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Dr. Caterina Merla received the Laurea and the Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering from the University of Rome “La Sapienza,” Italy, in 2004 and 2008, respectively. From 2008 to 2010, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the XLIM Research Institute, CNRS- University of Limoges, Limoges, France. From 2010 to 2012, she has been a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Italian Inter-University Center of Electromagnetic Fields and Biosystems (ICEmB). She is currently with the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Research Centre in Rome and a Visiting Research Scientist at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA. Her research interests are mainly focused on the microdosimetric evaluation of the electromagnetic (EM) field at single cell level, biological sample dielectric measurements, and design and dosimetry of exposure systems oriented to EM protection studies and medical applications. Dr. Merla was the recipient of the 2008 International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Young Scientist Awards presented at the XXIX URSI General Assembly, Chicago, IL.