Antonio De Maio (Fellow, IEEE) was born in Sorrento, Italy, on June 20,
1974. He received the Dr.Eng. (Hons.) degree and the Ph.D. degree in
information engineering from the University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy, in 1998 and 2002, respectively. From October to December 2004, he was a Visiting Researcher with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, NY, USA. From November to December 2007, he was a Visiting Researcher with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

He is currently a Professor with the University of Naples Federico II. His research interests include statistical signal processing, with emphasis on radar detection, optimization theory applied to radar signal processing, and multiple access communications. Dr. De Maio was the recipient of the 2010 IEEE Fred Nathanson Memorial Award as the young (less than 40 years of age) AESS Radar Engineer 2010 whose performance is particularly noteworthy as evidenced by contributions to the radar art over a period of several years, with the following citation for “robust CFAR detection, knowledge-based radar signal processing, and waveform design and diversity.”

He was the corecipient of the 2013 Best Paper Award (entitled to B. Carlton) of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS with the contribution “Knowledge-aided (potentially cognitive) transmit signal and receive filter design in signal-dependent clutter.”