Prof. Trigona

Prof. Trigona university of catania

Professor Trigona received his M.S. in Automation Engineering and Control of Complex Systems (cum laude) in 2006, followed by a Ph.D. in Electronic, Automation, and Control of Complex Systems in 2010 from the same university. His post-doctoral research included positions at University Montpellier in France (2010-2011), University of Catania (2011-2017), and Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany (2017-2018). He then served as an Assistant Professor (2018-2020) and a tenure-track Professor (2020-2023) at DIEEI, University of Catania.

Professor Trigona has received several awards for his research endeavors, notably the 2020 IEEE-I&M Outstanding Young Engineer Award for his exceptional contributions to advancing I&M concepts in sensors and transducers for energy harvesting, and the 2023 IEEE-I&M Best Application Award for his innovative sensors that incorporate the response of plants to a wide range of environmental factors, becoming low, environmentally friendly, biodegradable instruments. 2024 IAAM Scientist Medal.

Currently, he is Director's Delegate of research and President of the Master Degree in Electrical Engineering for Sustainable Green Energy Transition.

Since 2025, he has been a member of the AdCom of the IEEE Sensors Council and a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE-I&M Society for 2026-2028, with the lecture topic 'Nature-based and Living Solutions: Evolving from Green to More-than-Green to Advance Sustainable Technologies in Measurement Systems'. Regarding his research profile, he has co-authored more than 300 scientific publications with over 3000 citations. These contributions span chapters in books, papers in international journals, proceedings of international conferences, trademarks, and patents. His research interests encompass sensors, transducers, MEMS, fluxgate magnetometers, energy harvesting, as well as innovative areas such as green and biodegradable sensors and transducers based on living organisms.