Nicola Donato (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.S. degree in electronic engineering from The University of Messina, Messina, Italy, in 1997, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, in 2002. He is currently a Full Professor of Electrical and Electronic Measurements with The University of Messina and the Head of the Laboratories of “Electronics for Sensors and for Systems of Transduction” and “Electrical and Electronic Measurements.” He has coauthored more than 230 articles on international journals and conference proceedings (Scopus). His current research interests include sensor characterization and modeling, the development of measurement systems for sensors, and the characterization of electronic devices up to microwave range and down to cryogenic temperatures.