Francesco Quochi (Livorno, 1970) is Full Professor of Experimental Condensed Matter Physics (SSD PHYS-03/A) at the Physics Department of the University of Cagliari. 

He earned his M.Sc. in Physics from the University of Pisa and his Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland). He subsequently held postdoctoral research appointments at EPFL and at Bell Labs (USA), the latter partially supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

His research focuses on the photophysics of advanced materials for photonic and optoelectronic applications. He has extensive expertise in ultrafast optical spectroscopy and nonlinear optics, supported by a strong background in light–matter interaction in semiconductors.

Prof. Quochi has authored or co-authored over 200 publications (6,062 citations, h-index: 40, i10-index: 86; Google Scholar, September 2025) and is co-inventor of a U.S. patent (Lucent Technologies, 2004) on tunable ultrafast light sources exploiting the Soliton Self-Frequency Shift phenomenon in photonic crystal fibers. His research contributions have been featured on the covers of Nature Photonics, Nature Communications, Chemical Science, Advanced Optical Materials, and Chemistry – A European Journal.

He has coordinated or contributed to more than 25 nationally and EU-funded research projects. He currently serves as Physics Unit Leader at the University of Cagliari within the ETIC – Einstein Telescope Infrastructure Consortium, a €50M PNRR flagship initiative aimed at establishing the Einstein Telescope in Sardinia. In this role, he led the development of state-of-the-art laboratories for thin optical coatings, supporting scientific and technological progress in next-generation gravitational-wave interferometers.

At the University of Cagliari, Prof. Quochi has held several institutional roles, including Vice Coordinator of the Ph.D. Program in Physics, Director of Initial Teacher Training Programs for Secondary Education, Quality Assurance Coordinator for the Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Programs in Physics, and member of the University Quality Board. Since 2010, he has taught Physics and Physics Laboratory courses and has supervised numerous undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral theses.

He serves on the Editorial Board of Electronics (MDPI), has acted as a reviewer for European funding agencies, and has served as a Ph.D. examiner for several European universities. He is also affiliated with the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Cagliari Section.