Background
Ghiggino, Pierpaolo Carlo was born on December 31, 1959 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. Son of Ignazio Luigi and Ave Angela Ghiggino.
Ghiggino, Pierpaolo Carlo was born on December 31, 1959 in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. Son of Ignazio Luigi and Ave Angela Ghiggino.
Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics Engineering Cum Laude, Pavia University, 1984.
Head optical laboratories Marconi Società per Azioni, Genova, Italy, 1996—1998. Vice president photonics strategy & system design Marconi Communications, Coventry, England, 1998—2002. Vice president central research Marconi Corporation, 2002—2006.
Research branch director Ericsson, Pisa, Italy, 2006—2010. Visiting professor University Parma, Emilia, Italy, 1992—1998. Chairman systs. technical focus group CAPE University Cambridge, England, 2004—2007.
Lieutenant, 1984-1985, Italian Army.
Fellow: The Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Married Rosemary Hern, August 31, 1991. Children: Laura, Elena.