Jun.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Riccardo Bassoli

Assistant Professor

Riccardo Bassoli is a Juniorprofessur (US Assistant Professor, UK Lecturer) at the Deutsche Telekom Chair of Communication Networks and Head of the Quantum Communication Networks Research Group, at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at Technische Universität Dresden. He is member of the Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-loop (CeTI) , Cluster of Excellence, Dresden. He is also member of the EU Quantum Internet Alliance (QIA) and of the EU flagships for 6G Hexa-X and Hexa-X II. He is principal investigator in the 6G-life research hub of Germany. He got his Ph.D. from 5G Innovation Centre at University of Surrey (UK), in 2016. He was also a Marie Curie ESR at the Instituto de Telecomunicações (Portugal) and visiting researcher at Airbus Defence and Space (Elancourt, France). Between 2016 and 2019, he was postdoctoral researcher at Università di Trento (Italy). He is Senior Member of IEEE and ComSoc. He is also member of the Glue Technologies for Space Systems Technical Panel of the IEEE AESS. He is co-founder and member of the association “SIGN – Scienziati Italiani in Germania Network“.

Contact

Address: Raum B.311, Nöthnitzer Str. 67, 01187, Dresden
Phone: +49 351 463 36866
Email: riccardo.bassoli@tu-dresden.de
Website: www.riccardobassoli.com

Research Interests

Quantum communication networks and their integration with 6G and the Tactile Internet, quantum technologies for sensing and the IoT, quantum technologies for 6G three-dimensional networks, in-network quantum computing, low-latency resilient quantum communications, quantum-6G network simulation and emulation.

Teaching

SS 24

• Practical Quantum Communication Networks

WS 23/24

• Communication Networks 3
• Problem-Based Learning

SS 23

• Practical Quantum Communication Networks (Overview of 6G and the Quantum Internet, why we need quantum technologies in 6G, quantum network synchronisation)

WS 22/23

• Elektronische Medien (Human Role and Senses in 6G Networks)
• Communication Networks 3

SS 22

• Practical Quantum Communication Networks (Overview of 6G and the Quantum Internet, Basics of quantum mechanics, quantum synchronisation)
• Communication Networks 2 (Standardisation activities for future communication networks)

WS 21/22

• Communication Networks 3 (Quantum Communication Networks)

WS 20/21

• Communication Networks 3 (Quantum Communication Networks)

SS 20

• Communication Networks 2 (Standardisation activities for future communication networks, Network Function Virtualization)

WS 19/20

• Communication Networks 3 (Standardisation activities for future communication networks, Network Function Virtualization)

Invited Talks & Lectures

2023

• 30.08 – R. Bassoli, R. Ferrara, and J. Nötzel, “Space Quantum Communications“, Ph.D. Summer School of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society – Frontier Technologies for Future “Space 2.0” Communications.
• 27.04 – Modern Scientists: Funding Hunters, PI Stories Seminar, University of Trento, Trento, Italy.
• 29.03 – 6G-Quantum Networks for Future Internet of Senses, Wireless World Research Forum – Meeting 49, Poznan, Poland.
• 21.03 – 6G and the Quantum Internet: the Two Sides of Future Generation Networks, King’s College, London, UK.
• 21.03 – The Theory of Quantum Communication Networks, King’s College, London, UK.
• 02.02 – The integration of quantum technologies in future 6G networks: the why and the how, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

2022

• 16.12 – The integration of quantum technologies in future 6G networks: the why and the how, Seminar “Measurement Systems” of the Chair Measurement and Sensor Systems (MST), Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden.
• 02.09 – R. Bassoli, R. Ferrara, and J. Nötzel, “Space Quantum Communications“, Ph.D. Summer School of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society – Frontier Technologies for Future “Space 2.0” Communications.
• 04.02 – Practical quantum networks for 6G: requirements and limitations – a theoretical perspective, Workshop on Entanglement Assisted Communication Networks (EACN), Bad Honnef, München, Germany.

2021

• 09.09 – R. Bassoli, R. Ferrara, and J. Nötzel, “Space Quantum Communications“, Ph.D. Summer School of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society – Frontier Technologies for Future “Space 2.0” Communications.
• 10.03 – Network Coding for Efficient Vertical Handovers – The Scientific Method in Engineering, Workshop on Entanglement Assisted Communication Networks (EACN), Technische Universität München, München, Germany.
• 28.01 – Quantum Communication Networks, Rising Star Workshop, Centre for the Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop (CeTI), Dresden.

2020

• 18.11 – Network Coding for Efficient Vertical Handovers – The Scientific Method in Engineering, Workshop on Entanglement Assisted Communication Networks (EACN), Technische Universität München, München, Germany.
• 11.02 – Stochastic Models for Networks and Wireless Communications, H2020 ETN SECRET Training Event, Huawei, Stockholm, Sweden.

Tutorials

2023

• 01.06 – F. H.P. Fitzek, H. Boche, R. Bassoli, R. Ferrara, and J. Nötzel, “6G and Quantum Communication Networks“, TUT-21 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC23), Rome, Italy.
• 01.06 – Claudio Sacchi; Ernestina Cianca, R. Bassoli, “Towards a New Vision of Space Communications: Design Philosophy and Technologies “, TUT-26 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC23), Rome, Italy.

2021

• 14.06 – F. H.P. Fitzek, H. Boche, R. Bassoli, R. Ferrara, and J. Nötzel, “Entanglement-assisted (Quantum) Communication Networks“, TUT-22 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC21), Montreal, Canada.

Organisation of Scientific Events

2023

• Chair – 4th-8th December– 2nd 6G-Quantum Communication Networks Workshop (6GQC), in IEEE Globecom 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Technical Program Chair – 2nd-4th October – European Wireless Conference 2023, Rome, Italy.

