Yoan Di Maio graduated as an engineer from Télécom Saint-Étienne in 2009 (optics and electronics), with a one year specialization at Polytechnique Montréal (optics, lasers, and materials).
He earned a PhD in physics in 2013 from Jean Monnet University through a CIFRE collaboration with Safran, working on femtosecond laser processing optimisation.
He then spent eight years at the Saint-Étienne startup Qiova developing innovative laser beam-shaping technologies, before joining Manutech-USD in July 2021 to support the GIE’s scientific development.
 


MAIN REPONSABILITIES
He supports the transfer of femtosecond laser technologies from research to industrial applications by defining and implementing upscaling strategies that facilitate industrial adoption.
He leads and coordinates scientific developments both internally and through local, national, and European collaborative projects.
He provides expertise for customer feasibility studies and consulting in laser processing.
He contribute to the group’s scientific strategy, resource management, and technology monitoring.


TEACHING

 


RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Laser-matter interaction
  • Laser processing
  • Upscaling strategies
  • Beam shaping


PUBLICATIONS
  • Georges, S., Nakhoul, A., Fedorov, V., Saby, P., Faure, N., Bruhier, H., Compère, N., Di Maio, Y., Sedao, X., & Colombier, J.-P. (2025). Exploring 2D-LIPSS formation under circular polarization in ultrafast laser processing. Nanophotonics, 14(18), 2993–3007. https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2025-0147
  • Maalouf, M., Di Maio, Y., Pallarés-Aldeiturriaga, D., Sedao, X., Hivert, L., Papa, S., Dalix, E., Thomas, M., Guignandon, A., & Dumas, V. (2025). Femtosecond laser upscaling strategy and biological validation for dental screws with improved osteogenic performance. Surfaces and Interfaces, 41, 106546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2025.106546
  • Papa, S., Abou Khalil, A., Hamzeh Cognasse, H., Thomas, M., Maalouf, M., Di Maio, Y., Sedao, X., Guignandon, A., & Dumas, V. (2022). Dual functionalized titanium by ultrafast laser texturing to enhance human gingival fibroblasts adhesion and minimize Porphyromonas gingivalis colonization. Applied Surface Science, 606, 154784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154784
  • Prada-Rodrigo, J., Di Maio, Y., Faure, N., Kachan, E., Colombier, J.-P., & Sedao, X. (2024). Influence of the wavelength on femtosecond laser ablation thresholds and incubation coefficients of silicon and germanium. Journal of Laser Micro/Nanoengineering, 19(3), 2002. https://doi.org/10.2961/jlmn.2024.03.2002


PATENTS
  • WO 2016/001335 A1 : Micromachining method and system for patterning a material, and method for using one such micromachining system ; Déposant : QIOVA ; Inventeurs : Sébastien Landon, Yoan Di Maio, Benjamin Dusser (2016)
  • WO 2022/208020 A1 : Method and device for forming an image on or in a part, Déposant : QIOVA ; Inventeurs : Sébastien Landon, Yoan Di Maio, Florent Thibault, Benjamin Dusser (2022)