CV & Position
ACTUAL POSITION
Research Consultant within the “National Quantum Science and Technology Institute”
Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS)
From 07/08/2025 to Today.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
- IV-Level Senior PostDoc Researcher on “Design, fabbricazione e misura di device superconduttivi e ibridi semi/superconduttivi sottoposti ad effetto di gating elettrostatico - Scientific area Physics, Solid state physics”
Istituto Nanoscienze of Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
From 01/07/2024 to 30/06/2025. - II-Level Junior PostDoc Researcher on “Design, fabbricazione e misura di device a microonda superconduttore-semiconduttore sottoposti ad effetto di gating elettrostatico - Scientific area Physics”
Istituto Nanoscienze of Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
From 01/11/2023 to 31/06/2024. - I-Level Junior PostDoc Researcher on “Design, fabbricazione e misura di device a microonda superconduttore-semiconduttore sottoposti ad effetto di gating elettrostatico - Scientific area Physics”
Istituto Nanoscienze of Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
From 01/11/2022 to 31/10/2023. - PostDoc Researcher on “Tecnologie, materiali e dispositivi micro e nanostrutturati per applicazioni in G-band - Scientific area ING-INF/01 - Elettronica”
Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione of Università di Pisa
From 01/11/2021 to 31/10/2022. - PhD Student
Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione of Università di Pisa
From 01/11/2018 to 31/10/2021.
CV
PhD and PostDoc Fellowship with the University of Pisa
I am an electronic process engineer with a PhD in Information Engineering from the University of Pisa, where I specialized in the development of micro- and nanostructured materials and devices for applications in electronics, energy storage, and (bio)sensing.
Within the R2POWER300 project, coordinated by STMicroelectronics, I worked on engineering high-aspect-ratio silicon to increase the effective surface area of solid-state 3D capacitors. I then applied Atomic Layer Deposition techniques to conformally coat these structures, achieving a record capacitance density of 1 μF/mm² on silicon, the record state-of-the-art at the time. Again, with STMicroelectronics, I contributed to post-processing steps to selectively integrate nanostructured silicon near power diodes, demonstrating significant improvements in static and dynamic performance. Beyond silicon, I developed nanocomposite materials with tunable electrical, optical, and mechanical properties by integrating metallic nanoparticles onto 2D and 3D polymeric substrates. I explored new concepts such as plasmonic polymer lenses for optical filtering and magnification and demonstrated their utility in low-cost bio-imaging using standard smartphone cameras. I also fabricated piezoresistive strain sensors using nanoparticle-decorated porous polymers, capable of detecting weak physiological signals, such as the radial sphygmic wave. A significant portion of my work leveraged the Layer-by-Layer (LbL) deposition technique, which I mastered and applied in unconventional ways. I used LbL to conformally coat nanostructured silicon substrates with gold nanoparticles for the development of hybrid photonic–plasmonic (bio)sensors. In the RESORB project, I adapted the method to incorporate fluorophore-labeled sub-nanometric polymer films onto resorbable substrates, producing in vivo pH sensors for biomedical applications. In another line of research, I used LbL to fabricate novel ultrathin ambipolar polyelectrolyte capacitors, achieving capacitance densities as high as 25 nF/mm², opening new avenues for printed and flexible microelectronics. These activities provided me with deep, hands-on experience in unconventional laboratory and cleanroom micro/nano fabrication techniques, thin-film deposition, coating, patterning, replica molding, and advanced characterization techniques (electrical, morphological, optical). My PhD research not only contributed to the advancement of integrated energy solutions and sensing technologies but also laid a strong foundation for high-level collaboration with industrial partners and the translation of research into practical device-level innovation.
During my first year of postdoc at the University of Pisa, I led the G BAND ANTENNA MANUFACTURY project in collaboration with Huawei. I conceived and developed the process to fabricate the first G-Band (260–280 GHz) antenna using an innovative double-casting replica molding process for flexible polymeric devices, culminating in the filing of a patent, marking a successful technology transfer and industrial application. During my time at the University of Pisa, I also coordinated the activities of one PhD student and four master's students, all with degrees in electronics and biomedical engineering.
PostDoc Fellowships with the Italian National Research Council
From November 2022 to June 2025, I served as a postdoctoral researcher at the Nanoscience Institute of the CNR, where I played a pivotal role in advancing hybrid semiconducting/superconducting electronics. I invented and patented the InAs on Insulator (InAsOI) platform, a groundbreaking cryogenic semiconducting architecture that enables the fabrication of Josephson Junctions (JJs) able to support high supercurrents. This platform, by electrically decoupling the active region from the substrate, enables supercurrent transport with tunable superconducting properties, thanks to electrostatic control over the InAs epilayer. This work culminated with the frontispiece cover of Advanced Functional Materials and the filing of a patent. Building on this invention, I successfully demonstrated the fabrication of Josephson Field-Effect Transistors (JoFETs) using the InAsOI platform, integrating superconducting electrodes and high-permittivity (high-k) gate dielectrics. These devices exhibited robust gating effects and were used to construct the first hybrid superconducting-semiconducting supercurrent demultiplexers operating at ultra-low temperatures (50 mK). I developed two architectures: one functioning up to 100 MHz with 1 input and 8 voltage-controlled outputs, and another waveguide-integrated version operating up to 4 GHz, suitable for time-division multiplexing of transmon qubit signals, a key challenge in scaling quantum processors. All these activities directly supported the objectives of the SPECTRUM project, in which I served as WP1 leader responsible for the fabrication of the first superconducting solid-state switch operating in the radiofrequency range for the Time Division Multiplexing of transmon qubit signals. Within the SPECTRUM project, I coordinated the work of a large team, including three PhD students, one master's student, and one international scholar intern.
Assistant Professor with the Scuola Normale Superiore
After a few months as a research consultant, I became an Assistant Professor at the Scuola Normale Superiore in November 2025, where I play a central role in the activities of the National Quantum Science and Technology Institute (NQSTI) focused on hybrid semiconducting-superconducting electronics.
My research path has been driven by a strong combination of experimental innovation, cross-disciplinary engineering, and project leadership. During my research years, I have demonstrated the ability to bring forward original, patent-protected concepts, develop them into functioning quantum and electronic devices, and deliver results aligned with both academic excellence and industrial relevance.