CURRICULUM

CURRICULUM

Posizione accademica

Posizione attuale Professore associato a tempo pieno, abilitato alla I Fascia della docenza universtiaria, dal 4 febbraio 2014

Anzianità in ruolo 01/03/2002

Università Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza"

Dipartimento Dipartimento di Ingegenria dell’Informazione, Elettronica e Telecominucazioni, Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications

Direttore del Centro di Ricerca per le Nanotecnologie applicate all’Ingegneria di Sapienza - CNIS

Responsabile Scientifico del Laboratorio di Nanotecnologie e Nanoscienze di Sapienza -SNN-Lab

Posizioni precedentemente ricoperte nella stessa Università o in altre istituzioni:

06/06/1994-28/02/2002 Ricercatore Universitario presso Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza"

01/12/1992-31/05/1994 Post-doctoral Member of Technical Staff presso Bell Communication Research, New Jersey USA

Informazioni rilevanti relative alla carriera scientifica e professionale

- Istruzione e attività Post-dottorale

- 14/07/1989 - Laurea 110 con lode in Ingegneria Elettronica, ricevuta dall’Università di Bari

- 28/09/1993 Dottorato di Ricerca in Ingegneria Elettronica, ricevuta dal Politecnico di Bari, con tesi dal titolo “Filtri acusto-ottici accordabili per sistemi di comunicazioni", tutor Prof. Marco De Sario e co-tutor Dr. David Smith di Bellcore, Red Bank, New Jersey USA.

- 01/11/1991- 31/10/1992, Visting researcher presso Bell Communication Research, New Jersey USA.

- 02/11/92 - 31/05/1994 Post-doctoral Member of Technical Staff presso Bell Communication Research, New Jersey USA.

- Participazioni a società scientifiche e altre affiliazioni

- Presidente della Società Italiana Cristalli Liquidi dal 2010

- Vice-Presidente IEEE Photonics Society - Italy Chapter

- Member of the International Liquid Crystal Society e membro del Board of Directors

- Senior Member of IEEE and affiliato con la IEEE Photonics Society, membro del Chapter Executive Committee dell’Italy Chapter della IEEE Photonics Society

- Senior Member of the Optical Society of America

- Associate Member of CNR - IMM (Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems)

- Relazioni su invito in Congressi e Lezioni presso Scuole superiori internazionali:

1. “Optical waveguides and tunable devices made of a liquid crystal core in PDMS channels”, SPIE Optics and Photonics, Liquid Crystals XXIII, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, United States, 11 - 12 August 2019.

2. "Optical waveguides and switching photonic devices made of electro-optically driven liquid crystals in PDMS channels", 14th Mediterranean Workshop and Topical Meeting "Novel Optical Materials and Applications" , Cetraro - Italy, June 2-8, 2019.

3. “Photonic integration based on liquid crystals for low power applications”, D-Photon 2018, 1st International Conference on Dielectric Photonic Devices and Systems Beyond Visible, Bari Italy, October 1-2, 2018.

4. “Photonic integration based on liquid crystals for low power applications”, Invited Lecture in the frame of OSA Traveling Lecture Program at International Conference on “Optical and Wireless Technologies”, at Malayvia National Institute Technology Februray 10-11, 2018 and at Manipal University, February 13 2018, Jaipur, India.

5. “Photonic devices, OFET, photovoltaics,” Invited Lecture at 23rd Course of the International School of Liquid Crystals titled “Liquid Crystal Modelling and Simulation: A Comprehensive Introduction,” in collaboration with CECAM (Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire) at “Ettore Majorana Centre” in Erice, Italy, 14–18, July 2017.

6. “Liquid crystals and hybrid photonic integration: materials, properties, technologies, devices”, 22nd Course of the International School of Liquid Crystals in collaboration with SICL and IEEE Photonic Society Italy Chapter on “Photonics integration: materials, properties, technologies and devices”, Erice, September 25th- October 1st, 2016.

7. “LC:PDMS optical waveguides: a new proposal for flexible photonics”, International Workshop on Liquid Crystal Photonics, Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 14-16, 2016.

8. “Integrated optics based on liquid crystals embedded in PDMS microfluidic channels”, Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Shanghai, China, August 8-11, 2016.

9. “Microfluidics using PDMS and liquid crystals: fabrication technology and devices”, 8th Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian Liquid Crystal Society, Kyoto, Japan, July 5-7, 2016.

10. “Recent advances of liquid crystal applications: from novel electro-optic devices to systems”, 11th Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana Cristalli Liquidi, Portonovo (An), 22-23 June 2016.

11. “Liquid crystals optical waveguides in poly(dimethylsiloxane) microchannels: fabrication and optical transmission properties", 12th Mediterranean Workshop and Topical Meeting "Novel Optical Materials and Applications" , Cetraro - Italy, June 7 - 13, 2015.

12. “Liquid crystal waveguide technologies for a new generation of low power photonic integrated circuits”, SPIE Photonics West, Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies X, San Francisco CA USA, February 9-11, 2015.

13. "Liquid crystal channel waveguides for optofluidic applications", 7th Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian Liquid Crystal Society, Ravenna July 7-10, 2014.

14. "Tuneable optical filtering techniques in waveguides using liquid crystals and composites ", 2nd Italian Brasilian Workshop on Liquid Crystals, 14th - 18th October 2013, Maceió – Brazil.

15. "Resonant micro- and nano-structured photonic devices based on composite materials", 11th Mediterranean Workshop and Topical Meeting "Novel Optical Materials and Applications" , Cetraro - Italy, June 10 - 15, 2013.

16. "Waveguided optical reflectors using liquid crystals and composites", 3rd International Workshop on Liquid Crystals for Photonics, Hong Kong, December 9-11, 2012.

17. "Tuneable optical filtering techniques in waveguides using liquid crystals and composites " 2012 1st Italian Brasilian workshop on Liquid Crystals, Erice August 26-30, 2012.

18. "All-optical switching and filtering based on liquid crystals and photosensitive composite organicmaterials", 6th Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian Liquid Crystal Society, Tokio, Japan 25-27 July 2012.

19. "Liquid Crystal Waveguide Devices", IEEE Workshop of Fiber Optics and Passive Components, Montreal, Canada 13-15 July 2011.

20. "All-optical guided wave structures based on liquid crystals and photosensitive composite organic materials", 10th Mediterranean Workshop and Topical Meeting "Novel Optical Materials and Applications", Cetraro - Italy, June 6 - 10, 2011.

21. "Linear and nonlinear LC optical waveguides for low power photonics", International Workshop on Liquid Crystal Photonics, Hong Kong, 8-10 December 2010.

22. "Nonlinear switching of near infrared light in liquid crystal on silicon channel waveguides", The Internationjal Symposium on Optical Science and Technology SPIE 55th Annual Meeting, Conf. 7775, Liquid Crystals XIV, San Diego 2-6 August 2010. (Proc. of SPIE. San Diego, California (USA), 1 August 2010, vol. 7775, p. 777510(1)-777510(10), Bellingham:SPIE - The international society for optics and photonics., ISBN: 9780819482716, doi: 10.1117/12.861763)

23. "Linear and nonlinear light propagation in liquid crystal on silicon waveguides", 9th Mediterranean Workshop and Topical Meeting on "Novel Optical Materials and Applications", Cetraro - Italy, June 5 - 9, 2009.

24. "Integrated optic devices using liquid crystals and composites on glass and silicon platforms", II International Workshop on Liquid Crystal for Photonics, Cambridge, 21-23 July 2008.

25. "Functional hybrid integrated optic devices using liquid crystals and composites", 4th Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian Liquid Crystal Society, Nara, Japan 6-9 July 2008.

26. "Photonic devices using liquid crystals and composites", Lecture on "Advances in the Experimental and Theoretical Techniques for Anisotropic Fluids" 14th Course of the International School of Liquid Crystals, Erice, 26 July 1 August 2007, Directors of the Course: P. Pasini and C. Zannoni.

27. "Integrated optic tuneable filters using composite material holographic gratings", 8th Mediterranean Workshop and Topical Meeting "Novel Optical Materials and Applications", Cetraro - Italy, June 4 - 8, 2007.

28. “Nematic liquid crystal channel waveguides embedded in SiO2/Si grooves", WFOPC2005, 4th IEEE/LEOS Workshop on Fibres and Optical passive Components, Mondello (Pa), Italy June 22-24, 2005, pp. 275-280.

29. "Optical integrated devices using smectic and nematic liquid crystals: processing photons by using soft matter", 10th International Conferencee on Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals, FLC 2005, 12 17, September 2005, Stare Jablonki, Poland.

30. "Guided Wave Optoelectronic Devices Using Liquid Crystals and Composite Materials", 2nd Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian Liquid Crystal Society, Tsu, Japan 5-8 September 2004.

31. "Integrated optic devices using liquid crystals: design and fabrication issues" The International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, Denver 2-6 August 2004. (Proc. of SPIE Liquid Crystals VIII, International Symposium Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 49th Annual Meeting. Denver, Co (USA), 2-6 August 2004, vol. 5518, p. 123-135, BELLINGHAM:SPIE, doi: 10.1117/12.560034)

32. "Guided wave optical switches using liquid crystals for high capacity communication systems", 6th Mediterranean Workshop and Topical Meeting "Novel Optical Materials and Applications" , Cetraro - Italy, June 8 - 13, 2003.

33. "Liquid crystal devices for photonic switching applications: state of the art and future developments", lecture at International School of Liquid Crystals I Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian liquid Crystal Society, Erice, Italy, 7-10 July 2002.

34. "Liquid crystal based devices for optical communication systems" Basic Applications of Liquid Crystals in Optical Communication Technologies, Tutorial in the frame of Optics with Liquid Crystal International Topical Meeting, Sorrento, Italy 30th September 2001 - 1st October 2001.

35. "Dispositivi elettroottici a cristallo liquido ferroelettrico", 5° Convegno Nazionale "Strumentazione e Metodi di Misura Elettroottici" Elettroottica '98, Matera, 12-14 Maggio 1998.

36. "Devices for wavelength switching in all-optical networks", at Advanced Photonics Materials for Information Technology, Los Angeles, California, 27-28 January 1994 (SPIE Proceedings, vol. 2144, 1994, pp. 20-31).

- Participazione a Comitati Scientifici

- SICL 2004 VI Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana dei Cristalli Liquidi, Ischia June 3-5 2004.

- II Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian liquid Crystal Society, Tsu, Japan, 5-8 September 2004.

- 8th European Conference on Liquid Crystals, Sesto (BZ), Italy, 27 February - 4 March, 2005.

- 1st International Workshop on Liquid Crystal for Photonics, Ghent, Belgium, April 26-28, 2006.

- 3rd Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian liquid Crystal Society, Castiglioncello (LI), June 5-7 2006.

- 7th meeting nazionale della Società Italiana di Cristalli Liquidi, Castiglioncello (LI), June 7-9, 2006.

- 14th Course: Advances in the Experimental and Theoretical Techniques for Anisotropic Fluids 1st School of the Italian Liquid Crystal SocietyErice, 26 July 1 August 2007, Directors of the Course: P. Pasini and C. Zannoni

- 4th Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian liquid Crystal Society, Nara, Japan July 6-9,

- 2008.

- 2nd International Workshop on Liquid Crystal for Photonics, Cambridge, UK, July 21-23, 2008.

- 5th Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian liquid Crystal Society, Cetraro, Italy July, 6-9

- 2010.

- Co-chairman, 6th Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian Liquid Crystal Society, Tokio,

- Japan July 25-27, 2012.

- Director of the 2nd School of the Italian Liquid Crystal Society (SICL)18th Course of International School

- of Liquid Crystals held in Erice (Italy) from the 3rd to the 10th of July, 2011.

- Chairman of the scientific committee of the 10th Italian Liquid Crystal Society Meeting, Rome June 21-23

- 2012.

- Chairman of the scientific committee of the 1st Italian Brasilian workshop on Liquid Crystals Erice

- August, 26-30 2012.

- Chairman of the scientific committee of the 11th Italian Liquid Crystal Society Meeting, Ravenna July 9-10,

- 2014.

- Chairman of the 7th Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian liquid Crystal Society, Cetraro, Italy July, 7-8 2014.

- Chairman of the 5th International Workshop on Liquid Crystal for Photonics, Erice, Italy September 2-7, 2014.

- Organizzazione di congressi, simposi con il ruolo di responsabile.

- SICL 2004 VI Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana dei Cristalli Liquidi, Ischia June 3-5 2004.

- II Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian liquid Crystal Society, Tsu, Japan, 5-8 September 2004.

- 8th European Conference on Liquid Crystals, Sesto (BZ), Italy, 27 February - 4 March, 2005.

- 1st International Workshop on Liquid Crystal for Photonics, Ghent, Belgium, April 26-28, 2006.

- 3rd Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian liquid Crystal Society, Castiglioncello (LI), June 5-7 2006.

- 7th meeting nazionale della Società Italiana di Cristalli Liquidi, Castiglioncello (LI), June 7-9, 2006.

