Education

1992 - High School Diploma, Liceo Scientifico Statale "Gaetano Salvemini", Bari, Italy

1997 - M.Sc. in Physics, University of Bari, Italy

2001 - PhD in Condensed Matter Theory, International School for Advanced Studies SISSA, Trieste, Italy

Academic career and teaching activities

2002-2004 Marie Curie Fellow (Individual Fellowship) at the Hahn-Meitner Institut, Berlin, Germany. Group: Abteilung Theorie, Prof. Erwin Frey

2004 Marie Curie Fellow (European Reintegration Grant) at the University of Bari, Italy.

2005-2015 Assistant Professor of Applied Physics, University of Bari, Italy.

2015-2016 Associate Professor of Applied Physics, University of Foggia, Italy.

2016-2021 Associate Professor of Applied Physics, University of Trento, Italy.

2021-now Full Professor of Applied Physics, University of Trento, Italy.

2023-now Head of Department, Department of Physics, University of Trento, Italy.
 

Research interests

Application of theoretical and computational methods (e.g. Molecular Dynamics simulations) to the investigation of problems of biological and medical relevance.