Giancarlo Bo
Msc from University of Genoa (1997), Phd University of Genoa (2002), Technology and innovation consultant at Illuminarsi since 2009, R&D senior project manager at Giunti Labs (2002-2009).
| Headline: | Engineer |
| Skills: | Business, C/C++, Design, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, German, HTML / CSS, Human-Computer Interaction, Italian, Java, Languages, Languages and Platforms, Leadership, Management, Software Engineering, Web Development |
| Groups: | Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE) |
| Interested in: | Consulting opportunities, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Providing services to startups, Trading services |
| Schools: | University of Genoa |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Illuminarsi S.n.c. |
| Position: | Technology and Innovation Consultant |
| Time period: | October 2009 - Present |
| Description: | • Support to both the design of innovative solutions and the definition of suitable technological
proposals in the fields of home automation, lighting and energy saving. Support to energy certification. • Fund-raising for special projects, both for private customers and public institutions. • Promotion of innovative solutions within the core business of the Company. |
| Employer: | Unknown |
| Position: | Technology and Innovation Consultant (Freelance) |
| Time period: | September 2009 - Present |
| Description: | Feasibility studies, user-oriented design of innovative solutions and technology analysis in the
following fields: • Home automation • Lighting technologies • Ambient assisted leaving • Telemedicine and e-healthcare • Mobile and wearable solutions and applications • Energy efficiency and renewable energy sources Moreover: • Fund-raising for both research and non-research projects, at National and EU levels. • Management of financed projects: Start-up, Requirements engineering , Support to solutions design , Technologies inventories and state-of-art definition , Workplan management , Administration issues Technical and administrative reporting , Support to meetings and consortium activities |
| Employer: | Giunti Labs S.r.l. (formerly Giunti Ricerca S.r.l.) |
| Position: | R&D Senior Project Manager |
| Time period: | January 2002 - July 2009 |
| Description: | Authoring and co-authoring of several project proposals under EU funding programmes FP4, FP5,
FP6 and FP7, as well as eContent Plus and Eureka MEDEA/ITEA. Call for tenders issued by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have been addressed too. Amongst the winning proposals WearIT@Work, ELU and E-CAB can be mentioned, as well as the following: • PROTAGE (“PReservation Organizations using Tools in AGent Environments”, EC contract number: 216746). • CONTSENS (“Using wireless technologies for context sensitive education and training”, EC contract number: 133846-LLP-1-2007-1-IE-LEONARDO-LMP). • GRAPPLE (“Generic Responsive Adaptive Personalized Learning Environment ”, EC contract number: 215434). |
| Employer: | University of Genoa – Department of Biophysical and Electronic Engineering (DIBE) |
| Position: | Project manager, consultant |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2001 |
| Description: | Preparat ion of several R&D project proposals submitted for funding by the European Union (FP5 – IST), the Italian Ministry of University, Scientific and Technological Research (COFIN ’99 and COFIN 2000), the Italian Space Agency (ASI, call for funding ’98, ’99 and 2000) and the European Space Agency (several call for tenders). |
| Employer: | University of Genoa – Department of Biophysical and Electronic Engineering (DIBE) |
| Position: | Technical leader |
| Time period: | January 2000 - December 2001 |
| Description: | Supervision of the activities carried on by the Research Unit at the University of Genoa in the context
of the project “Integrated system based on electric vehicle for the collective and individual mobility of disabled people in the urban environment” co-funded by the Italian Ministry of the University and Scientific and Technologic Research (MURST-COFIN ’99): design and development of a mobile system, based on GMS communication, for the remote monitoring of both passengers’ electrophysiological parameters and vehicle functions. |
| Employer: | University of Genoa – Department of Biophysical and Electronic Engineering (DIBE) |
| Position: | Technical leader, consultancy |
| Time period: | July 1999 - November 1999 |
| Description: | In the context of a cooperation between DIBE and Whitehead Alenia S.p.A, development of
methodologies and software tools (using MATLAB) for the analysis and visualizat ion of signals from sensor-equipped heads for oil drilling. |
| Employer: | AET – Advanced Engineering Technology S.r.l. |
| Position: | Software Developer |
| Time period: | May 1997 - July 1997 |
| Description: | Development of a tool for the extraction, rendering, navigation and manipulation of detailed 3D models from large medical datasets (CT and RMI). The tool has been integrated in the core product of the company: a suite for the processing and visualisat ion of medical data. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Genoa |
| Time period: | 1999 - 2002 |
| Degree: | Doctor of Research in Space Science and Engineering, PhD |
| University: | University of Genoa |
| Time period: | 1989 - 1997 |
| Degree: | Electronic Engineering, MSc |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Since 2009: member of the Order of Engineers of Genoa (Ordine degli Ingegneri della Provincia di
Genova), http://www.ordineingegneri.genova.it/ Since 2002: member of the Economical Society of Chiavari (Società Economica di Chiavari), http://www.societaeconomica.it/ Since 2001: member of the IEEE – Computer Society, http://www.computer.org/ Since 2000: member of the IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, http://www.ieee.org/ |
