PUBLICATIONS

2026

• A. Osman, F. Shamsfakhr, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. "Adaptive GNSS–UWB sensor fusion for reliable localization in precision agriculture".
  In: Smart Agricultural Technology , Vol. 13, Elsevier BV. 2026, p. 101846. [DOI]

• M. Antonini, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. “mPickle: Pickle for MicroPython”.
  In: Journal of Open Research Software Journal of Open Research Software, Vol. 14, Ubiquity Press, Ltd. 2026. [DOI]

2025

• M. Antonini, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. "A TinyMLOps Framework for Real-world Applications".
  In: Charting the Intelligence Frontiers - Edge AI Systems Nexus, River Publishers. 2025, pp. 255-265. [DOI]

• M. Antonini, A. Rubini, D. Dallapiccola, M. Vecchio, N. Peghini, and F. Antonelli. "Edge-Native IoT Data Architectures for Practitioners: A Glass Manufacturing Use Case".
  In: IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 2025, pp. 1-10. [DOI]

• M. Pincheira, F. Antonelli, and M. Vecchio. "AGRICLIMA: Towards a Federated Platform for Spatiotemporal Risk Analysis in Agriculture".
  In: Agriculture, Vol. 15, No. 23 MDPI AG. 2025, p. 2450. [DOI]

• R. Silvestri, M.  Vecchio, M. Pincheira, and F. Antonelli. "Smart Irrigation with Fuzzy Decision Support Systems in Trentino Vineyards".
  In: Sensors, Vol. 25, No. 23 MDPI AG. 2025, p. 7188. [DOI]

• H. Aqasizade, M. Antonini, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. “A TinyMLOps-Based Edge AI Approach for Early Detection of Emerging Plant Diseases”.
  In: 2025 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Industry 4.0 & IoT (MetroInd4.0&IoT). IEEE, pp. 226-231. [DOI]

• R. Silvestri, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. “A Fuzzy Decision Support System to Optimize Irrigation Practices in Trentino Region”.
  In: 2025 11th IEEE/IFAC International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT). IEEE, pp. 1-6. [DOI]

• F. Girlanda, F. Shamsfakhr, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. “Segmentation of Drivable Areas in GPS-Denied and Unstructured Orchard Environments”.
  In: 2025 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Industry 4.0 & IoT (MetroInd4.0&IoT). IEEE, pp. 220-225. [DOI]

• A. Khiari, A. Osman, M. Vecchio, M. Antonini, and M. Pincheira. "Toward Compliance and Transparency in Raw Material Sourcing With Blockchain and Edge AI".
  In: IEEE Access, Vol. 13, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 2025, pp. 100514-100529. [DOI]

• P. Grazieschi, M. Vecchio, M. Pincheira, and F. Antonelli. “Soilcast: a Multitask Encoder-Decoder AI Model for Precision Agriculture”.
  In: Proceedings of the 40th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing, SAC ’25, ACM. 2025, pp. 866–873. [DOI]

2024

• R. Silvestri, M. Vecchio, M. Pincheira, and F. Antonelli. "Comparative Analysis of Soil Moisture Interpolation Techniques in Apple Orchards of Trentino Region".
  In: 2024 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry (MetroAgriFor). IEEE. 2024, pp. 557–562. [DOI]

• P. Grazieschi, F. Antonelli, M. Vecchio, and M. Pincheira. "AI-Driven Soil Moisture Forecasting for Enhanced Precision Agriculture".
  In: 2024 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry (MetroAgriFor). IEEE. 2024, pp. 221–225. [DOI]

• J. Hueller, M. Vecchio, M. Pincheira, F. Shamsfakhr, and F. Antonelli. "Towards Cost-Effective Robotic Solution for Agricultural Data Acquisition".
  In: 2024 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS). 2024, pp. 1–6. [DOI]

• D. Dorigoni, F. Shamsfakhr, M. Pincheira, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. "Fostering Precision Agriculture through Affordable 3D LiDAR Deskewing with EKF".
  In: 2024 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS). 2024, pp. 1–6. [DOI]

