Massimo Caccia, born on June 14th, 1961, is currently Full Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Insubria. The milestones in his academic cursus honor can be outlined as follows: • 1985, July; Degree in Physics, magna cum laude, at the University of Milan. • 1986; Fellow of the Angelo della Riccia Foundation at the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland) for 12 months. • 1987-1989; Graduated in Physics at the University of Milan. The Ph.D. degree was awarded in 1990 after a defense at national level • 1990; Post-doctoral Fellow of the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) • 1990-1992, April; CERN Fellow in the Experimental Physics Division • 1991, December; Appointed, after a public selection procedure, Research Officer with a permanent position at the Physics Dept. of the University of Milan • 1999, August; After a public selection procedure at the national level, MC is one of the candidates qualified for an associate professorship in Experimental Physics. In November 1999, MC was appointed by the University of Insubria, Faculty of Science. • 2004-2007, February; Director of the Dept. of Physics and Mathematics, University of Insubria • 2010, September; Habilitation as Full Professor of Experimental Physics • 2011, November; Appointment as Full Professor at the University of Insubria, Faculty of Science

Massimo Caccia's research activity focuses on ionizing and light-detection technologies for applications in Physics of Higher Energy, Medicine, Environment and Nuclear Safety. In more detail, he participated in the development of semiconductor detectors capable of reconstructing with high precision the impact point of ionizing particles, based on the measurement of ionization in the sensitive substrate (microstrip and pixel detectors). Since 2006, its focus has shifted to the development and use of Silicon Photo Multipliers, which represent state of the art in the field of light detectors with single-photon sensitivity.