Ilaria Marasco

Assistant Professor (RTDa)

Publication List

Ilaria Marasco received the master’s degree (summa cum laude) in Telecommunication Engineering from Politecnico di Bari, in October 2019, after which she pursued a Ph.D. at the nPEG-Laboratory in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Arnesano, completing her doctorate in 2022. Since February 2023, she has served as Assistant Professor of Electromagnetic Fields at Politecnico di Bari. Her main research interests include design and fabrication of flexible and compact antennas on wearable and biodegradable substrates and microwave devices, graphene-based antennas and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS), UAV-aided metasurfaces and Free Space Optics (FSO).

Marcello Asciolla, Ilaria Marasco, Angela Cratere, Rodrigo Blázquez-García, Antonella D’Orazio, Francesco Dell’Olio, "Geodesic ray-tracing for CubeSat AOA payloads: Estimation and correction of atmospheric refraction bias in RF geolocation", Aerospace Science and Technology, vol. 176, 2026.
Sana Ullah, Ilaria Marasco, Antonella D’Orazio, Marco Ornigotti, Giovanni Magno, "Dual-harmonic generation in a hybrid graphene-lithium niobate nonlinear metasurface", Optics Express, vol. 34, no. 13, 2026.
Valeria Marrocco, Rossella Surace, Elisabetta Brandonisio, Rossella Cannone, Ilaria Marasco, Cinzia Tonetti, Vito Errico, Sabina L. Campanelli, Giovanna Calò, Irene Fassi, "Assessing metal powder fraction and inclusion method for optimized morphology and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness of recycled low-density polyethylene (LDPE)-based composite foams", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 1057, 2026.
Ilaria Marasco, Giovanni Magno, Antonella D'Orazio, "Resonant Devices Based on Waves: Principles and Applications", 2026 26th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks Icton 2026, 2026.
Carla Cantore, Gabriele Colucci, Antonella D'Orazio, Ilaria Marasco, "Adaptive Beam Steering for Sub-THz Coverage Enhancement Using Graphene-Based Frequency Selective Surfaces", 2026 26th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks Icton 2026, 2026.
Ilaria Marasco, Luciano Lops, Giovanni Magno, Antonella D'Orazio, "A Graphene-Based Frequency Selective Surface for Transmission and Reflection Control in the sub-THz Frequency Band", Conference Proceedings 2026 IEEE 13th International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace Metroaerospace 2026, 2026.
Ilaria Marasco, Enrico Boffetti, Giovanni Magno, Giuseppe Piro, Antonella D'Orazio, Luigi Alfredo Grieco, Gennaro Boggia, "An SNR-Based Experimental Characterization of a UAV-Mounted Metasurface for Integrated Terrestrial and Non Terrestrial Links", Conference Proceedings 2026 IEEE 13th International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace Metroaerospace 2026, 2026.
Sandro Marzullo, Ilaria Marasco, Antonella D’orazio, Giovanni Magno, "Hybrid Genetic Optimization of Metasurfaces for Scattering Control: X-Band Design and Experimental Validation", Progress in Electromagnetics Research, vol. 185, 2026.
Valeria Marrocco, Rossella Surace, Elisabetta Brandonisio, Ilaria Marasco, Claudia Pagano, Cinzia Tonetti, Vito Errico, Giovanna Calò, Sabina L. Campanelli, Irene Fassi, "Investigating EMI shielding performance of recycled polypropylene (PP) composite foams with reused metal powders", Materials and Design, vol. 254, 2025.
I. Marasco, C. Cantore, G. V. Bianco, G. Bruno, A. D'orazio, G. Magno, "Transparent Graphene-Based RIS for 6G Communications in the THz Spectrum", IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, vol. 6, no. 1, 2025.
Maimoona Asad, Ilaria Marasco, Fabio Maggio, Tommaso Rossi, Mauro De Sanctis, Antonella D'Orazio, Ernestina Cianca, "Optimized Design of Graphene-based RIS Unit Cell at THz with Reduced Specular Reflection", 30th European Wireless Conference Ew 2025, 2025.
Carla Cantore, Ilaria Marasco, Giovanni Magno, Antonella D'orazio, "Toward UAV-Aided RIS Communications", International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, 2025.
Carla Cantore, Giovanni Magno, Ilaria Marasco, "Metasurfaces for Transmission and Reflection in Next-Generation Communication Systems", International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, 2025.
Ilaria Marasco, Carla Cantore, Davide Monopoli, Giovanni Magno, "Experimental Emulation of LEO Downlink OFLs Affected by Turbulence and Pointing Jitter", 2025 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace Metroaerospace 2025 Proceedings, 2025.
Carla Cantore, Ilaria Marasco, Davide Monopoli, Giovanni Magno, Angelo Altamura, Alberto Mengali, "Experimental laboratory emulation of turbulence-induced fading affecting optical feeder links", Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering, 2025.
