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Giovanni Boero

EPFL STI IMT LMIS1
BM 3110 (Bâtiment BM)
Station 17
1015 Lausanne

Expertise


Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Electron spin resonance (ESR), Ferromagnetic resonance (FMR), RF/MW discrete and integrated electronics, Magnetic sensors, Noise phenomena.
Born in Genova (Italy). Married with two children. Speaks italian, english, french.
Workplaces:
1996-present: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
1994-1996: Organization Europeenne pour la Recherche Nucleaire (CERN),Geneva,Switzerland.
1993-1995: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL, USA.
Education:
2000: PhD, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
1994: Laurea in Physics, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy

Short CV

Born in Genova (Italy). Married with two children. Speaks italian, english, french.
Workplaces:
1996-present: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
1994-1996: Organization Europeenne pour la Recherche Nucleaire (CERN),Geneva,Switzerland.
1993-1995: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL, USA.
Education:
2000: PhD, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
1994: Laurea in Physics, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy

Courses

General physics : electromagnetism

PHYS-201(c)

Introduction to fluids mechanics, to electromagnetism, and to wave phenomena.

MEMS sensors practicals

MICRO-503

Micro-magnetic field sensors and actuators

MICRO-602

The course provides the basis to understand the physics, the key performance, and the research and industrial applications of magnetic sensors and actuators. Together with a detailed introduction to magnetism, several magnetic sensors and actuators are studied.

Nanotechnology

MICRO-530

This course gives the basics for understanding nanotechnology from an engineer's perspective: physical background, materials aspects and scaling laws, fabrication and imaging of nanoscale devices.

Sensors

MICRO-330

Physical principles and electronics used in sensors. Applications of sensors.

MEMS practicals I

MICRO-501

Robotics practicals

MICRO-453

The practicals can include the following topics: <ul> <li><strong>Teaching Robots to Accomplish a Manipulation Task</strong></li> <li><strong>Experimenting with haptic interfaces</strong></li> <li><strong>Controlling a serial robot ABB IRB 120</strong></li> <li><strong>Control of the Micro Delta Direct Drive robot</strong></li> <li><strong>LiniX, linear axis, assembly and control</strong>