Bioengineering is an interdisciplinary field whose main goals are the improvement of the knowledge about biological systems and the development of diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitation systems and devices.
Bioengineers use the methodologies and the technologies typical of information, chemical and mechanical engineering to solve problems in the life sciences. The challenges due to the complexity of biological and physiological systems and data, often require setting up ad hoc solutions which, in turn, enrich the engineering knowledge.
Automation offers tools for the analysis and design of modern control systems. It does so leveraging on the synergy between state of the art methodologies and solid knowledge of technological processes involved. Our expertise focuses on different aspects of contemporary control system engineering: robotics, machine learning, industrial automation, complex systems.
Quantum Information
The Quantum Communication group is actively researching in the field of quantum information and quantum optics. The group gathered within the Strategic Research Project QuantumFuture of the University of Padova and the Strategic Project QUINTET of the Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova.
Investigation of advanced solar cells based on silicon: PERT, PERC, MWT, bifacial solar cells; optimization of the layout, antireflection coating, IQE, EQE, reflectivity, CV characterization.
Solar cells on III-IV, CdTe, InGaN: material and device characterization based on C-V, DLTS, photocurrent spectroscopy, light/dark I-V, electroluminescence measurements.
Electro-optical characterization of the performance of the devices by DC and transient measurements (Impendance spectroscopy and DLTS), the analysis of the effect of temperature on the characteristics of the devices, the impendance analysis.
Modeling and simulation of the devices.
Reliability study by means of DC and pulsed stress tests, thermal stress and UV exposure.