2023

• M. Pincheira, F. Shamsfakhr, J. Hueller, and M. Vecchio. "Overcoming Limitations of IoT Installations: Active Sensing UGV for Agricultural Digital Twins".
  In: 2023 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry (MetroAgriFor). IEEE. 2023, pp. 319–324. [DOI]

• M. Pincheira, E. Donini, M. Vecchio, and R. Giaffreda. "An Infrastructure Cost and Benefits Evaluation Framework for Blockchain-Based Applications".
  In: Systems 11.4 (2023), p. 184. [DOI]

• M. Pincheira, M. Vecchio, and R. Giaffreda. "Exploiting Cost-Effective IoT Devices for Trustless Agri-Food Supply Chain Management: A Practical Case Study".
  In: A. Bouras, I. Khalil, B. Aouni (eds) Blockchain Driven Supply Chains and Enterprise Information Systems. Springer, Cham. [DOI]

• M. Antonini, M. Pincheira, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. "An Adaptable and Unsupervised TinyML Anomaly Detection System for Extreme Industrial Environments".
  In: Sensors (MDPI). 2023; 23(4):2344. [DOI]

• M. Pincheira, E. Donini, M. Vecchio, and R. Giaffreda. "Towards an Infrastructure Cost Model for Blockchain-Based Applications."
  In: J. Prieto, F.L. Benítez Martínez, S. Ferretti, D. Arroyo Guardeño, and P. Tomás Nevado-Batalla (eds) Blockchain and Applications, 4th International Congress. BLOCKCHAIN 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 595. Springer, Cham. [DOI]

• M. Pincheira, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. "SmartTwin: A Blockchain-Based Software Framework for Digital Twins Using IoT".
  In: J. Prieto, F.L. Benítez Martínez, S. Ferretti, D. Arroyo Guardeño, and P. Tomás Nevado-Batalla (eds) Blockchain and Applications, 4th International Congress. BLOCKCHAIN 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 595. Springer, Cham. [DOI]

2022

• M. Pincheira, E. Donini, M. Vecchio, and S. Kanhere. "A Decentralized Architecture for Trusted Dataset Sharing Using Smart Contracts and Distributed Storage".
  In: Sensors (MDPI), 22(23):9118 (2022). [DOI]

• M. Antonini, M. Pincheira, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. "A TinyML approach to non-repudiable anomaly detection in extreme industrial environments".
  In: 2022 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Industry 4.0 & IoT (MetroInd4.0&IoT), Trento, Italy, 2022, pp. 397-402. [DOI]

• M. Antonini, M. Pincheira, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. "Tiny-MLOps: a framework for orchestrating ML applications at the far edge of IoT systems".
  In: 2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (EAIS), Larnaca, Cyprus, 2022, pp. 1-8. [DOI]

• M. Pincheira, M. Vecchio, and R. Giaffreda. "Characterization and Costs of Integrating Blockchain and IoT for Agri-Food Traceability Systems".
  In: Systems (MDPI), 10(3):57 (2022). [DOI]

• A. Giannopoulos, S. Spantideas, N. Kapsalis, P. Gkonis, L. Sarakis, C. Capsalis, M. Vecchio, and P. Trakadas. "Supporting Intelligence in Disaggregated Open Radio Access Networks: Architectural Principles, AI/ML Workflow, and Use Cases".
  In: IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 39580-39595, (2022). [DOI]

• M. Pincheira, M. Antonini, and R. Giaffreda. "Exploiting Cost-Effective IoT Devices for Trustless Agri-Food Supply Chain Management: A Practical Case Study".
  In: Blockchain Driven Supply Chains and Enterprise Information Systems, Springer International Publishing, pp. 113-134. [DOI]

• M. Pincheira, M. Antonini, and M. Vecchio. "Integrating the IoT and Blockchain Technology for the Next Generation of Mining Inspection Systems".
  In: Sensors (MDPI), 22(3):899 (2022). [DOI]

