Umberto Villano

Full Professor in the Department of Engineering at the University of Sannio in the scientific/disciplinary field IINF-05/A. Former Dean of the Department of Engineering at the University of Sannio. His main research interests include the study of parallel architectures, parallel and distributed programming and performance evaluation, grid and cloud computing, and the security of cloud architectures. Born on June 3, 1958, he earned a degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Naples “Federico II” with a grade of 110/110 cum laude on May 30, 1983. Since March 1, 1985, he has been a Researcher at the Center for the Study of Hybrid Computers of the C.N.R. in Naples. Since November 1, 1998, he has been an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Sannio. In 2001, he was elected Chair of the Degree Program Council for Computer Engineering. In 2001, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Center of Excellence in Software Technology (RCOST). Since November 1, 2002, he has been a Full Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sannio. He served as Chair of the Departmental Council for Information Engineering Degrees and Chair of the Degree Program Council for Computer Engineering for the 2004–2007 term.  On November 27, 2006, he was appointed the Rector’s delegate for University IT Services and Networks. From 2007 to 2013, he served as Dean of the Department of Engineering at the University of Sannio. From 2013 to 2019, he served as Dean of the Department of Engineering (under Law 240 of December 30, 2010) and served as an ex officio member of the Academic Senate. He is currently a member of the Disciplinary Board of the University of Sannio,