope, Hewlett Packard-Agilent-Keysight network analyzers, Rhode and Schwartz ZVA and Agilent PNX network analyzers, printed circuit board (PCB) design and realization, 3D fused-filament printing.
Artistic Skills
Playing trumpet in a local citizen band since 12 years old. Windband-original music and Jazz styles are favorite.
Driving License: B (automobiles) European Driving License
Prizes and Awards
- Associate Editor of IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters since August 2023
- Member of Technical Staff, SIAE Microelettronica, since July 2014
- Best PhD student of XXV cycle in Electronics, Information and Bioengineering Dept., Politecnico di Milano, 2013
- Young Engineer Prize at the European Microwave Conference 2009, Rome, Italy
- Best Graduates of Politecnico di Milano Award in year 2006
- Merit mention after high school graduation in year 2003
Publications
Patents
- Rossi, L.; Oldoni, M.; “Method and apparatus for revising estimates of symbols carried by modulated signals transmitted on a MIMO radio relay”, Patent n. EP3244548A1, 2017
- Oldoni, M.; “Connecting Structure And Emission/Reception System Of The Dual-Band Type With Dual Polarization Per Frequency Band”, Patent n. EP3358669, 2016
- Tamburini, F.; Romanato, F.; Mari, E.; Someda, C.F.; Parisi, G.; Oldoni, M.; Spinello, F.; Coassini, P.; Ravanelli, R.A.; “Secure Short-Range Radio Communication Device, System and Method”, Patent n. 20160292472, 2015
- Tamburini, F.; Thidè, B.; Romanato, F.; Someda, C.; Mari, E.; Parisi, G.; Spinello, F.; Coassini, P.; Marazzi, E.; Ravanelli R.; Oldoni, M. “Method for generating microwave or rf electromagnetic wave beams with non-zero orbital angular momentum and with intensity distribution concentrated in a limited angular region”, Patent n. WO 2014170869 A1, 2013
- Magistroni, C.; Cattaneo, O.; D’Amico, M.; Gentili, G. G.; Oldoni, M.; “Antenna dielettrica ottimizzata per trasmissioni a frequenze millimetriche”, “Dielectric Antenna Optimized for Millimeter-Frequency Transmission”, Patent n. MI2011A002141, 2011
Books
- Oldoni, M.; Macchiarella, G.; Seyfert, F.; “Advanced Synthesis and Modelling Techniques For Microwave Filters and Multiplexers”, Saarbrucken, Germany; Scholars’ Press, 2014, ISBN 978-3-639-71005-2
- Oldoni, M.; Fonte, A.; Chapter “Receiver” within “Electronics for Microwave Backhaul”, Artech House, 2016, ISBN 978-1-63081-015-3
- Oldoni, M.; Camarchia, V.; Quaglia, R.; Chapter “Antennas” within “Electronics for Microwave Backhaul”, Artech House, 2016, ISBN 978-1-63081-015-3
- Abdulkhaleq, A.; Sajedin, M.; Al-Yasir, Y.; Mejillones, S. C.; Parchin, N. O.; Rayit, A.; Elfergani, I.; Rodriguez, J.; Abd-Alhameed, R.; Oldoni, M.; D’Amico, M.; “Energy-Efficient RF for UDNs”, Springer, 2021, ISBN 978-3-030-74647-6
Divulgation
- Oldoni, M.; Moscato, S.; Biscevic, G.; Solazzi, G.L.; Skiadas, G.; “A mmWave Power Booster for Long-Reach 5G Wireless Transport”, Microwave Journal, white paper, 2022 https://www.microwavejournal.com/articles/38820-a-mmwave-power-booster-for-long-reach-5g-wireless-transport
- Oldoni, M.; “Longer Reach & Higher Capacity Wireless Transport: How to Win-Win an Impossible Match”, International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, November 2021
- Oldoni, M.; Moscato, S.; Biscevic, G.; Solazzi, G.L.; “A Steering Antenna for Long-Reach mmWave X-Haul Links”, Microwave Journal, white paper, 2021 https://www.microwavejournal.com/articles/36904-a-steering-antenna-for-long-reach-mmwave-x-haul-links
- Co-chair of technical sessions at International Microwave Filters Workshop, Perugia,2021: Filters and Mux for Space Systems; Multirole microwave devices with integrated filtering functions; Combiners and Filtennas. http://imfw-ieee.org/
- Co-advisor for Industrial PhD Thesis “Numerical Synthesis of Filters, Antennas and Filtering Antennas for Micro and Millimeter Waves Applications”, S. K. Caicedo Mejillones, Politecnico di Milano, 2021
- Guest lecturer on the topic “RF Components for 5G Backhauling”, within M.Sc. course “Antennas”, Electronics, Information and Bioengineering Dept., Politecnico di Milano, 2018
- Co-organizer of workshop “Power Amplifier Design Challenges and Solutions for Millimetre-Wave Radios” at European Microwave Conference EuMC/EuMIC, May 2016
- Oldoni, M.; Biscevic, G.; Coassini, P.; “Capacity Increase: Millimeter Wave Systems for Backhauling”, Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2016 IEEE MTT-S International, ” Millimeter-wave electronics: from applications to manufacturing”, Workshop, May 2016
- Oldoni, M.; Biscevic, G.; “Capacity Increase: a System-Wide Challenge”, Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2015 IEEE MTT-S International, “Microwave backhaul: trends and enabling technologies”, Workshop, May 2015
Technical Papers in Journals and conferences