• R. Giaffreda. "Cosa sono e a cosa servono i «big data» in agriculture ".
  In: L'Informatore Agrario n. 35, pag. 50 del 28/10/2021

• R. Giaffreda. "L’innovazione a supporto dell’incentivazione alla sostenibilità in agriculture ".
  In: Agricoltura Trentina 04/2021

2021

• M. Vecchio. "Guest Editorial: IoT and the Environment".
  In: IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, 4.1:10-11 (2021). [DOI]

• M. Vecchio, P. Azzoni, A. Menychtas, I. Maglogiannis, and A. Felfernig. "A Fully Open-Source Approach to Intelligent Edge Computing: AGILE’s Lesson".
  In: Sensors, 21.4:1309 (2021). [DOI]

• C. Callegari, P. Ducange, M. Fazzolari, and M. Vecchio. "Explainable Internet Traffic Classification".
  In: Applied Sciences. 11.10:4697 (2021). [DOI]

• P. B. Leelavinodhan, M. Vecchio, F. Antonelli, A. Maestrini, and D. Brunelli. "Design and Implementation of an Energy-Efficient Weather Station for Wind Data Collection".
  In: Sensors, vol. 21, no. 11 (2021), p. 3831. [DOI]

• S. Crave, B. Diop, C. Dupont, I. Mutesi, W. Sokeng, and A. Rahim. Editors: F. Botto, C. Dupont, A. Rahim (2021). "WaziHub: Unlocking loT Startups in Africa". Trento, Italy.
  In: FBKpress [DOI]

• P. Banini, S. Crave, B. Diop, C. Dupont, M. Eskandari, I.  Mutesi, C. Pham, A. Rahim, and S. Wilma. Editors: F. Botto, C. Dupont, A. Rahim (2021). "WaziHub: Empowering Open Source and Affordable IoT Technologies in Africa" (p. 44). Trento, Italy.
  In: FBKpress. [DOI]

• M. S. Ali, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. "A Blockchain-Based Framework for IoT Data Monetization Services".
  In: The Computer Journal, Volume 64, Issue 2, (2021), pp. 195–210. [DOI]

• M. Pincheira, M. Vecchio, R. Giaffreda, and S. S. Kanhere. "Cost-effective IoT devices as trustworthy data sources for a blockchain-based water management system in precision agriculture".
  In: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 180 (2021), p. 105889. [DOI]

• M. Pincheira, M. Vecchio, and R. Giaffreda. "Benchmarking Constrained IoT Devices in Blockchain-Based Agri-Food Traceability Applications".
  In: J. Prieto, A. Partida, P. Leitão, A. Pinto (eds) Blockchain and Applications. BLOCKCHAIN 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 320. Springer, Cham. [DOI]

2020

• M. S. Ali, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. "A Blockchain-Based Framework for IoT Data Monetization Services".
  In: The Computer Journal (2020), (in press). [DOI]

• M. S. Ali, M. Vecchio, G. D. Putra, S. S. Kanhere, and F. Antonelli. "A Decentralized Peer-to-Peer Remote Health Monitoring System".
  In: Sensors 20.6 (2020), p. 1656. [DOI]

• M. Antonini, A. Gaiardo, and M. Vecchio. "MetaNChemo: A meta-heuristic neural-based framework for chemometric analysis".
  In: Applied Soft Computing 97 (2020), p. 106712. [DOI]

• M. Eskandari, Z. H. Janjua, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. "Passban IDS: An Intelligent Anomaly Based Intrusion Detection System for IoT Edge Devices".
  In: IEEE Internet of Things Journal 7.8 (2020), pp. 6882–6897. [DOI]

• R. Giaffreda and M. Antonini. "IoT Technologies and Privacy in a Data-Bloated Society: Where Do We Stand in the Fight to Prepare for the Next Pandemic?".
  In: IEEE Internet of Things Magazine 3, no. 4 (2020): 2-3. [DOI]

