Dr. Massimiliano Colla

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Massimiliano Colla has been involved in the field of physics and technology design since 1994. He graduated with a master's in physics from the University of Pisa in 1996, specializing in the optimization of magneto-optic traps utilizing cesium atoms. Colla's academic journey began with a scholarship to the International Summer School of Physics in Varenna, Italy, where he learned from Nobel laureates. From 1997 to 2007, he worked in Canberra, completing his Ph.D. at the Australian National University's Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering. His doctoral research focused on creating a magneto-optic trap using metastable helium atoms. He has also conducted significant work on electron-atom scattering cross-section collisions and participated in detecting gravitational waves as a postdoctoral fellow at ANU. After moving to Singapore in 2007, Colla lectured at the National University of Singapore and is currently engaged in precision agriculture projects, seeking candidates proficient in machine learning algorithms. He has a keen interest in nanostructures and innovative energy sources, as well as atom optics and quantum optics.

Research Interests

Requirements for Singapore University of Technology and Design

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
GRE General
Prerequisites
At least a Bachelor's degree or above
Application Checklist
  • Original Undergraduate/Master's degree certificate and transcripts
  • Statement of Objectives (3,000 words)
  • Three Recommendation Letters (Referees)
  • Identity Card or Passport
  • TOEFL/IELTS score report
  • GRE score report (Highly recommended, optional for EPD/ISTD)
  • CV/Resume
  • Portfolio (if applicable)
Specialization Notes

This applies to PhD programs in Architecture and Sustainable Design (ASD), Engineering Product Development (EPD), Engineering Systems and Design (ESD), Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD), Science, Mathematics and Technology (SMT), and Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS).