Riccardo Ranieri
A digital, experimental and interdisciplinary pathway
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Riccardo is a Master of Science in Engineering student with a profile in Electrical Engineering. His dream is to contribute to innovation in the RF industry by applying his acquired skills and actively participating in challenging projects.
How did you get to know SUPSI?
During my final year of professional education, I learned about SUPSI through the orientation sessions and information days organized. These initiatives offered me valuable opportunities to explore higher education options and better understand what SUPSI could offer.
How would you describe your academic journey?
I could describe my path with three adjectives:
- digital: with the intention of preparing me to work in the digital era, I learned how to design, develop, organize, and optimize devices and systems that take advantage of the potential of digital technologies.
- experiential: the approach places a strong emphasis on practice and learning through hands-on experience. We actively participated in labs, hands-on projects and research activities.
- interdisciplinary: electrical engineering often involves a wide range of disciplines, including physics and mathematics. The result is to be able to integrate different knowledge from different scientific areas.
What is the advantage of an education at the Department of Innovative Technologies (DTI)?
Education at the DTI is particularly challenging since it is often juxtaposed with research projects with industrial connections, especially during the master's program. It is also characterized by a strong interdisciplinary nature due in part to the presence of research institutes active in different areas of engineering.
What are your goals for the future?
In the immediate future I would certainly like to work in a company or research laboratory in the field of electrical engineering to apply and develop the skills acquired during my studies. In addition, I would like to actively participate in research projects or help develop new solutions or technologies in my field of interest, which is radio technology / RF engineering.
Is there a particularly significant experience you would like to tell about?
Definitely the most memorable experiences for me have been the projects. This process that combines theory and practice, months of work and a lot of collaboration always brings great satisfaction. I especially remember the moment when in my bachelor's project "Indoor Localization Based on UWB Technology," I realized that the system I designed was capable of locating moving objects accurately.