Virgilio Mattoli

Virgilio Mattoli received his laurea degree in chemistry (cum laude) from the University of Pisa and the diploma in chemistry from the Scuola Normale Superiore in 2000. In 2005 he received his PhD in bio-engineering (cum laude) from Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSA). In 2004 he was a short-term visiting researcher at Stanford University and in 2005 and 2008 at Waseda University. From 2008 to 2009 he obtained a temporary position of Assistant Professor of bioengineering at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. Since 2009 he has worked at the Center for Materials Interfaces (CMI) of the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, focusing his research on smart/functional materials, first as Team Leader and then as permanent Researcher Technologist. His research interests include: smart nano- and bio-inspired materials, soft electronics, sensors, micro/nano-fabrication technologies, and biorobotics. He is currently involved in several research projects on these topics, including the EU FET Project 5D NanoPrinting and the EU EIC challenge project IV-Lab, of which he is the coordinator. He is (co)author of about 190 journal papers and more than 50 invited talks.

Last updated: 17 Jun 2025