
Roberto La Rosa
Roberto La Rosa
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Roberto La Rosa received a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of
Palermo and was conferred a PhD from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne,
where he authored a thesis on strategies and techniques for powering wireless sensor
nodes through energy harvesting and wireless power transfer.
Since Joining STMicroelectronics in 1997, he has held a variety of assignments, including
the design of high-frequency PLLs for clock generation and recovery, fiber-optic transceiver
and system design, power management ICs, and analog, digital and mixed-signal bipolar
and CMOS circuit development projects. He is currently a Research Senior Staff Member at
STMicroelectronics Catania. His current research interests include Ultra-Low Power
applications, Wireless Power Transfer, Energy Harvesting, and very high-frequency power
conversion.
Dr. La Rosa holds several patents and has published papers on advanced strategies and
techniques for powering wireless sensor nodes through energy harvesting and wireless
power transfer.