Dr. Matteo L. Zaffalon is a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). He received a PhD in Materials Science & Nanotechnology (2022). With a consolidated photonics and advanced-spectroscopy background, he develops photon-management strategies from luminescent solar concentrators and wavelength-shifting layers to ultrafast light-emission diagnostics for high-energy radiation detection. He has contributed to national and European research projects, including programs connected to space technologies and high-energy physics, and authored peer-reviewed studies in leading journals on ultrafast emission, high-density excitation regimes, and scalable photonic architectures. He is co-inventor on patents covering fast engineered scintillators and indirect-conversion energy devices.