Work experiences
Since November 18 Digital Hardware Design Engineer at SK Hynix Italy srl, Agrate Brianza (MB), Italy
– Design and simulation of the main digital circuits of a Flash NAND Memory
– Development of System Verilog scripts based on the device specifications for performing effective analysis of functional issues
– Co-operation with other R&D units to integrate the designed blocks into the overall chip
– Development of reports and technical documentation

January 18 – September 18 Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Engineering of University of Sannio, (9 months) Benevento (Italy).
Numerical and experimental study of optical fiber sensors based on plasmonic/photonic nanostructures for biomedical applications

March 14 – June 15 Research fellow at CeRICT scrl (Benevento, Italy, www.cerict.it/it/) within th (1 year, 3 months) project “Smart Health 2.0” (PON04a2_C – CUP ricerca B81H12000650005).
Development of an opto-fluidic system aimed at testing the optical fiber biosensors:
– design and development of the fluidic circuit and the electronic circuit for the remote control of the whole machine by means of a Labview GUI;
– co-operation with a mechanical engineer for the development of the sensor integration system and the machine case;
– experimental tests for the validation of the system.

Education
June 2014 – Jan. 2018 Ph.D. in Optoelectronics and Nanophotonics at University of Sannio, Benevento(Italy).
Numerical and experimental study of optical fiber sensors based on plasmonic/photonic nanostructures for biomedical applications
September 11 – Dec. 13 Master’s Degree in Electronic Engineering at University of Naples “Federico II” (Italy). Final mark: 110/110 cum laude.
September 07 – July 11 Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineering at University of Naples “Federico II” (Italy). Final mark: 110/110
September 02 – July 07 High School Diploma in Electronics and Telecommunications at Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale Antonio Pacinotti, Scafati (SA), Italy. Final mark: 100/100

Languages
Italian Native
English Very Good writing and oral skills

Computer skills
Programming Assembly, LabView, Matlab
HDL: Verilog, VHDL, System Verilog
Scientific: Cadence Xcelium, COMSOL Multiphysics, LT Spice, Microwind, PVSyst, RCWA
Office European Computer Driving License (ECDL) – n° PCG88003985 (May 2006)
Operating systems Windows, Linux

Publications
Paper B. Carotenuto et al., "Optical fiber technology enables smart needles for
epidurals: an in-vivo swine study", Biomedical optics express 10(3), 1351-1364 (2019) doi: 10.1364/BOE.10.001351
Paper (Special Issue) B. Carotenuto et al.,“Smart Optical Catheters for Epidurals”, Sensors 18, 2101
(2018) doi:10.3390/s18072101
Paper P. Vaiano, B. Carotenuto et al., “Lab on Fiber Technology for chemical and
biological sensing applications”, Laser & Photonics Review 10(6), 922-961 (2016). doi:10.1002/lpor.201600111
Paper (Invited) B. Carotenuto et al., “Optical Guidance Systems for Epidural Space
Identification”, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 23(2), 1-
9 (2017). doi:10.1109/JSTQE.2016.2600027
Proceeding B. Carotenuto et al., “Lab in a Needle for Epidural Space Identification”,
European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors (EWOFS 2016) – Limerick, Ireland
(May-June 2016), pp. 99161E – doi:10.1117/12.2236677
Proceeding A. Ricciardi, R. Severino, G. Quero, B. Carotenuto et al., “Lab-on-Fiber
Biosensing for Cancer Biomarker Detection”, International Conference on
Optical Fibre Sensors (OFS24) – Curitiba, Brazil (September 2015), pp. 963423 –
doi:10.1117/12.2194943
Conference B. Carotenuto et al., “Sensorized Needles for Epidural Space Identification”,
10th International Conference on eHealth, Telemedicine, and Social Medicine
(eTELEMED 2018), Rome – Italy, March 25-29, 2018
Conference B. Carotenuto et al., “Optical Fiber Sensors for Epidurals”, 7th EOS Topical
Meeting on Optical Microsystems (OµS’17), Anacapri – Italy, September 10-14, 2017
Conference B. Carotenuto et al., “Sensorized Needles for Epidurals”, 19ma Edizione
Convegno Italiano delle Tecnologie Fotoniche, Padova – Italy, May 3-5, 2017

Awards
PhD school Grant UIMP International Student Full Grant winner for the participation to the
International School on Light Sciences and Technologies (ISLiST), June 20 – 24,
2016, Santander, Spain.
Best Poster Award Best Poster Award in “Chemical, Environmental, Biological and Medical Sensors”
session – European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors (EWOFS 2016) Limerick,
Ireland (May-June 2016).

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