Anna Paola Caricato is a professor at the Physics Department “E. De Giorgi” of the University of Salento (Italy). She received her Ph.D in physics from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in 2000. Her principal activities concern the study of laser–matter interactions for the deposition of thin films and nanoparticles using laser ablation for applications in detectors, sensors, optoelectronic devices and solar cells. Particular attention is also devoted to the study of matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation process for the deposition of organic films, polymer multilayers, nanomaterials and composite films. She is the author of more than 130 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and 6 book chapters, and also holds 2 patents. She served as a conference co-chair and committee member for international conferences in laser–matter interactions and applications.