PhD Supervision

Current PhD Students

Ayaz Ahmed

PhD Cycle: XLI
Research Topic: Model-based testing for Advanced Driving Assistance Systems
Institution: University of L’Aquila – Department of Engineering, Information Science, and Mathematics
Role: Principal Scientific Supervisor
Period: November 1, 2025 – present
Funding: PRIN 2022 MEDITATE

Mohammad Waheed Khan

PhD Cycle: XXXIX
Research Topic: Investigating the Impact of Software Refactoring on Performance and Energy Consumption
Institution: University of L’Aquila – Department of Engineering, Information Science, and Mathematics
Role: Principal Scientific Supervisor
Period: December 1, 2023 – present
Funding: Ministerial Decree No. 118 of 02-03-2023
International Collaboration:
6-month research stay at University College Dublin under co-supervision of Prof. Liliana Pasquale (https://lpasquale.github.io/)

Idrees Ahmad

PhD Cycle: XXXIX
Research Topic: Performance regression analysis and automated testing frameworks
Institution: University of L’Aquila – Department of Engineering, Information Science, and Mathematics
Role: Co-Supervisor
Period: May 1, 2024 – present
Funding: University of L’Aquila

Payel Patra

PhD Cycle: XXXVIII
Research Topic: Clinical Data Analysis for AI-Driven Therapy Recommendation
Institution: University of L’Aquila – Department of Engineering, Information Science, and Mathematics
Role: Co-Supervisor
Period: November 1, 2022 – December 31, 2025
Funding: SoBigData.it

Post-doctoral Research Supervision

Master’s and Bachelor’s Thesis Supervision

2026

[BSc] Massimo Di Pietrantonio - University of L’Aquila (expected July 2026)

Title: Bridging Automotive Test Scenario Specification Standards through Translation from OpenSCENARIO to Scenic

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/26883
[BSc] Federico Berardinelli - University of L’Aquila (expected July 2026)

Title: Design and Implementation of a Distributed Tracing System for Energy Monitoring in Spring Boot Applications

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/26887
[BSc] Mattia Di Sante - University of L’Aquila (expected July 2026)

Title: Performance Optimization of MongoDB Through Automated Configuration Tuning

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/26888

2025

[BSc] Manuel Di Cresce - University of L’Aquila (October 2025)

Title: Architectural Refactoring and Front-end Redesign of a Legacy Performance Modeling Software

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/23010
[BSc] Federico Capricci - University of L’Aquila (October 2025)

Title: Analysis of Refactoring Impact on Energy Consumption in Open-Source Projects

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/23005
[BSc] Simone Di Prospero - University of L’Aquila (March 2025)

Title: Historical Analysis of Energy Consumption in Open-Source Software Projects Using Perf and RAPL

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/20095

2024

[BSc] Alessandro Di Giacomo - University of L’Aquila (December 2024)

Title: Evaluation of Response Times and Resource Utilization of Java Web Frameworks

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/19440
[BSc] Agostino D’Agostino - University of L’Aquila (December 2024)

Title: Exploring the Impact of Configuration Parameters on MongoDB Performance

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/19441
[MSc] Giacomo Sfratato - University of L’Aquila (July 2024)

Title: Performance Analysis of Recent Evolution in Thread-based Parallelism in Python

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/17035
[BSc] Vincenzo Marono - University of L’Aquila (March 2024)

Title: Comparative Performance Study of JavaScript Frameworks in Interactive Live Streaming Context

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/15210
[MSc] Muhammad Usama Bin Abad - University of L’Aquila (March 2024)

Title: Automated Classification of Performance Issues in Open-Source Repositories

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/15161
[MSc] Michele Intrevado - University of L’Aquila (December 2024)

Title: Microbenchmarking in Functional Programming with Elixir

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/19460

2023

[BSc] Alessandro Sablone - University of L’Aquila (July 2023)

Title: Design and Implementation of a Library for Java Project Refactoring

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/12461
[BSc] Alberto Isotti - University of L’Aquila (March 2023)

Title: Design and Implementation of a Library for Java Project Refactoring

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/10202

2022

[BSc] Michele Intrevado - University of L’Aquila (March 2022)

Title: Extension of Java Unit Tests with Performance Measurements

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/6223

2021

[BSc] Enrico Simone Adamelli - University of L’Aquila (December 2021)

Title: Study of a Technique for Reporting Performance Analysis Results on Source Code

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/5461
[BSc] Vincenzo De Petris - University of L’Aquila (March 2021)

Title: Performance Benchmarking of a Java Microservices-based Application

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/2301

2020

[BSc] Natan Cieplinski - University of L’Aquila (October 2020)

Title: Performance Analysis of J2EE Applications Using SPEC Benchmarks

URL: https://tesionline.univaq.it/handle/20.500.12319/1731

2018

[MSc] Marisa Fallone - University of L’Aquila (November 2018)

Title: Design, Development and Analysis of a Web Application Based on Microservices Architecture
[BSc] Stefano Di Francesco - University of L’Aquila (November 2018)

Title: Reverse Engineering of a Web Application in UML+MARTE and Model Integration with Performance Monitoring Results