Leandro Lorenzelli

Biography

Leandro Lorenzelli leads the Microsystems Technology Unit of the Sensors and Devices Centre. His group’s research focuses on micro-technologies for micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), physical and bio-chemical sensors, lab-on-a-chip technology, and biosystems. The application fields are in the biomedical, environmental, and space sectors. Leandro has contributed to the introduction of new enabling technologies in the fields of flexible sensors for robotics, memristive devices for adaptive memory cells, and in-vitro neural interfaces. Currently, his research interests are in the design of devices interfacing 3D neural systems and organoids. He has coordinated several national and international projects in the field of microsystems as the Principal Investigator and authored/edited of more than 100 articles in peer-review specialized publications and four patents. Dr Lorenzelli has served as Associate Editor and Guest Editor for different IEEE and non-IEEE journals and is a committee member of several international conferences.

Expertise

• Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
• Physical, Chemical and Bio-sensors
• Microfluidics, Lab-on-chip
• Flexible sensors

Experience

• Head of Microsystems Technology (MST) Unit and LABSSAH facility coordinator, Centre for Sensors and Devices, FBK, 2019-current
• Member of the Management Board (CdA) of INNOVAAL scarl, 2016-2022
• Member of the scientific board of the Doctoral School of Materials, Mechatronics and Systems Engineering of the University of Trento, 2015-2023
• Affiliate Member of the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Trento, 2013-2023
• Head of the Microsystems Technology (MST) Unit, Centre for Materials and Microsystems, 2012-2019
• FBK representative member at EPOSS (European Technology Platform on Smart Systems Integration), 2012-2015
• Member of the administrative board of a startup initiative WISE Srl (www.wiseneuro.com) in the area of polymeric stretchable devices, 2011-2013
• Member of the Scientific Council of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces (CIMaINa, University of Milano, Italy), 2008-2011
• Head of BioMEMS Research Unit, Centre for Materials and Microsystems, FBK, 2006-2012
• Researcher, ITC-irst (now FBK), 1998-2006
• PhD in Microelectronics, University of Genova and Trento, 1998
• Research Associate, University of Genova, 1996-1998

Research Activity

Leandro is an active researcher and welcomes the opportunity to discuss co-supervising PhD candidates.
ASN qualification; sector qualification Electronics 09/E3 (2014)