Marco Anni is Associate Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Salento, Lecce (Italy). He graduated with a degree in Physics in 1998 and he obtained the title of Philosophy Doctor in Physics in 2001, both from the University of Lecce. From 2006, he has headed the Photonic Laboratory of the Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica "Ennio De Giorgi". The research activity of the laboratory is focused on the investigation of the optical properties of innovative materials for applications in lasers, sensors and solar cells. He has authored more than 120 publications in international journals, two books and has co-authored four patents.