CV of ADRIANO LAI (updated on September 2017)

Summary of scientific activity

Adriano Lai graduated in Physics at Cagliari University in 1987 (110/110 cum laude) working for its thesis at INFN laboratories in Pisa. He got his PhD at Pisa University in 1992. He started working on the development of a massively parallel supercomputer for Lattice Gauge Theories calculation in a theorist group. After the end of his PhD, he turned to experimental particle physics, where worked on the conception and construction of detectors with special emphasis on the design of complex electronics systems. He mainly worked within international collaborations in experiments realized at CERN: PS201 (1992), physics of the nucleus; NA48, direct CP violation (1993-98); LHCb, matter-antimatter asymmetry and rare decays (1999 to present). He also covered various level of responsibilities in research and development projects, aimed at the conception of novel experimental techniques and/or at applying new experimental solutions to bio-medical applications. In this field, his main involvements and responsibilities were: Principal Investigator (responsabile nazionale) of MARE (1997-99), digital radiology system development (CSN5); work package responsible of front-end design of the microDiagene EU grant initiative (2000-01), miniaturized DNA sequencer (EU FP6); Research Unit Coordinator (RUC) of ToASIC (2008-2010), deep-submicron integrated circuit development (CSN5); RUC of Polaris (2010-2013), development of polarized active targets at cryogenic temperatures (CSN5); participation to AllDigital (2012), development of a fully digital PLL circuit (CSN5); RUC of DORELAS (2014), characterization of solid state devices at liquid helium temperatures for a double resonance detector (CSN5); RUC of AXIOMA (2015-17), development of a laser-operated coherent scintillator (CSN5 call). During the years 2012-15 he was INFN scientific responsible and electronics designer of the SENSIPLUS project, financed by AERO SEKUR Spa and aimed at designing and realizing a System-On-a-Chip device for homeland security. Since September 2017 he is Principal Investigator of the TIMESPOT project (development of sensors, electronics and fast tracking algorithms for future High Luminosity colliders). TIMESPOT is financed by INFN CSN5 for the years 2018 to 2020.
He owns one national patent.

Employment

He is INFN permanent staff since 1996 (Ricercatore at INFN, Sezione di Cagliari). Since 2003 he is Primo Ricercatore at INFN. In 2013 he got the ANVUR scientific habilitation (abilitazione scientifica nazionale) for full professorship (professore ordinario) in experimental particle physics.

Main official national and international responsibilities

2015-today – Member of Commissione Scientifica Nazionale 1. Referee of the ATLAS and CMS experiments.
2012-16 – Contact person for INFN Cagliari in the National Technological Transfer Committee.
2007-09 – Deputy Project Leader in the Muon Detector project of the LHCb international experiment at CERN.
2000-07 – Coordinator of design, implementation and commissioning activities of the complete electronics system of the Muon Detector Project of the LHCb experiment at CERN.
1997-2001 – Member of INFN Commissione Scientifica Nazionale 1.

Teaching activity at Cagliari University.

2015-17 – “Electronics fundamentals” (laurea triennale, 6 CFU) and “Electronics in Experimental Systems” (laurea magistrale, 6 CFU). Physics degree course.
2012-14 – “Analog Signal Processing” (laurea triennale, 3 CFU). Physics degree course.
2010-11 – “Electronic Devices” (laurea triennale, 3 CFU). Physics degree course.
2007-10 – “Physics of Electronic Devices” (laurea triennale, 6 CFU)., Physics degree course.
2003-05 – “Analog and Digital Signal Processing” (advanced PhD course, 4 CFU). Physics PhD course.
Since 1992 he tutored and co-tutored several undergraduate and graduate (PhD) thesis.

Scientific publications.

He co-authored more than 550 papers in leading journals and international conference proceedings.
His H-index is 73 on Google Scholar and 65 on Scopus