Valerio Frascolla (Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. and the Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering. He is currently the Director of research and innovation with Intel. He has been working in different roles with Ancona University, Comneon, and Infineon and a Reviewer for the European Commission. He has expertise in wireless systems architecture and requirements management, standards bodies attendance (3GPP, ETSI, and IEEE), project and program management, and coaching and mentoring activities. He is the author of over 70 peer-reviewed publications. His main research interests include being 5G system design, with focus on machine learning algorithms, spectrum management, mmWaves, and edge technologies. He serves as a reviewer for several magazines and journals, as consortium lead for business, standardization, innovation, and exploitation matters in international research projects. He has a track record as an organizer of special sessions, workshops, and panels at flagship IEEE conferences.