My research activity and interests are focused on polymeric materials for photonic and micro-robotic applications. Stimuli responsive such as liquid crystals and liquid crystal elastomers offer a versatile platform that allows to reversibly reconfigure their refractive index and shape in response to external triggers as light. They can be patterned at the nano-scale with different lithographic techniques (direct laser writing, soft lithography) for tunable photonic circuits and devices and micro robots able to autonomously perform specific tasks. At the same time, well-established materials as polymer dispersed liquid crystals pave the way for highly secure physical unclonable functions for authentication cryptography.