Andrea Pola was born in Romano di Lombardia (Italy) in 1976. In 2002 he graduated with honours in Nuclear Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. In 2006 he obtained a PhD with honours in Radiation Science and Technology with the thesis “Semiconductor Detectors for Neutron Spectrometry and Microdosimetry”. He is Associate Professor at the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano, lecturer of the courses “Radioactivity and Radiation Protection” and “Laboratory of Physics of the Nucleus”. His scientific activity is currently devoted to the study and the development of innovative detectors and systems for spectrometry and dosimetry of mixed radiation fields, in particular for active neutron spectrometry and hadrontherapy.  He was involved in several experiments and projects at regional, national and international level. Andrea Pola is author or co-author of more than 80 publications on international scientific journals and proceedings of international conferences.

Main role within ENSURE project: active beam diagnostics and characterization; ion and neutron spectrometry.