Enrico Boffetti, Ilaria Marasco, Carla Cantore, Giovanni Magno, Giuseppe Piro, Antonella D'Orazio, Luigi Alfredo Grieco, Gennaro Boggia, "In-Flight Pose and Electromagnetic Experimental Characterization of UAV-Mounted Metasurfaces for Next-Generation Indoor Wireless Systems", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 12, no. 20, 2025.
Francesca Filograno, Ilaria Marasco, Beatrice Dagens, Olivier Gauthier-Lafaye, Vincenzo Petruzzelli, Giovanna Calo, Giovanni Magno, "Guided Mode Resonant Metagrating for Augmented Reality Lenses and Biosensing", 2024 7th IEEE International Humanitarian Technologies Conference Ihtc 2024, 2024.
Ilaria Marasco, Beatrice Irmici, Francesco Rizzi, Luca Fachechi, Paolo Visconti, Massimo De Vittorio, Vincenzo Mariano Mastronardi, "FEM-Optimized Piezoelectric AlN-based Sensor for Blood Viscosity Monitoring in Polysomnographic Applications", 2024 7th IEEE International Humanitarian Technologies Conference Ihtc 2024, 2024.
F. Filograno, I. Marasco, B. Dagens, O. Gauthier-Lafaye, V. Petruzzelli, G. Calò, G. Magno, "Transparent polymeric metagrating for two-color reflection in augmented reality displays", 2024 IEEE Photonics Conference IPC 2024 Proceedings, 2024.
Francesca Filograno, Ilaria Marasco, Beatrice Dagens, Olivier Gauthier-Lafaye, Vincenzo Petruzzelli, Giovanna Calo, Giovanni Magno, "Transparent Polymer-Based Metasurfaces for Augmented Reality Display", 2024 Italian Conference on Optics and Photonics Icop 2024, 2024.
Francesca Filograno, Ilaria Marasco, Béatrice Dagens, Olivier Gauthier-Lafaye, Vincenzo Petruzzelli, Giovanna Calò, Giovanni Magno, "Selective Color Reflection through Guided Mode Resonance Transparent Metasurfaces", International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, 2024.
Giovanni Magno, Ilaria Marasco, Antonella D'Orazio, "Transparent Reflective Metasurfaces: From RIS to near-eye displays", International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, 2024.
Carla Cantore, Ilaria Marasco, Davide Monopoli, Giovanni Magno, Antonella D'Orazio, "Laboratory emulation of LEO downlink optical feeder link employing commercial transceivers", International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, 2024.
Sana Ullah, Ilaria Marasco, Antonella D'Orazio, Giovanni Magno, "Transparent antenna with reconfigurable pattern based on programmable graphene parasitic elements", International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, 2024.
Ilaria Marasco, Carla Cantore, Antonella D'Orazio, Giovanni Magno, "Design and analysis of a graphene-based metasurface modulator for 6G wireless communications", International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, 2024.
Carla Cantore, Ilaria Marasco, Davide Monopoli, Giovanni Magno, "Reconfigurable Fading Testbed for the Investigation of COTS Transceivers in OFLs", 2024 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace Metroaerospace 2024 Proceeding, 2024.
Valeria Marrocco, Rossella Surace, Giovanna Calo, Elisabetta Brandonisio, Ilaria Marasco, Francesca Filograno, Irene Fassi, "Chemical Foaming of Carbon Fiber-Polylactic Acid (CF-PLA) Porous Structures and Their Feasibility as EMI Shields in the X-Band", IEEE Access, vol. 12, 2024.
Ilaria Marasco, Gaia de Marzo, Giovanni Niro, Francesco Rizzi, Antonella D'Orazio, Marco Grande, Massimo De Vittorio, "Eco-friendly and conformable PIFA based on PEDOT:PSS and a sustainable chitosan substrate for 5G communications", 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation Eucap 2024, 2024.
Sana Ullah, Ilaria Marasco, Antonella D’Orazio, Giovanni Magno, "Transparent Reconfigurable Dipole Antenna for Sub-THz Beam Steering based on Graphene Twin Parasitic Sectors", European Wireless 2024 Ew 2024, 2024.
Giovanni Niro, Ilaria Marasco, Francesco Rizzi, Antonella D’Orazio, Marco Grande, Massimo De Vittorio, "Fabrication of a New Air-Gap FBAR on an Organic Sacrificial Layer through an Innovative Design Algorithm", Applied Sciences Switzerland, vol. 13, no. 3, 2023.
Giovanni Niro, Ilaria Marasco, Francesco Rizzi, Antonella D’Orazio, Marco Grande, Massimo De Vittorio, "Design and Fabrication of a Flexible Gravimetric Sensor Based on a Thin-Film Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator", Sensors, vol. 23, no. 3, 2023.
