Alessandro Acampora (Palermo, Italy, 1977) received his MSc degree in Electronics Engineering (Microelectronics & Optical Devices oriented) from  "Università degli Studi di Palermo" (Palermo, Italy) in November 2004, with a graduation thesis concerning various issues in Distributed  Sensing (Wireless Sensor Networks, WSN) and Control (Networked Control Systems, NSC).  In October 2005 he obtained the "Qualification to perform Engineering Jobs" awarded by the Professional Body of Engineers, in Palermo.

In December 2006, he joined the CTTC PhD program in the IP-TECH area, at the same time being a PhD candidate at the UPC (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya) within the "Computer Architecture Department" (Departament de Arquitectura de Computadors, DAC). He also gained a  fellowship that has been granted mostly by the Catalan Government. In particular he has taken the exams of "Optical Networks Architecture and Technology", "IP Networks and Protocols", "Multimedia Mobile Communications", "Mathematical Modelling for Computer Networks", all of them taught at the UPC.  

His research activity during the year 2007, focused on mobility  management of  heterogeneous  wireless networks, giving  particular relevance to vertical handover  initiation & decision procedures.

In 2008 he oriented his research interests towards Nonlinear Microwave Circuits, studying N-push coupled oscillators topologies suited for high frequency generation, and Distributed Voltage Controlled Oscillators (DVCO) to provide wideband tuning capabilities. Currently he is carrying out his PhD studies within the Communication Subsystems area, being also registered in the TSC ("Signal Theory & Communications) department at UPC.

In June 2009 he presented his PhD Thesis Proposal "Design of Novel Frequency Generation Circuits with Application to Ultra WideBand Distributed Oscillator".