Serena Farina
Research with passion, discover with joy
Hi there, and welcome to my personal research page! I am a PostDoc at IUSS in Pavia and INAF-IASF in Milano, where we conduct research on detectors and instrumentation for space and astrophysics.
I did my Ph.D. at Politecnico di Milano in the SPADLab, where pioneering research is carried out on single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). Back there, my research focused on implementing high-performance timing systems for single-photon detectors, working to push the limits of speed, precision and scalability.
Currently, I’m exploring the use of single-photon detectors for space and astrophysics applications at visible and ultraviolet wavelengths. At INAF-IASF I’m working on developing a high dynamic range UV detector, based on an innovative microchannel plates (MCPs) readout. At IUSS I’m investigating the resistance of silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) to space radiation.
Feel free to explore the site to learn more about my work!
news
| Jun 29, 2025 | Interesting opportunity to take part in the workshop “Shaping the Italian contribution to HWO”. My colleague will present our work on UV detectors for astronomy! |
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| Jun 11, 2025 | I’m happy to engage students in an Electronic lab in the Educating Future Citizen school at IUSS. Find the program here. |
| May 20, 2025 | New article out! Our work on Pile-up free fluorescence lifetime imaging with a SPAD-based single pixel camera is now available on Optics Express. A big thank to all collaborators! |
| Apr 21, 2025 | At SPIE Optics+Photonics 2025 in San Diego I will be talking about low-jitter systems for photon timing from my Ph.D. research and about UV detector anomalies for Metis instrument from my PostDoc research. Stay tuned! |
| Apr 18, 2025 | CV and Publications pages are now available on the website! |