Vale (short for Valentina) is an experimental physicist with a passion for light-matter interactions. BSc in Physics at the University of Catania (Italy), MSc with majors in photonics, semiconductors and materials sciences from the University of Catania with a 1-year Volunteership in imec (Belgium), PhD program in biophysics from the University of Dundee, Scottland funded by a Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions Scholarship.