Enrico Forestieri received the Dr.-Ing. degree in electronics engineering from the University of Pisa, in 1988. From 1989 to 1991, he has been a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Parma, working on optical communication systems. From 1991 to 2000, he was a Research Scientist and faculty member of the University of Parma. Since 2001, he has been with Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento, Pisa, where currently he is a Professor of Telecommunications. His research interests include in the general area of digital communication theory and optical communication systems, with special attention to adaptive optical and electronic equalization, channel coding, and advanced modulation formats for optical systems. He is the leader of the “Optical Transmission Theory and Techniques” area at the Integrated Research Center for Photonic Networks and Technologies (IRCPhoNeT), Pisa. His research activity has led to numerous scientific publications in leading international journals and conference proceedings, as well as a few patents. In 2004, he was the General Chairman of the Tyrrhenian International Workshop on Digital Communications.