• P. B. Leelavinodhan, F. Antonelli, M. Vecchio, and A. Maestrini. "Energy-neutral weather stations for precision agriculture: challenges and approaches".
  In: IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry (MetroAgriFor 2020). 2020, pp. 24–28. [DOI]

• M. Pincheira Caro, E. Donini, R. Giaffreda, and M. Vecchio. "A Blockchain-Based Approach to Enable Remote Sensing Trusted Data".
  In: IEEE Latin American GRSS ISPRS Remote Sensing Conference (LAGIRS 2020). 2020, pp. 652–657. [DOI]

• M. Pincheira Caro, and M. Vecchio. "Towards Trusted Data on Decentralized IoT Applications: Integrating Blockchain in Constrained Devices".
  In: IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops). 2020, pp. 1–6. [DOI]

• M. Pincheira Caro, M. Vecchio, and R. Giaffreda. "Rationale and Practical Assessment of a Fully Distributed Blockchain-based Marketplace of Fog/Edge Computing Resources".
  In: 7th International Conference on Software Defined Systems (SDS 2020). 2020, pp. 165–170. [DOI]

• M. Pincheira Caro, M. Vecchio, R. Giaffreda, and S. Kanhere. "Exploiting constrained IoT devices in a trustless blockchain-based water management system".
  In: IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC 2020). 2020. [DOI]

• M. Savi, D. Santoro, K. Di Meo, D. Pizzolli, M. Pincheira, R. Giaffreda and D. Siracusa.  "A Blockchain-based Brokerage Platform for Fog Computing Resource Federation".
  In: 2020 23rd Conference on Innovation in Clouds, Internet and Networks and Workshops (ICIN) (pp. 147-149). IEEE. [DOI]

2019

• M. S. Ali, M. Vecchio, M. Pincheira, K. Dolui, F. Antonelli, and M. H. Rehmani. "Applications of Blockchains in the Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey".
  In: IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials 21.2 (2019), pp. 1676–1717. [DOI]

• M. Antonini, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. "Fog Computing Architectures: a Reference for Practitioners".
  In: IEEE Internet of Things Magazine 2.3 (2019), pp. 19–25. [DOI]

• M. Antonini, T. Huy Vu, C. Min, A. Montanari, A. Mathur, and F. Kawsar. "Resource Characterisation of Personal-Scale Sensing Models on Edge Accelerators".
  In: Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Challenges in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Internet of Things, pp. 49-55. 2019. [DOI]

• L. Davoli, M. Antonini, and G. Ferrari. "DIRPL: A RPL-based resource and service discovery algorithm for 6LoWPANS".
  In: Applied Sciences 9, no. 1 (2019): 33. [DOI]

• P. Ducange, M. Fazzolari, M. Petrocchi, and M. Vecchio. "An effective Decision Support System for social media listening based on cross-source sentiment analysis models".
  In: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 78 (2019), pp. 71–85. [DOI]

• A. Hussein, M. Barhamgi, M. Vecchio, and C. Perera. "Crowdsourced Peer Learning Activity for Internet of Things Education: A Case Study".
  In: IEEE Internet of Things Magazine 2.3 (2019), pp. 26–31. [DOI]

• Z. H. Janjua, M. Vecchio, M. Antonini, and F. Antonelli. "IRESE: An intelligent rare-event detection system using unsupervised learning on the IoT edge".
  In: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 84 (2019), pp. 41–50. [DOI]

• G. Perrone, M. Vecchio, J. Del Ser, F. Antonelli, and V. Kapoor. "The Internet of things: a survey and outlook".
  In: Sensors in the Age of the Internet of Things: Technologies and Applications. Ed. by O. A. Postolache, E. Sazonov, and S. C. Mukhopadhyay. IET Digital Library, 2019. Chap. 1. ISBN: 978-1-78561634-1. [DOI]

