Molecular functional materials: linear and nonlinear optical properties, medium effects, intermolecular interactions, charge- and energy-transfer processes.
Characterization of molecular and supramolecular systems with techniques of optical spectroscopy, mainly absorption, luminescence, two-photon absorption.

Multiphoton microscopy (imaging) of biological tissues and materials.

Development of original interpretative and predictive theoretical models for the description of the properties of chromophores and multichromophores of increasing complexity.
Definition of guidelines for the realization of molecular and supramolecular systems with tailored properties.