Massimo De Vittorio is Principal Investigator of the Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies of the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Lecce – Italy, where he has served as Director in the period 2014-2024, and Full Professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). His research activity deals with the development of science and technology applied to nanophotonics, nanoelectronics, and nano and micro electromechanical systems (NEMS/MEMS) for applications in the fields of technology for healthcare and ICT.
During his career, he has designed and coordinated micro and nanofabrication facilities with both backend and frontend technologies, with full prototyping and small/medium scale production capabilities. He has been a consultant for high-tech corporations and the founder/advisor of 5 startup companies. He has extensive managerial skills, having coordinated several national and EU projects. He has a strong national and international network and has served on several boards and committees.
Author of about 480 manuscripts in international journals, 14 patents, 10 book chapters, and more than 70 invited/keynote talks to international conferences, he is also a senior editor of the Journal IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology. He is the recipient of the 2023 Novo Nordisk Foundation Research Laureate Award and of the 2024 MNE Fellow Award from the International Micro and Nano Engineering Society (iMNEs).