Diego Pugliese, born in Turin on 19/05/1986, is a Fixed-Term Researcher type A at the Institute of Materials, Physics and Engineering of the Department of Applied Science and Technology of the Polytechnic of Turin since November 2018. He obtained at the University of Turin a Bachelor's Degree in Physics in October 2008 and a Master's Degree in Environmental Physics in October 2010. In February 2014 he obtained the PhD in Physics at the Polytechnic of Turin. From March 2014 to October 2018 he was first a Research Fellow and then a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the same Institute where he is currently a Researcher. His current research activity mainly concerns the design, synthesis and characterization of specialty oxide-based glasses for applications in photonic and biophotonic technologies. He has participated in 7 International Conferences, 5 of which as an Invited Speaker. He is the author of 49 peer-reviewed articles in international journals, 3 book chapters, and a patent for industrial invention. He is a member of the Italian Society of Optics and Photonics (SIOF), of the Optical Society of America (OSA), and of the Inter-University Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM).

- I participated in the following research projects:

1) LIFE "Laser Innovativi in Fibra ottica Eye-safe ad alta efficienza" of the Piedmont Region

2) Eurostars E!6174 SIMPLE "Smart hIgh-power eye safe coMpact Pulsed Laser, for profile monitoring systEms"

3) CoACH-ETN "Advanced glasses, Composites And Ceramics for High growth Industries-European Training Network", funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 program

4) CALIBER "CompAct eye-safe Lidar source for AirBorne lasER scanning", funded by NATO within the Science for Peace and Security (SPS) program

5) PoC "Proof of Concept" entitled "Dispositivo multifunzionale in Fibra Ottica bioriaSsorbibile per la diagnosi e la terapia (FOS)" of the Polytechnic of Turin

6) PHAST-ETN "Photonics for Healthcare:multiscAle cancer diagnosiS and Therapy-European Training Network", funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 program

- I participated, as an Associate Investigator, in the following research project:

1) ARMY R&D 1994-PH-01