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Andrea Ria is an emerging researcher specializing in passive UHF-RFID technology, wireless sensing, and autonomous robotic systems for environmental monitoring. Her work sits at the intersection of the Internet of Things (IoT), localization, and battery-less sensing, addressing the growing demand for smart, sustainable monitoring solutions in complex environments. Ria's most significant contribution is the development of integrated systems that combine communication, localization, and sensing within passive RFID frameworks — eliminating the need for batteries while enabling reliable data collection on parameters such as temperature and humidity. Her pioneering application of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) techniques to RFID-based tag localization, demonstrated through robot-mounted platforms, represents a notable methodological advance in the field. More recently, she has tackled practical deployment challenges, introducing obstacle-avoidance capabilities for mobile robots operating within RFID sensing networks. With her most-cited paper accumulating 27 citations since 2023, Ria's research is gaining traction within the IoT and RFID communities. Her body of work collectively signals a vision for autonomous, infrastructure-light environmental monitoring systems — a timely contribution as industries and researchers seek scalable, energy-efficient sensing solutions for smart buildings, logistics, and beyond.