• M. Pavlovic, F. Botto , M. Pillan, C. Criminisi and M. Valla. "Social Consensus: Contribution to Design  Methods for AI Agents That Employ Personal Data".
  In: W. Karwowski and T. Ahram (Eds.) Intelligent Human Systems Integration 2019. Proceedings of the 2nd International IHSI 2019 Conference: Integrating People and Intelligent Systems, February 7-10, 2019, San Diego, California, USA. Springer Nature Switzerland. Pp. 877–883. [DOI]

2018

• M. S. Ali, M. Vecchio, and F. Antonelli. "Enabling a Blockchain-Based IoT Edge".
  In: IEEE Internet of Things Magazine 1.2 (2018), pp. 24–29. [DOI]

• M. Antonini, M. Vecchio, F. Antonelli, P. Ducange, and C. Perera. "Smart Audio Sensors in the Internet of Things Edge for Anomaly Detection".
  In: IEEE Access (2018), pp. 67594–67610. [DOI]

• C. Bassetti, F. Botto, A. Fumagalli, C. Morini, M. Sachy, L. Vergolini and F. Zandonai. Ed.s: Botto F. and Zappini F. (2018). "#CommonFareTrentino: l'inizio del dibattito. Atti della Tavola Rotonda del 21 aprile 2017".
  In: Commonfare Book Series nr. 2, Università degli Studi di Trento. ISBN: 978-88-8443-813-3; ISSN: 2611-0482. [DOI]

• C. Bassetti, F. Botto and M. Teli. "The Commonfare Project. Designing to Support Grassroots Welfare Initiatives".
  In: DigitCult – Scientific Journal on Digital Cultures, [S.l.], v. 3, n. 1, pp. 13-22, June 2018. ISSN 2531-5994. [DOI]

• M. Calabretta, R. Pecori, M. Vecchio, and L. Veltri. "MQTT-Auth: a Token-based Solution to Endow MQTT with Authentication and Authorization Capabilities".
  In: Journal of Communications Software and Systems 14.4 (2018), pp. 320–331. [DOI]

• J. Del Ser, E. Osaba Icedo, M.N. Bilbao Maron, J.J. Sanchez-Medina, M. Vecchio, and X.-S. Yang. "Intelligent Distributed Computing XII".
  In: Springer International Publishing, 2018. ISBN: 978-3-319-99626-4. [DOI]

• C. Dupont, M. Vecchio, C. Pham, B. Diop, C. Dupont, and S. Koffi. "An open IoT platform to promote eco-sustainable innovation in Western Africa: real urban and rural testbeds".
  In: Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing 2018 (2018). [DOI]

• C. Perera, M. Barhamgi, S. De, T. Baarslag, M. Vecchio, and K. K. R. Choo. "Designing the Sensing as a Service Ecosystem for the Internet of Things".
  In: IEEE Internet of Things Magazine 1.2 (2018), pp. 18–23. [DOI]

• M. Pincheira Caro, M. S. Ali, M. Vecchio, and R. Giaffreda. "Blockchain-based traceability in Agri-Food supply chain management: A practical implementation".
  In: IEEE IoT Vertical and Topical Summit on Agriculture (IOT Tuscany 2018). 2018, pp. 1–4. [DOI]

• M. Vecchio, G. Amendola, and P. Ducange. "An Integrated Topology Control Framework to Accelerate Consensus in Broadcast Wireless Sensor Networks".
  In: IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 17.11 (2018), pp. 7472–7485. [DOI]

2017

• P. Ducange, G. Mannara, F. Marcelloni, R. Pecori, and M. Vecchio. "A Novel Approach for Internet Traffic Classification based on Multi-Objective Evolutionary Fuzzy Classifiers".
  In: IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE 2017). 2017, pp. 1–6. [DOI]

• G. Perrone, M. Vecchio, R. Pecori, and R. Giaffreda. "The Day After Mirai: A Survey on MQTT Security Solutions After the Largest Cyber-attack Carried Out through an Army of IoT Devices".
  In: International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security (IoTBDS 2017). 2017, pp. 246–253. [DOI]