Following a PhD in semiconductor materials (University of Liverpool) Daniel Hill gained silicon fabrication experience at Philips Semiconductors before returning to research. Since 2007 he has worked in biophotonics, being awarded the FP7 InTopSens, FP7 Positive and FP7 CanDo projects as well as coordinating the FP6 SABIO project. In 2011 he joined the University of Valencia focussing on optofluidics and the nanostructuring of photonic and plasmonic materials for near proximity flow of analyte to sensor surfaces and novel matter and electromagnetic wave interaction controls. These sensor surfaces can provide real time responses and the use of small sample and reagent volumes, as well as added functionality for highly integrated, efficient and rapid low-cost multiparameter optical biosensors. Of particular interest are porous membranes, as substrates and templates for nanocolumns, for nanostructured plasmonic and photonic biosensors.

He is a member of the IEEE, SPIE, and IOP, and a Chartered Physicist who regularly contributes to International Journals and Conferences, serves as a reviewer for EC and National project proposals and Journal papers.