CV
Education
Ph.D. in Engineering of Industrial Products and Processes, University of Naples Federico II, Italy, 2011 M.S. in Physics (cum laude), University of Naples Federico II, Italy, 2011 B.S. in Physics, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Work Experience
Jan 2023 - ongoing: Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow Universidad de Valladolid - Department of Signal Theory and Communications and Telematic Engineering Valladolid, Spain
Apr 2022 – Dec 2022 “Maria Zambrano” Fellow Universidad Complutense de Madrid - Department of Optics Madrid, Spain
Sept 2018 – March 2022 Postdoctoral Fellow Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University - Department of Biomedical Engineering Atlanta, GA, USA.
Apr 2018 – Aug 2018 Postdoctoral Associate SUNY Stony Brook – Biomedical Engineering Department Stony Brook, NY, USA.
2017 – 2018 Postdoctoral Associate Italian National Research Council, Institute of Applied Science and Intelligent Systems (CNR – ISASI) Pozzuoli (NA), Italy.
2013 – 2014 Research Assistant Italian National Research Council, National Institute of Optics (CNR - INO) Naples, Italy.
2011 – 2012 Research Assistant, ICFO - Institute of Photonic Sciences Barcelona, Spain.
Skills
Advanced Optical Microscopy Total Internal Reflection Microscopy Holographic Microscopy Super-resolution Microscopy Signal and Image Processing Quantitative Phase Imaging Fluorescence Imaging Research and Data Analysis Statistical Analysis Algorithm Development
Publications
Talks
High-speed CMOS imaging with fiber bundle optical reassignment
Conference proceedings talk at Frontiers in Optics: Proceedings Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2023, FiO, LS 2023,
Simultaneous multicolor imaging with multifocal scanning microscopy
Conference proceedings talk at Frontiers in Optics: Proceedings Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2023, FiO, LS 2023,
3D Multifocal Scanning Microscopy for Super-Resolution Cell and Tissue Imaging
Conference proceedings talk at Frontiers in Optics: Proceedings Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2023, FiO, LS 2023,
Multicolor 3D-fluorescence imaging flow cytometry with portable light-sheet optofluidic microscopy
Conference proceedings talk at 3D Image Acquisition and Display: Technology, Perception and Applications in Proceedings Optica Imaging Congress, 3D, COSI, DH, FLatOptics, IS, pcAOP 2023,
Image restoration for fluorescence microscopy using optimal sparsity and camera modeling
Conference proceedings talk at Frontiers in Optics: Proceedings Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2023, FiO, LS 2023,
Enhanced Volumetric Reconstruction in Fourier Light-Field Microscopy through Denoising-Sparse Decomposition
Conference proceedings talk at Frontiers in Optics: Proceedings Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2023, FiO, LS 2023,
3D Imaging Flow Cytometry with High-Resolution Light-Field Microscopy
Conference proceedings talk at 3D Image Acquisition and Display: Technology, Perception and Applications in Proceedings Optica Imaging Congress, 3D, COSI, DH, FLatOptics, IS, pcAOP 2023,
A compact open-top light-sheet microscope for Optofluidic imaging
Conference proceedings talk at Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XXIX,
Resolution doubling in optofluidics and sample-scanning fluorescence microscopy
Conference proceedings talk at Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Superresolution Imaging XV,
Volumetric and optofluidic live-cell imaging using high-resolution Fourier light-field microscopy (HR-FLFM)
Conference proceedings talk at Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules, Cells, and Tissues XX,
Artifacts-free Fourier ptychographic microscopy using a misaligned setup
Conference proceedings talk at Optical Methods for Inspection, Characterization, and Imaging of Biomaterials V,
Miniaturized optical fluorescence microscopy system for parallel in situ imaging
Conference proceedings talk at Optics InfoBase Conference Papers,
Correction of CMOS-related noise in fluorescence microscopy
Conference proceedings talk at Optics InfoBase Conference Papers,
Field-deployable, cost-effective holographic slide microscope: a 3D-printed prototype
Conference proceedings talk at Optics InfoBase Conference Papers,
The gradient and frequency-wise analysis improves wide-field imaging in miniaturized one-photon microscopy
Conference proceedings talk at Optics InfoBase Conference Papers,
Bio-Lithography by RBC-lenses: DH wavefront evaluation of imprinted structures in Lithium Niobate
Conference proceedings talk at Optics InfoBase Conference Papers,
Recent advancements and perspective about digital holography: A super-tool in biomedical and bioengineering fields
Conference proceedings talk at Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series,
Automatic correction of pixel-dependent noise: Towards the ideal sCMOS camera
Conference proceedings talk at Optics InfoBase Conference Papers,
Assessment of bacteria microencapsulation performance through bio-speckle dynamic analysis
Conference proceedings talk at Label-free Biomedical Imaging and Sensing (LBIS) 2019,
Holographic imaging for 3D visualization and metrology of liquid bubbles
Conference proceedings talk at Optics InfoBase Conference Papers,
3D imaging in microfluidics: new holographic methods and devices
Conference proceedings talk at Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE,
Detection of self-propelling bacteria by speckle correlation assessment and applications to food industry
Conference proceedings talk at Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering,
Compact modules for off-axis holography in microfluidics: features and design solutions
Conference proceedings talk at Optics and Biophotonics in Low-Resource Settings V,
Holographic 3D particle tracking based on numerical diffraction propagation and correlation recognition
Conference proceedings talk at Optics InfoBase Conference Papers,
Fast and Accurate Thickness Mapping of Liquid Bubbles and Thin Protein Films
Conference proceedings talk at MARSS 2018 - International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales,
Detection and sorting of microplastics in marine environment by new imaging tools
Conference proceedings talk at Speckle 2018: VII International Conference on Speckle Metrology,
Easy Printing of High Viscous Microdots by Spontaneous Breakup of Thin Fibers
Conference proceedings talk at ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces,
Compact solutions for off-axis holography in optofluidics
Conference proceedings talk at Optics InfoBase Conference Papers,
Wavefront division off-axis digital holography microscopy on chip
Conference proceedings talk at Speckle 2018: VII International Conference on Speckle Metrology,
Quantitative phase imaging by evanescent wave microscopy
Conference proceedings talk at Optics InfoBase Conference Papers,
Interferometric measurement of film thickness during bubble blowing
Conference proceedings talk at Optical Methods for Inspection, Characterization, and Imaging of Biomaterials III,
High-throughput label-free optofluidic imaging and 3D tracking using a pocket holographic microscope slide
Conference proceedings talk at Optics InfoBase Conference Papers,
Food quality inspection by speckle decorrelation properties of bacteria colonies
Conference proceedings talk at Optical Methods for Inspection, Characterization, and Imaging of Biomaterials III,
Through-the-objective holographic surface plasmon resonance imaging for quantitative measurement of thin film thickness
Conference proceedings talk at Quantitative Phase Imaging II,
Mimicking cataract-induced visual dysfunction by means of protein denaturation in egg albumen
Conference proceedings talk at Ophthalmic Technologies XXVI, 2016 SPIE
Unusual 3D lithography approaches for fabrication of polymeric photonic microstructures
Conference proceedings talk at Optical Components and Materials XI,
Polymer self-assembling of light converting microlenses arrays
Conference proceedings talk at Micro-Optics 2014,
Local electric field measurements by optical tweezers
Conference proceedings talk at AAPP Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti, Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali,
Teaching
Service and Leadership
Reviewer for several high-impact scientific journals Mentor to undergraduate and graduate students in various research projects