2022

• Chair – 4th-8th December– 1st 6G-Quantum Communication Networks Workshop (6GQC), in IEEE Globecom 2022, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
• Technical Program Chair – 14th-16th November – IEEE NFV-SDN 2022, Chandler, AZ, USA.
• Program Chair – 19th-21st September – European Wireless Conference 2022, Dresden, Germany.

2021

• Technical Program Chair – 10th-12th November – European Wireless Conference 2021, Verona, Italy.

Editorial roles

2021

• Guest editor of the Special Issue ‘Quantum Technologies for Space Communications and Networking’ in the journal Frontiers in Space Technologies.
• Guest editor of the Special Issue Quantum Communication Networks in the journal Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (Wiley-Hindawi).
• Guest editor of the Special Issue ‘Softwarized Space Communications and Networking’ in the journal Frontiers in Space Technologies.

Books

A Roadmap to Future Space Connectivity

Quantenkommunikationsnetze

Quantum Communication Networks

Publications

@inproceedings{Ghad2511:Enhancing,

title = {Enhancing Quantum Key Distribution with Quantum Projective Simulation},

author = {Milad {Ghadimi} and Swaraj Shekhar {Nande} and Hosein {K. Nazari} and Riccardo {Bassoli} and Frank H. P. {Fitzek}

},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-11-01},

urldate = {2025-11-01},

booktitle = {IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF)},

pages = {6},

address = {Bangalore, India},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

@inproceedings{Hajizade2511:Hybrid,

title = {Hybrid Quantum-Classical Computers: A Critical Analysis to Quantum Computational Models},

author = {Azita {Hajizade} and Riccardo {Bassoli} and Frank H. P. {Fitzek}},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-11-01},

urldate = {2025-11-01},

booktitle = {IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF)},

pages = {6},

address = {Bangalore, India},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

@inproceedings{Wang2510:Charge,

title = {Charge-and-Secure: a Spatiotemporally Decoupled CV-QKD Architecture for Mission-Critical IoT},

author = {Yingjian {Wang} and Riccardo {Bassoli} and Frank H. P. {Fitzek}},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-10-01},

urldate = {2025-10-01},

booktitle = {IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT)},

pages = {5.97},

address = {Chengdu, China},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

@inproceedings{Dura2508:Fidelity,

title = {Fidelity-Preserving Routing Without Memory for Practical Quantum Network Implementation},

author = {Hilal Sultan {Duranoglu Tunc} and Joy {Halder} and Riccardo {Bassoli} and Gerhard P. {Fettweis} and Frank H. P. {Fitzek}

},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-08-01},

urldate = {2025-08-01},

booktitle = {International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC)},

pages = {5.97},

address = {Istanbul, Turkey},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

@inproceedings{Tunc2507:Routing,

title = {Routing in Memoryless Quantum Networks: a Lexicographic Approach with Fidelity Guarantee},

author = {Hilal Sultan {Duranoglu Tunc} and Milad {Ghadimi} and Riccardo {Bassoli} and Frank H. P. {Fitzek}},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-07-01},

urldate = {2025-07-01},

booktitle = {IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC)},

pages = {6},

address = {Bologna, Italy},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

@inproceedings{Birhanu2507:Key,

title = {Key Management System for Continuous Variable Quantum Key Distribution},

author = {Samuel Leyikun {Birhanu} and Muhammad Idham {Habibie} and Riccardo {Bassoli} and Frank H. P. {Fitzek}},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-07-01},

urldate = {2025-07-01},

booktitle = {IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC)},

pages = {6},

address = {Bologna, Italy},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

@inproceedings{Wang2507:Analysis,

title = {Analysis of Eavesdropping Probability in QKD and Its Implications for Post-Processing Strategies},

author = {Yingjian {Wang} and Hilal Sultan {Duranoglu Tunc} and Yilun {Hai} and Riccardo {Bassoli} and Frank H. P. {Fitzek}},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-07-01},

urldate = {2025-07-01},

booktitle = {IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC)},

pages = {5.97},

address = {Bologna, Italy},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

@inproceedings{Raman2025:QuantumResilience,

title = {Can Quantum Semantic Communication Intrinsically Exhibit Resilience in 6G Networks?},

author = {Vignesh {Raman} and Nikhitha {Nunavath} and Riccardo {Bassoli} and Frank H. P. {Fitzek}},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-06-08},

urldate = {2025-01-01},

booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)},

pages = {1-6},

address = {Montreal, Canada},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

@inproceedings{Habibie2506:EnhancedBBHT,

title = {Enhanced BBHT Algorithm for Active User Detection in 5G},

author = {Muhammad Idham {Habibie} and Milad {Ghadimi} and Riccardo {Bassoli} and Frank H. P. {Fitzek}

},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-06-08},

urldate = {2025-06-08},

booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)},

address = {Montreal, Canada},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

@inproceedings{Gollmann2025:LearningPlatform,

title = {DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGITAL LEARNING PLATFORM FOR TEACHING QUANTUM COMMUNICATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS},

author = {Jessica {Gollmann} and Vivian {Hoffmann} and Frederic {Benken} and Lisa {K\"{u}ssel} and Riccardo {Bassoli} and Frank H. P. {Fitzek} and Holger {Boche}},

url = {https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2025.0826},

doi = {10.21125/edulearn.2025.0826},

issn = {2340-1117},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-06-01},

urldate = {2025-06-01},

booktitle = {International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN)},

pages = {3082-3090},

publisher = {IATED},

address = {Palma, Spain},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}