I am a gravitational-wave astrophysicist that uses data, statistics and astrophysics to understand the origin of black holes. In the past, I have also leveraged several analytical techniques to solve the fundamental equations of general relativity and provide better models for time series data from gravitational-wave interferometers.

I am deeply passionate about learning new statistical techniques and applying novel technologies to obtain simple solutions from complex problems.

In this website, you can find:

1. My research on black-hole astrophysics and signal modelling.

2. The software I have developed for my research.

3. The posts where I describe my research.

4. My publications and other works.

My trajectory

Currently I am a postdoctoral fellow in Emanuele Berti’s group at Johns Hopkins University, where I regularly interact with bright students and colleagues. If not at work, you can probably find me hiking in some nearby mountains.

I have defended my PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Potsdam, Germany), where I have worked under the supervision of Alessandra Buonanno. There I have spent 4 wonderful years, and met many friends and current collaborators. I have also thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful lakes around Golm.

Before that I earned my master in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford, my BSc in Physics at King’s College London, and my diploma in humanities at the Liceo Classico in Perugia, perked in the wonderful hills of Umbria.