- 14th Course: Advances in the Experimental and Theoretical Techniques for Anisotropic Fluids 1st School of the Italian Liquid Crystal SocietyErice, 26 July 1 August 2007, Directors of the Course: P. Pasini and C. Zannoni

- 4th Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian liquid Crystal Society, Nara, Japan July 6-9, 2008.

- 2nd International Workshop on Liquid Crystal for Photonics, Cambridge, UK, July 21-23, 2008.

- 5th Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian liquid Crystal Society, Cetraro, Italy July, 6-9, 2010.

- Co-chairman, 6th Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian Liquid Crystal Society, Tokio, Japan July 25-27, 2012.

- Director of the 2nd School of the Italian Liquid Crystal Society (SICL)18th Course of International School of Liquid Crystals held in Erice (Italy) from the 3rd to the 10th of July, 2011.

- Chairman of the scientific committee of the 10th Italian Liquid Crystal Society Meeting, Rome June 21-23, 2012.

- Chairman of the scientific committee of the 1st Italian Brasilian workshop on Liquid Crystals Erice August, 26-30, 2012.

- Director of the 19th Course of International School of Liquid Crystals held in Erice (Italy) August 26-30, 2012.

- Chairman of the scientific committee of the 11th Italian Liquid Crystal Society Meeting, Ravenna July 9-10, 2014.

- Chairman of the 7th Joint meeting Japanese Liquid Crystal Society and Italian liquid Crystal Society, Cetraro, Italy July, 7-8 2014.

- Chairman of the 5th International Workshop on Liquid Crystal for Photonics, Erice, Italy September 2-7, 2014.

- Director of the 20th Course of International School of Liquid Crystals held in Erice (Italy) September 2-7, 2014.

- Revisore per riviste scientifiche, di attività progettuali, e prodotti della ricerca

E’Associate Editor of IEEE Photonics Journal.

E’ inoltre revisore per le seuguenti riviste scientifiche: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Optics Express, OSA Journal of Applied Optics, Journal of Applied Physics, IOP Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics.

Membro della Commissione giudicatrice dei titoli per la conferma in ruolo di ricercatori universitari nel settore scientifico-disciplinare ING‑INF/01, nominata per il biennio di conferma 1 gennaio 2008 - 31 dicembre 2009 (nota del Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca prot. N. 112 del 15.01.2008)

E’ stato revisore di progetti scientifici per il Ministrero dell’Istruzione , dell’Università e della Ricerca, revisore dei prodotti della ricerca nell’ambito della Valutazione della Qualità della Ricerca (VQR) per il quadriennio 2004-2010) per contro dell’ANVUR.

Revisore di attività progettuali come esperto di schermi piatti per conto dell’Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders nel 2004 e 2015.

Revisore di attività progettuali come esperto di scehemi piatti per conto di FIT-IT, Research, Innovation Technology and Information Technology, del Ministero dei Trasporti, Innovazione e Tecnologia in Austria, 2005.

- Supervisore di Assegni di Ricerca/Borse di studio/Posizioni Post-Dottorali

Dr. Robert Philip Bellini 2001-2006

Dr. Ilias G. Manolis 2005-2006

Dr. Rita Asquini 2004-2008

Dr. Domenico Donisi 2008-2009

- Attività di Supervisore di Tesi di Dottorato di Ricerca

Dr. Rita Asquini, 14° ciclo per tesi con titolo "Optoelectronic devices based on polymers and liquid

crystals", premiata per Best PhD Thesis award from the Italian Society of Liquid Crystals in 2004

(co-tutoring with Prof. P. Maltese);

Dr. Claudio Gizzi, 18° ciclo (aa. 2002/03-2005/06), titolo tesi "Photonic devices using organic materials

for optical WDM communication systems"

Dr. Domenico Donisi, 20° ciclo (aa 2004/05-2006/07), titolo della tesi "Advanced photonic components

based on holographic gratings for optical communications, environmental monitoring systems and

biophotonics", premiata per the Best PhD Thesis award from IEEE LEOS Italian Chapter in 2008;

Dr. Giovanni Gilardi 24° ciclo (aa 2008/09-2010/11), titolo tesi "Lightwave planar circuits based on

organic materials for filtering and sensing", premiata per Best PhD Thesis award from the Italian Society of Liquid Crystals in 2014;

Dr. Marco Trotta, 24° ciclo (aa 2008/09-2010/11), titolo tesi "Integrated All-Optical Devices Based on

Nonlinear Organic Materials".

