I am a PhD student in Bio-Nanoscience at the University of Genova, affiliated with the Italian Institute of Technology. My research, under Dr. Andrea Toma’s supervision, is part of the ERC-2020-COG REPLY project, focused on developing plasmonic-based hybrid materials for enhanced photocatalytic applications. My work involves achieving strong light-matter interactions between plasmonic nanoantennas and quantum dots (CdSe QDs), using advanced fabrication techniques like electron beam lithography (EBL) and focused ion beam (FIB).