Andrea Trucco was born in Genoa, Italy, on February 10th, 1970. He received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electronic and computer engineering from the University of Genoa, in 1994 and 1998, respectively. Since 1999, he has been with the University of Genoa, where he was appointed Assistant Professor from 1999 to 2005, Associate Professor from 2005 to 2016, and Full Professor in Telecommunications since 2016. From 2011 to 2015, he was Senior Researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology. Since April 1999, he has also been Head of the Acoustics, Array Antennas and Underwater Signals Laboratory (AAUS Lab) within the DITEN Department at the University of Genoa. Throughout his academic career, he has held several institutional roles. He served as Vice-Director of the Department of Biophysical and Electronic Engineering from 2008 to 2012, and as Vice-Rector for International Relations at the University of Genoa from 2015 to 2020. He has also directed the Professional Master’s Degree in Electronic Defence, jointly organized by the University of Genoa and the Italian Armed Forces, during the academic years 2007–2008 and 2012–2013. From 2006 to 2019, he was Vice Director of the Interuniversity Center of Integrated Systems for Marine Environment (ISME), a national consortium involving seven Italian universities, with around thirty professors and an average yearly funding of 500,000 Euros. Since 2022, he has represented the University of Genoa in the assembly of member institutions of the CNIT (National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications), where he promotes research and development activities in the underwater domain, focusing on acoustic systems and optimization of available resources.

His research interests include underwater acoustics, signal processing, and machine learning, with special emphasis on active and passive SONAR systems, underwater noise, acoustic ship signatures, 3D acoustic imaging, distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), sonobuoy field deployment, seafloor survey and analysis, and underwater communications. His current research projects are mainly focused on the protection of underwater assets using both passive and active acoustic systems, including systems based on optical transducers, funded by companies and public agencies.

Prof. Trucco has been a Senior Member of the IEEE since May 2003. From 2011 to 2019, he chaired the Italian Chapter of the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society. In 2015, he was General Co-Chair of the MTS/IEEE OCEANS Conference and Exhibit held in Genoa, which gathered over 800 attendees and 60 exhibiting companies. He is the author of more than 200 scientific publications, including 97 articles in international journals, and holds 8 international patents as inventor. He has served as Associate Editor for the IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering and for the IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control for several decades. Since 2017, he has been a member of the Editorial Board of Acoustics (MDPI), and since 2020, of Sensors (MDPI). He has received several recognitions, including the First Prize in the Student Paper Competition at the MTS/IEEE OCEANS’97 International Conference in Halifax, Canada, and was a winner of the Student Paper Competition at the 9th International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology in Durham, New Hampshire, USA, in 1995.

Prof. Trucco has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 IEEE-OES Distinguished Technical Achievement Award, in recognition of his fundamental contributions in signal and array processing to 3D medical and underwater acoustics imaging. He was the first Italian, employed in national research institutions, to receive this recognition.

Prof. Trucco has served as Principal Investigator in numerous research projects funded by international, national, regional, and industrial entities. Since 2005, he has coordinated 33 grants from private companies—including Saipem-Sonsub, Leonardo, Fincantieri, Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, Rina, Cetena, Esaote, Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei, Ansaldo Energia, SIIT Technology District, and others—for a total industrial funding of approximately 950,000 Euros. In parallel, he has been (global or local) Principal Investigator in 24 publicly funded research projects supported by the European Union, European Defense Agency (EDA), CNR, ENEA, ASI, MIUR, PNRA, PNRR, and Liguria Region, with a total value of approximately 1.5 million Euros. His overall acquired funding since 2005 exceeds 2.5 million Euros.

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