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Author
Giovanni Saggio earned a masters degree in electronics engineering and a PhD
in microelectronics and telecommunication engineering at the University of Rome
Tor Vergata.
He was offered one fellowship by Texas Instruments and two fellowships by the
Italian National Research Council (CNR). He developed research on nanoelectron-
ics at Glasgow University (Ultra Small Structure Lab), and on electronic devices at
Cambridge University (Cavendish Lab), and Oxford University (Rutherford Appleton
Lab). He has been a designer, planner, and director of electrical installations and
security systems, as well as hydraulic systems.
Professor Saggio is ...