- Attività di Insegnamento presso Sapienza Università di Roma

Da aa 1997/98 insegna il corso di Fotonica in Italiano per la Laurea (ordinamento ante-2000), per la Lauera Specialistica e il corso di Photonics anche in lingua inglese per la Laurea Magistrale in Ingegenria Elettronica;

Dall’aa 2003/04 insegna il corso di Optoelettronica in Italiano per la Laurea (ordinamento ante-2000), per la Lauera Specialistica e il corso di Optoelectronics anche in lingua inglese per la Laurea Magistrale in Ingegenria Elettronica e per la Laurea Magistrale in Ingegenria delle Nanotecnologie;

Dall’aa 2003/04 all’aa 2002/03 ha insegnato il corso di Elettronica per la Laurea (ordinamento ante-2000), per la Lauera Specialistica e per la Laurea Magistrale in Ingegenria Spaziale e per la Laurea Magistrale in Ingegenria delle Nanotecnologie;

Dall’aa 2002/03 all’aa 2008/09, ha insegnato il corso di Sistemi Optoelettronici (che include tecnologie di Schermi Piatti a cristallo liquido e al plasma per la Lauera Specialistica prima e Magistrale poi in Ingegenria Elettronica.

- Responsabilità scientifica di progetti di ricerca selezionati per tipo di fondi basati su bandi con revisione peer-review.

- PRIN 2003: NUOVI MATERIALI COMPOSITI LIQUIDO-CRISTALLINI PER DISPOSITIVI OPTO-ELETTRONICI, Ruolo: Responsabile Scientifico

- PRIN 2006: Realizzazione e caratterizzazione di strutture periodiche POLICRYPS ad alta precisione con applicazioni alla fotonica e loro utilizzo in prototipi di sistemi innovativi per l'interrogazione di sensori in fibra ottica, Ruolo: Principal Investigator

- Advanced Project of INFM Section on Disordered Glass and Liquids- PAIS –Progetto Avanzato di Sezione -2002 - INFM - National Institute for the Physics of Matter Project titled "GLICROS - Glass and Liquid CRystal Optical Switches", 2003-2005, Ruolo: Principal Investigator

- Framework Program FP4 - Thematic European Network, BRITE-EURAM titled "LC-PHOTONET" (Liquid Crystal based Photonic Devices) - BRRT-CT97-5019- 1.11.1997-31.10.2000, Ruolo: Principal Investigator

- Framework Program FP5 - Training and Mobility European Network, titled "SAMPA" (Synclinic and Antisynclinic Mesophases for Photonic Applications) HPRN-CT-2002-00202- 2002-2006, Ruolo: Principal Investigator

- Project Grant from The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy, in the frame of scientific cooperation Italy-Poland "Micro and submicro electro-optical devices based on liquid crystals for photonic circuits" 2007-2009, Ruolo: Principal Investigator

- Project Grant from The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy, in the frame of scientific cooperation Italy-Turkey "Microphotonic resonators on silicon for optical communications and sensing" 2007-2009, Ruolo: Subcontract Principal Investigator

- Project Grant from the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development of US -Air force "All-optical integrated switches based on azo-benzene liquid crystals on silicon", 20.4.2010-20.9.2011. Grant n. FA8655-10-1-3070, Ruolo: Principal Investigator

- COST ACTION: IC COST 1208 “Integrating devices and materials: a challenge for new instrumentation in ICT” (IDEM), Role: Susbstitute Member of the Managemement Committee

(http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ict/Actions/IC1208?management), start date June 1, 2013 durata 48 mesi.

- Introduzione come Editor di numeri speciali di riviste scientifiche

A. d'Alessandro, T. Bellini, P. Pasini, (Guest Editors), “Foreword,” Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, vol. 684, 2019.

Yi-Hsin Lin, Wei Hu, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Antonio d'Alessandro, “Liquid crystal beyond displays: feature introduction”, Vol. 27, No. 15 | 22 Jul 2019 | OPTICS EXPRESS.

A. d'Alessandro, L. R. Evangelista, O. Francescangeli, P. Pasini, (Guest Editors), “Foreword,” Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, vol. 649, 2017.

A. d'Alessandro, P. Pasini, C. Zannoni, (Guest Editors), “Foreword,” Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, vol. 619, no. 1, p. 1, 2015.

A. d'Alessandro, T. Ikeda, P. Pasini, C. Zannoni, (Guest Editors), “Foreword,” Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, vol. 614, no. 1, p. 1, 2015.

