Francesca D'Elia

Dr. Francesca D'Elia is a Research Fellow in the Neuroelectronic Interfaces group at the Institute of Biological Information Processing, Bioelectronics (IBI-3) of Forschungszentrum Jülich since February 2024, focusing on the integration of electronic systems with neural interfaces.

Education:

• Bachelor in Biotechnology, University of Salento (2011-2014)
• Master in Medical Biotechnologies and Nanobiotechnologies, University of Salento (2014-2017)
• PhD in Nanosciences, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (2017-2022) - Thesis: '3D printed optical devices with stress- and light-dependent properties'
• Professional Master's in 'KEI: Valorization of Intellectual Property for Knowledge Exchange and Impact', University of Bologna (2023-present)

Research Expertise: Her work bridges Neuroelectronics and Nanotechnology through advanced fabrication techniques. She has pioneered 3D printing methodologies for tunable optical components, characterized piezoelectric actuators for medical ultrasound applications, and developed metrology protocols for graphene-based photonic platforms. Current research explores bidirectional communication between neural tissue and electronic systems for next-generation biomedical devices.

Professional Experience:

• Research Fellowship at NEST Competence Center on Nanotechnologies (2022): Morphological/spectroscopic analysis of piezoelectric ultrasound transducers
• Process Engineer at CamGraPhIC (2023-2024): Metrological characterization of graphene in telecom/datacom photonic integrated circuits

Awards: No scientific awards documented in source materials.

Academic Guidance: No information available regarding student supervision or research grants. Current activities center on neuroelectronic interface development within IBI-3's collaborative framework.

Research Environment: Works within Forschungszentrum Jülich's Neuroelectronic Interfaces team, leveraging the institute's specialized facilities for biohybrid system development and neural signal processing.