diff --git a/src/main/java/researcher/Client.java b/src/main/java/researcher/Client.java
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+package researcher;
+
+import it.ewlab.researcher.ResearcherOuterClass.Researcher;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.Socket;
+
+public class Client {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
+
+        Socket s = new Socket("localhost", 9999);
+
+        Researcher r =
+                Researcher.newBuilder()
+                        .setName("Gabriele")
+                        .setSurname("Civitarese")
+                        .setType(Researcher.ResearcherType.POSTDOC)
+                        .addPaper(Researcher.Paper.newBuilder().setTitle("Activity Recognition")
+                                .setYear(2014))
+                        .addPaper(Researcher.Paper.newBuilder().setTitle("Activity Recognition Again")
+                                .setYear(2015)).build();
+
+        r.writeTo(s.getOutputStream());
+
+        s.close();
+
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/researcher/Server.java b/src/main/java/researcher/Server.java
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+package researcher;
+
+import it.ewlab.researcher.ResearcherOuterClass;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.ServerSocket;
+import java.net.Socket;
+
+public class Server {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
+
+
+        ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(9999);
+
+        Socket s = serverSocket.accept();
+
+        ResearcherOuterClass.Researcher r = ResearcherOuterClass.Researcher.parseFrom(s.getInputStream());
+
+        System.out.println(r);
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/proto/Researcher.proto b/src/main/proto/Researcher.proto
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+package it.ewlab.researcher;
+
+message Researcher {
+    required string name = 1;
+    required string surname = 2;
+
+    enum ResearcherType {
+        PHDSTUDENT = 0;
+        POSTDOC = 1;
+        ASSISTANTPROFESSOR = 2;
+    }
+
+    message Paper {
+        required string title = 1;
+        required int32 year = 2;
+
+    }
+
+    repeated Paper paper = 3;
+    optional ResearcherType type = 4;
+}
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