A. d'Alessandro, L. R. Evangelista, P. Pasini, C. Zannoni, (Guest Editors), “Foreword,” Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, vol. 576, no. 1, 2013.

A. d'Alessandro, R. Asquini, G. Assanto, R. Beccherelli, (Guest Editors), “Foreword,” Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, vol. 572, no.1, 2013.

A. d'Alessandro, P. Pasini, C. Zannoni, (Guest Editors), “Foreword,” Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals vol. 558, no. 1, 2012.

- Assegnazone di incarichi di insegnamento o di ricerca (fellowship) ufficiale presso università e istituti di ricerca internazionale di elevata qualità

- Bell Communication Research (Bellcore), Red Bank, New Jersey USA 11/1992- 05/1994

- Case Western Research University, Ohio, USA. Seminars on "Integrated optics on lithium niobate ",12/1994-12/1994.

- University of Stuttgart, Institute für Netzwerk und Systemtheorie, Germany. Seminars on "Matrix addressing electronic techniques of liquid crystal flat panel displays", 01/1995-03/1995.

- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Microelectronics and Nanoscience, Goteborg, Sweden. Seminars on "Technology of liquid crystal flat panel displays" 08/1996-08/1996.

- Cambridge University, Department of Engineering, UK. Seminars on "Liquid crystal photonic devices" 09/1999-12/1999.

- Riconoscimenti per attività scientifica

Senior Member of IEEE

Senior Member of Optical Society of America

- Risultati nell’ambito del trasferimento tecnologico in termini di partecipazione nella creazione di nuove imprese (spin off), sviluppo, sfruttamento e commercializzazione dei brevetti

Main contact involved in negotiations for the development of the patent A. d'Alessandro, R. Beccherelli, C.

Umeton, R. Asquini, D. Donisi, L. De Sio, R. Caputo (2011). Electro-optical tunable filter and manufacturing

process. US 7925124 B2, Universita Della Calabria (Rende, IT) Universita Degli Studi Di Roma "La Sapienza"

(Rome, IT) CNR Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (Rome, IT).

Contacts with some companies interested to develop an industrial product are going on.

International application of the patent is in progress.

Altri titoli e incarichi

- Presidente della Società Italiana Cristalli Liquidi- SICL da luglio 2010 e rieletto per il secondo mandato per il quadriennio 2015-2018.

- Responsabile del Laboratorio di Optoelettronica del Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni dal 2003

- - Principali interessi e competenze scientifico-professionali

Dispositivi fotonici lineari e non lineari basati su cristalli liquidi e nanocompositi

Commutatori e filtri ottici per sistemi di comunicazioni in fibra ottica

Sistemi di sensori elettro-ottici

Tecnologia di schemi piatti a cristallo liquido

Dinamica molecolare di cristalli liquidi per applicazioni fotoniche

Sistemi micro-optofluidici per applicazioni biologiche e per la nanomedicina

Tecnologie in guida d’onda per sistemi di interconnessione ottica

- Settore di competenza professionali ai fini di consulenze tecnico-industriali nell’ambito dell’Ingegneria Elettronica

Il settore include competenza di dispositivi, circuiti, apparati e sistemi elettronici progettati e realizzati sulla base delle specifiche, delle normative e dei costi fissati dalle applicazioni specifiche; caratterizzazione e collaudo mediante misure di prestazioni e di affidabilità degli oggetti progettati. Le competenze includono in particolare dispositivi a semiconduttore per bassa e per alta frequenza, circuiti, microcircuiti, architetture ed algoritmi per l’elaborazione delle informazioni, sensori, attuatori e microsistemi, strumentazione elettronica, nanotecnologie, dispositivi e circuiti nanoelettronici, dispositivi e circuiti per applicazioni industriali e di potenza, dispositivi e circuiti per la conversione e la produzione di energia, optoelettronica, dispositivi fotonici, efficienza energetica di circuiti e sistemi, strumenti informatici per la progettazione assistita, ecc.). Inoltre le comptenze si estendono alle applicazioni dei sistemi elettronici, che dettano anche le specifiche per il progetto, la realizzazione e la qualità (nella moderna accezione del termine), come, in particolare l’elaborazione e la trasmissione delle informazioni; l’elettronica industriale e di potenza; l’elettronica per la salute, l’auto, l’ambiente, il turismo, i beni culturali, la casa e lo spazio.