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Giovanni Merlino is an accomplished academic and entrepreneur with extensive experience in computer and telecommunications engineering. Since September 2011, Giovanni has served in various roles at the University of Messina, including Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and PostDoc research fellow, contributing to international H2020-funded projects focusing on federated clouds and software-defined networking (SDN). Giovanni is also a Teaching Fellow and has facilitated academic courses across several engineering disciplines. As a co-founder of SmartMe.IO, Giovanni plays a pivotal role in driving innovation in smart technologies. Earlier professional experience includes serving as Site Manager at Consorzio COMETA, overseeing high-performance computing and grid datacenter operations. Giovanni Merlino holds a PhD from Università di Catania and a Master of Engineering from Università degli Studi di Messina.