Graduated with honors in Electronic Engineering at the University of Pisa, has a long-time experience in HW and SW development for embedded systems, automation, avionics and telecom applications where was the inventor of several international patents.
During the years also gained significant experience in R&D team management covering the role of CTO.
Co-founder with Sergio Troni of Prisma Engineering (later Prisma Telecom Testing), a small company grown to a multinational level, for the development and commercialization of test instruments and tools for mobile network testing. A technology adopted by the major Telecom actors around the globe, as the network manufacturers (Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, Samsung) and the major operators (Vodafone, Telecom, NTT Docomo, etc). Prisma Telecom Testing was acquired by Keysight Technologies in 2019.

Graduated in Electronic Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, has a long-time experience in HW and SW development for embedded systems, consumer electronics and telecom applications. During the years also gained significant experience in management covering the roles of CEO, Sales Director and CFO.
Co-founder with Enrico Bendinelli of Prisma Engineering (later Prisma Telecom Testing), a small company grown to a multinational level, for the development and commercialization of test instruments and tools for mobile network testing. A technology adopted by the major Telecom actors around the globe, as the network manufacturers (Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, Samsung) and the major operators (Vodafone, Telecom, NTT Docomo, etc). Prisma Telecom Testing was acquired by Keysight Technologies in 2019.

A laser enthusiast, Leonida is an experimental physicist specializing in high-power lasers, laser-plasma interactions for inertial fusion energy, and laser-plasma acceleration. He holds a Physics degree from the University of Pisa and a PhD from Imperial College London. After joining the CNR in Bologna, he moved to Pisa, where he serves as Research Director and Head of the National Institute of Optics (INO) local unit and directs the Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory (ILIL). Since 2003, he has been an associate researcher at the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). Author of over 300 publications, Leonida also advises several international conferences and institutions.

Luca Labate holds a PhD in Physics and is currently a senior researcher at the National Institute of Optics of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) in Pisa, Italy. His scientific interests include particle acceleration using novel laser-driven techniques and the development of innovative high-energy particle accelerators and radiation sources for applications in various fields, including radiobiology and medicine.

With a PhD in ultrafast lasers and over 20 years of experience in photonics innovation, Federico has helped transform Amplitude from a start-up into a world leader and, as a consultant, has subsequently guided many other start-ups in the industrial laser sector to success. Thanks to his expertise in laser technology, business development, and strategy, he is capable, as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Business Developer, of driving the success of an innovative start-up in the photonics industry.

Gabriele Bandini, PhD in Electrical and Electronic Measurements and co-founder of Aukelos, has experience in measurement and electrical engineering in general. With a background in technology transfer, he is now working at the National Institute of Optics (INO) on the measurement and control of laser beams at the Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory (ILIL) facility.