About Us

People behind STLab.

DR. MASSIMO CAMARDA

Founder and CEO of STLab

Received his Master’s degree (cum laude) and his Ph.D. degree in Physics at the University of Catania in 2002 and 2006, respectively. From 2006 to 2014, he worked at CNR-IMM, first as a postdoctoral researcher, later as a senior postdoc. From 2015 to 2019, he continued his scientific work as a Senior Scientist at the […]

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Emeritus Prof. Eng. RONALD PETHIG

Scientific Director for STLab

Received his B.Sc. (Eng.) and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southampton, followed by a D.Sc. in Biomolecular Electronics. He later obtained a second Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Nottingham. Over the course of his career, he has held academic positions at the University of Wales, Bangor and the […]

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PROF. LUIGI FORTUNA

Affiliated with STLab

Received his degree in Electrical Engineering (cum laude) from the University of Catania in 1977. He began his academic career as a researcher in Electronics and became Associate Professor of Automatic Control in 1987. From 1994, he served as Full Professor of System Theory at the University of Catania. Throughout his career, Prof. Fortuna has held […]

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PROF. GIORGIO IVAN RUSSO

External consultant and field-expert for STLab

Received his M.D. degree (cum laude) from the University of Catania in 2011. He completed his residency in Urology at the same institution and obtained a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences. Currently, he serves as an Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Catania, affiliated with the Department of Surgery. ​ Prof. Russo has enriched his academic and […]

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DR. SAMUELE MOSCATO

Member of the internal R&D team

Received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineering (University of Catania) in 2020 and his Master’s degree (cum Laude) in Automation Engineering and Control of Complex Systems (University of Catania) in 2022. During various activities, university and not, he dealt with Model Predictive Control System for Two-Phase flow in microfluidics, MEG data Analysis, Central Pattern Generator (CPG) Locomotion control, Smartphone-Based […]

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NICCOLÒ LA ROSA

Member of the internal R&D team

Received his Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Catania in 2022, followed by a Master’s Degree in Automation Engineering and Control of Complex Systems, graduating cum laude in 2024. His master’s thesis focused on the development of a control system for the stabilization of synchrotron X-ray beams, demonstrating early expertise in high-precision mechatronic systems. Currently, […]

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