Duccio Testa

Expertise Physique des plasmas pour la fusion nucléaireDéveloppement de modèles mathématiques et numériques pour l'analyse statistique des fluctuations dans des systèmes physiques complexesDéveloppement d'instrumentation de mesure avec procédés de microtechniqueArchéologie de l'époque romaine et préromaine Expertise Physique des plasmas pour la fusion nucléaireDéveloppement de modèles mathématiques et numériques pour l'analyse statistique des fluctuations dans des systèmes physiques complexesDéveloppement d'instrumentation de mesure avec procédés de microtechniqueArchéologie de l'époque romaine et préromaine Mission (1998-2010) Responsible Officer (RO) on the JET tokamak for two diagnostics: the Alfvén Eigenmode Active Diagnostic and the fast fluctuation measurement system(2002-2007) Co-project leader for the first upgrade of the AEAD system at JET, co-leading staff from different institutions (EPFL, MIT, UKAEA). The project was successfully completed on schedule with the delivery to JET of the in-vessel antennas and modified plant control equipment in 2005, and the final commissioning of the system completed in 2007(2010 to present) Principal scientific and technical advisor for the second upgrade of the AEAD system at JET, providing guidance to a team from different academic and commercial institutions (EPFL, MIT, CCFE, University of Sao Paulo Brazil, National Instruments USA and Europe). The project was successfully completed in October 2016(2015 to present) Responsible Officer (RO) on the TCV tokamak for the high-frequency magnetic diagnostic system(2010-2012) Leading the EPFL team designing, manufacturing and testing the LTCC-1D sensors that have been installed on the FTU tokamak (Frascati, Italy)(2012-2013) Leading the EPFL team designing, manufacturing and testing the LTCC-2D sensors that have been installed on the WEST tokamak (Cadarache, France)(2013-2015) Leading the EPFL team designing, manufacturing and testing the LTCC-3D sensors that have been installed on the TCV tokamak (Lausanne, Switzerland)(2010-2016) Leading the EPFL team designing, manufacturing and testing the prototype LTCC-1D sensors foreseen for installation on the ITER tokamak (Cadarache, France)(from 2022 onwards) Leading the EPFL team designing, manufacturing and testing the prototype inductive magnetic sensors produced with photolithography techniques foreseen for installation in DTT and DEMO Travail en cours (from 2022 onwards) Leading the EPFL team designing, manufacturing and testing the prototype inductive magnetic sensors produced with photolithography techniques foreseen for installation in DTT and DEMO(from 2015 onwards) Responsible Officer (RO) on the TCV tokamak for the high-frequency magnetic diagnostic system(from 2015 onwards) Développement de modèles mathématiques et numériques pour l'analyse statistique des fluctuations dans des systèmes physiques complexes sailing instructor, Italian Navy Military Academy in Livornoorienteering instructor, Italian & UK Orienteering Federationsbasketball instructor, Italian & UK Basketball Federationssport kids (4 to 10 years old) instructor, Jeunesse & Sport Suisserugby instructor (10 to 18 years old), Jeunesse & Sport Suissecoach for various age groupes in the Ecole de Rugby de Lausanne between 2010 and 2020coach for the Lausanne University VII's rugby team, men & women, between 2017 & 2020coach for the RF1 basketball team of the Renens Basket (from 09/2023) Formation High School Diploma | 60/60 marks 1988 – 1988 Liceo Classico Vincenzo Gioberti, Torino, IT Bachelor/Master in Physics | 110/110 cum laude marks 1994 – 1994 Universita di Torino, IT European Community Research Training Grant | Research Fellowship 1995 – 1995 JET-Joint Undertaking, Oxford, UK Ph.D. in Plasma Physics | Ph.D. Fellowship 1995 – 1998 Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK Post-Doc Fellow | Post-Doc Fellowship 1998 – 2002 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Boston, USA Expériences professionnelles Archaeology 1988–1995 Soprintendenza Archeologica per l’Etruria Meridionale, Rome, ITResearch Assistant 1994–1995 Astronomical Observatory of Pino Torinese, Torino (Italy)Physicist 1995–1998 JET – Joint Undertaking (Oxford)Physicist 1998–2002 Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USAResearch & Teaching 2002–2002 Centre de Recherche en Physiques des Plasmas (now Swiss Plasma Center), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, CH Enseignement et PhD A co-dirigé les thèses EPFL de Theodoros Panis, Lorenzo Stipani Cours Innovation durable en énergie HUM-292 Ce cours propose une introduction aux fondamentaux techniques, sociaux et économiques de l'énergie. On examinera le cas concret de la fusion nucléaire. Comment cette énergie pourrait remodeler notre monde? Comment garantir son acceptabilité, son intégration structurelle et sa viabilité économique?