Luca Passani

Luca Passani is an Italian developer and the creator of WURFL (the Wireless Universal Resource FiLe), the de-facto standard open source (FOSS) framework for addressing so-called Device Fragmentation (AKA Device Diversity) in the mobile development space. Luca is still today the driving force behind WURFL development and support.

Luca has a Master Degree in Computer Science from University of Pisa, Italy, but initiated his professional career in Norway, where he participated in the creation of one of the first European Mobile Portals as early as 1999. Luca is internationally known for being the author of articles and publications which established the technical background for future developments in this area. Among others, Luca has held positions in US and Italian companies, such as Openwave, AdMob (now part of Google) and Telecom Italia Mobile. Luca currently runs his own mobile consulting company called WURFL-Pro, in Rome, Italy.

External links

WURFL: http://wurfl.sourceforge.net
Luca's page: http://www.passani.it