Stefano Cattaneo is a highly experienced professional in the field of optoelectronics and system engineering, currently serving as Group Leader of Optoelectronic Systems and Section Head of System Engineering at CSEM since July 2009, where Stefano also holds the role of Project Manager. Prior to this, Stefano worked as a Senior Scientist at Philips Research from January 2006 to June 2009 and gained research experience as a Research Associate at Tampere University of Technology in 2005. Stefano earned a PhD in Optics from Tampere University of Technology and a Master's Degree in Physics from ETH Zürich.