The research interests include the design, numerical modelling and development of inovative all-fibre  integrated devices based on microstructured and photonic crystal fibres for application in optical filters, fibre sensors and fibre lasers.

INCORE: The project aims the development of high frequency fibre-based ultrasonic devices for innovative solutions in the fields of Acousto-optic, Optoacoustics and Magnetoacoustics. 

Dr. Ezequiel received the binational PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Technology – Paraná (UTFPR) in Brazil and Technical Physics Engineering from the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität (FSU) in Germany (2015). During this period, he worked with the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) in Jena, developing all-fibre devices for fibre laser applications. In 2016, he joined the Graduate Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UTFPR, supervising students and researching in the fields of dynamic multiwavelength optical filters and multicore fibres. He joined the Aston University in 2019 as a Marie Curie Research Fellow, coordinating an European Horizon 2020 Project in cooperation with groups in UK and Germany.

For more information about the scientific achievements and research, please visit the peer-reviewed publications in the following links:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6271-0361

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=pt-BR&user=H2wdABUAAAAJ

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=40761341600

Dr.-Ing. in Technical Physics, Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena, Germany (2015)

D.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Technology – PR, Brazil (2015)

M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Technology – PR, Brazil (2011)

B.Eng. in Telecommunications Engineering (with honours) Centro Universitário Fundação Assis Gurgacz, Brazil (2009) 

2019 - current - Research Fellow at School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

2010-2019 - Post-doctoral/ PhD Researcher at Advanced Telecommunications Laboratory,
Federal University of Technology - Paraná – UTFPR, Curitiba, Brazil. During this period, he was a Research Visitor at Institute for Advanced Studies of the Aeronautics - IEAv, São José dos Campos, Brazil

2013-2015 -  PhD Researcher at the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology – IPHT, Jena, Germany

2008-2009 -  Trainee in Telecomunications Engineering at Companhia Paranaense de Energia – COPEL Telecom, Cascavel, Brazil

Teaching and Supervising Experience - Photonics, Acousto-optics, Fiber Sensors, Instrumentation

Supervisor/Tutor - Master's students of the
Abbe School of Photonics (ASP) of the University of Jena, Germany (2013/14)

Supervisor/Tutor - Bachelor students of
the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Jena, Germany (2014)

Scientific co-advisor - Master's students of the Graduate
Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Federal
University of Technology - Paraná (2016/18)

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