Ilaria Marasco, G. Niro, G. De Marzo, F. Rizzi, A. D'orazio, M. Grande, M. De Vittorio, "Design and Fabrication of a Plastic-Free Antenna on a Sustainable Chitosan Substrate", IEEE Electron Device Letters, vol. 44, no. 2, 2023.
Ilaria Marasco, Giovanni Magno, Antonella D'Orazio, Ernestina Cianca, Marco Grande, "Design of a graphene-based reconfigurable intelligent surface in THz spectrum", 28th European Wireless Conference Ew 2023, 2023.
I. Marasco, G. Niro, G. Magno, G. Grande, F. Rizzi, M. De Vittorio, "Innovative-shaped FBARs for smart sensors", IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurements and Applications Cama, 2023.
G. Magno, I. Marasco, C. Cantore, M. Grande, G. V. Bianco, G. Bruno, "Programmable Graphene Metasurfaces for Smart Windows: achieving transparency and control", IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurements and Applications Cama, 2023.
I. Marasco, G. Niro, F. Rizzi, A. D'Orazio, M. Grande, M. De Vittorio, "Design and Fabrication of a Minimally Invasive Dielectric Sensor for Biological Environments", IEEE Access, vol. 11, 2023.
Ilaria Marasco, Michele Marvulli, Tommaso Lovergine, Giovanni Niro, Giovanni Magno, Marco Grande, "Reconfigurable Conformal mm-Wave Antenna Arrays for Smartphones", International Journal on Communications Antenna and Propagation, vol. 13, no. 2, 2023.
Ilaria Marasco, Giovanni Niro, Suleyman Mahircan Demir, Lorenzo Marzano, Luca Fachechi, Francesco Rizzi, Danilo Demarchi, Paolo Motto Ros, Antonella D’Orazio, Marco Grande, Massimo De Vittorio, "Wearable Heart Rate Monitoring Device Communicating in 5G ISM Band for IoHT", Bioengineering, vol. 10, no. 1, 2023.
I. Marasco, G. Niro, V. M. Mastronardi, F. Rizzi, A. D’Orazio, M. De Vittorio, M. Grande, "A compact evolved antenna for 5G communications", Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, 2022.
Ilaria Marasco, Alessandro Quatela, Giuseppe Roberto, Giovanni Niro, Marco Grande, "Design of a Compact Reconfigurable Sierpinski Gasket Fractal Antenna for 5G and Satellite Communications", International Journal on Communications Antenna and Propagation, vol. 12, no. 5, 2022.
Giovanni Niro, Ilaria Marasco, Leonardo Lamanna, Francesco Rizzi, Antonella D'Orazio, Massimo De Vittorio, Marco Grande, "Fabrication of a Flexible Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator for Wireless Sensor Networks", Mediterranean Microwave Symposium, 2022.
Ilaria Marasco, Giovanni Niro, Francesco Rizzi, Antonella D'Orazio, Massimo De Vittorio, Marco Grande, "Dual band flexible Planar Inverted-F antenna for Internet of Healthcare Things applications", Mediterranean Microwave Symposium, 2022.
Valeria Marrocco, Vito Basile, Ilaria Marasco, Giovanni Niro, Luigi Melchiorre, Antonella D’orazio, Marco Grande, Irene Fassi, "Rapid prototyping of bio-inspired dielectric resonator antennas for sub-6 GHz applications", Micromachines, vol. 12, no. 9, 2021.
Luigi Melchiorre, Ilaria Marasco, Giovanni Niro, Vito Basile, Valeria Marrocco, Antonella D’orazio, Marco Grande, "Bio-inspired dielectric resonator antenna for wideband sub-6 GHz range", Applied Sciences Switzerland, vol. 10, no. 24, 2020.
Ilaria Marasco, Giovanni Niro, Francesco Rizzi, Massimo De Vittorio, Antonella D'Orazio, Marco Grande, "Design of a PEN-Based flexible PIFA antenna operating in the sub-6GHz Band for 5G applications", International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, 2020.
Giovanni Niro, Ilaria Marasco, Francesco Rizzi, Antonella D'Orazio, Massimo De Vittorio, Marco Grande, "Design of a surface acoustic wave resonator for sensing platforms", IEEE Medical Measurements and Applications Memea 2020 Conference Proceedings, 2020.
I. Marasco, G. Niro, L. Lamanna, L. Piro, F. Guido, L. Algieri, V. M. Mastronardi, A. Qualtieri, E. Scarpa, D. Desmaële, F. Rizzi, A. D'Orazio, M. De Vittorio, M. Grande, "Compact and flexible meander antenna for Surface Acoustic Wave sensors", Microelectronic Engineering, vol. 227, 2020.