Sergio Billotta

Sergio Billotta was born in Catania, Italy, in 1976. He received the M.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Catania, in 2003. In 2003, he joined STMicroelectronics, Catania, as a Research Consultant. Since 2004, he has been with the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Catania, as a Full Researcher. His main research interests and activities include single-photon avalanche photodiodes, silicon photomultiplier detectors, charge-coupled devices, active pixel sensors, imaging detectors, and photon-counting systems for ground and space astrophysical applications. He is mainly involved in full electronic testing, measurements, and characterizations of imaging detectors. He has co-authored many technical and scientific papers, and is currently joining interferometer and quantum astronomy programs.