Cristian Franceschet

Cristian Franceschet was born in Desio, Italy, in 1975. He received the Laurea degree in physics and the Ph.D. degree in physics from the Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy, in 2004 and 2016, respectively. From 2004 to 2009, he was an AIV Engineer in the Thales Alenia Space Italia in the context of the PLANCK satellite (ESA) for the measurement of cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropies. He contributed to the development of the GALILEO European Global Navigation Satellite System. In 2009, he began an academic career at the Università degli Studi di Milano in the field of observational cosmology. As the Scientific Director of the Microwave Laboratory, Department of Physics, his activities concern electromagnetic and mechanical design, development, and characterization of microwave antennas and components in anechoic environment. He is currently involved in scientific projects for the observation of the polarized CMB, including the large-scale polarization explorer (LSPE) experiment (ASI) and the LiteBIRD satellite (JAXA).