Lorenzo Bolla's Resume (Last updated June 20th 2008)

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LORENZO BOLLA

0039 328 0105860 (IT) - 0044 778 6189180 (UK)

12A, Barons Court Mansions, Gledstanes Road - London W149HZ - United Kingdom

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PROFILE 
Born on May 29th, 1977, in Verona, Italy.

Telecommunication Engineer with a strong mathematical and physical background, specifically in the field of classical optics and telecommunications.
Doctorate on Numerical Methods and proven abilities to develop complex algorithms efficiently, also in a business environment.
Logical thinking and ability to provide effective solutions to solve difficult problems.
Great team-player & fun attitude, competent time management, very dependable under pressure and passionately dedicated to the task.

As resident in one of the European Economic Area countries, eligible to work in the UK.

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzobolla
Online Resume: http://lorenzobolla.emurse.com/

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WORK EXPERIENCE 

Pirelli Labs, Milan, Italy

June 2005 - Present
Optical Designer
R&D in Photonic Integrated Circuits mainly based on Silicon-on-Insulator technology (SOI-PICs).

Responsible for the design of optical components for metro and access networks, with a focus on innovative solutions.

Excellent problem solving capabilities, lateral thinking and self management.

Deep experience on efficient numerical and parallel programming, using C/C++, Fortran, Matlab and Python.

Experience in patenting.

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Telesystem, Bressanvido (VI), Italy

March 2005 - June 2005
Software Engineer
Consultant on hardware and software design for digital television broadcasting, including theory on transmission algorithms and computer simulations of the complete system.

Experience in programming applications for set-top-boxes, in JAVA.

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Photon Design, Oxford, United Kingdom

April 2003 - April 2004
Software Engineer
R&D on numerical algorithms applied to the solution of electromagnetic problems.

Very deep focus on algorithms' efficiency for computationally intensive simulations. Theoretical studies on linear algebra problems, finite difference and finite elements algorithms, modal expansion techniques.

Deep experience in C/C++ programming, both with VC++ and Borland suites and Python as scripting language. Basics of GUI programming.

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Progetto Mantegna, Padua, Italy

May 2001 - April 2003
Technical Support
Technical assistance in the virtual reconstruction of Mantegna's paintings in the Ovetari's Chapel, Padua Italy.

Basics of image analysis and manipulation.

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SKILLS 
Programming languages, mostly applied to numerical algorithms:
  • C/C++
  • Fortran 77/90/95
  • Python
  • Matlab scripting language
  • bash
  • Perl, Ruby

Operating Systems:
  • GNU/Linux
  • Windows (98, NT, 2000, XP)

Applications used on a daily basis:
  • many more...

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EDUCATION 

University of Udine, Udine, Italy, November 2002 - November 2005

Ph.D. in Numerical Methods for Electromagnetism

 

European Project FUNFOX (Project No. 004582), September 2004 - June 2005

Semiconductor optoelectronic devices for metro core and access segments in optical networks.

 

European Project PICCO (IST-1999-10361), November 2002 - April 2003

Optical integrated circuits, photonic crystal planar waveguides and wavelength dependent devices.

 

Interuniversity Consortium CINECA, Casalecchio di Reno (BO), Italy

Summer School on Computer Graphics.

 

University of Padua, Padua, Italy, September 1996 - March 2002

Telecommunication Engineering., 109/110 Grade Point Average

 

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PUBLICATIONS 
  • Author or Co-author of 8 international patents in the field of integrated optics

  • V. Sorianello, M. Balbi, L. Colace, G. Assanto, L. Socci, L. Bolla, G. Mutinati, M. Romagnoli, 'Guided-wave photodetectors in Germanium on SOI optical chips', accepted for publication at EMRS 2008 (European materials research society)

  • M. Romagnoli, L. Socci, L. Bolla, et al., 'Silicon Photonics in Pirelli' (invited), Proc. SPIE 2008, website

  • T. P. Felici, D. F. G. Gallagher, L. Bolla, 'Automatic design and optimisation of Si nanophotonics devices using finite element frequency domain solvers', Proc. SPIE Vol. 6475, 64750L, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XI, 2007, abstract

  • M. Kotlyar, L. Bolla, M. Midrio, L. O'Faolain, and T. Krauss, 'Ultra-short InP-based polarisation rotator', PECS-VI International Symposium on Photonics and Electromagnetic Crystal Structures, 2005, website

  • M. Kotlyar, L. Bolla, M. Midrio, L. O'Faolain, and T. Krauss, 'Photonic Crystals for Polarisation Diversity Circuits', Frontier in Optics (the 89th OSA Annual Meeting), Tucson (Arizona), 2005, website

  • M. Kotlyar, L. Bolla, M. Midrio, L. O'Faolain, and T. Krauss, 'Compact polarization converter in InP-based material', Opt. Express 13, 5040-5045, 2005, abstract

  • L. Bolla, 'Polarization Rotators', Technical Report, FUNFOX Project, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2005, website

  • L. Bolla, M. Midrio, and C. G. Someda, 'Energy flow in negative index materials', Chin. Opt. Lett. 2, 428-430, 2004, abstract

  • L. Bolla, and T. Felici, 'New discretisation scheme for frequency domain electromagnetics', PIERS 2004 Proceedings, Pisa, Italy, 2004, website

  • L. Bolla, 'Planar Generalized Yee Algorithm', Technical Report, PICCO Project, Padua, Italy, 2002, website

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REFERENCES 
Michele Midrio, Professor
Electrical Engineering
University of Udine

tel: +390432558292
Via delle Scienze, 206
Udine 33100, Italy

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KEYWORDS 
Engineering Integrated Optics Silicon Telecommunication Numerical Methods Design Computer Programming Research Development

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