Sandro Carrara

Sandro Carrara is a Full Professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), where he leads the Bio/CMOS Interfaces (BCI) laboratory. He is affiliated with the School of Engineering (STI), the Institute of Electrical Engineering (SCI-STI-SC), and the Integrated Systems Laboratory (LSI). His academic leadership spans teaching, doctoral supervision, and editorial roles in major journals including IEEE Sensors Journal and BioNanoScience.

Education:

• Diploma in Electronics, National Technical Institute of Albenga, Italy
• Master in Physics, University of Genoa, Italy
• PhD in Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Padua, Italy

His research focuses on the integration of biological systems with CMOS technology, particularly in the development of nanoscale biosensors for health monitoring. Key areas include memristive biosensors, wearable and implantable sensors, electrochemical detection, and therapeutic drug monitoring. His work bridges electronics, nanotechnology, and biomedicine to enable point-of-care diagnostics and personalized medicine.

His recent publications (2023–2025) show a strong trend toward sustainable printed electronics, machine learning for biosensing, in-memory computing for cancer diagnostics, and remote health monitoring. These works appear in high-impact journals such as IEEE Sensors Journal, Nanoscale, and Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X.

Scientific Awards:

• IEEE Fellow (2015)
• IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award (2016)
• Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Sensors Council (2017)
• Best Paper Award, IEEE MeMeA Symposium (2020)
• Multiple Gold and Bronze Leaf Prizes at PRIME and IEEE conferences
• Best Poster Awards at EMBEC and Nano-Tera meetings

He actively advises PhD students and leads research projects involving CMOS-based biosensors, wireless implants, and smart sensor systems. His lab collaborates widely across disciplines and institutions, focusing on real-world applications in oncology, neurology, and environmental health. He has also contributed to the development of battery-free wearable devices, optical power transfer systems, and IoT-enabled telemedicine platforms.

Laboratories and Teams:

• Bio/CMOS Interfaces (BCI) Laboratory, EPFL
• Integrated Systems Laboratory (LSI), EPFL
• Collaborations with IEEE Sensors Council and Circuits and Systems Society
• Editorial leadership in IEEE Sensors Journal and BioNanoScience