Lorenzo Colace (Member, IEEE) received the M.S. (Laurea) degree in electronic engineering and the Ph.D. degree from Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy. Since 2005, he has been a Research Associate with the Department of Electronic Engineering, Roma Tre University, where he is currently a Full Professor with the Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering. His research is focused on the design, fabrication, and characterization of optoelectronic devices compatible with silicon technology and relevant to optical communications, sensing, imaging, and photovoltaics, and includes the synthesis, analysis, and characterization of materials for optoelectronics. He investigates and develops silicon integrated functional devices for the near infrared based on both Ge/Si and PbS colloidal quantum dots, Germanium and CIGS solar cells, devices and techniques for near infrared imaging, optoelectronic countermeasures, and optical sensors for safety and security.