Biography
Education
Oct 2024 - Present: PhD in Astronomy @ Institute of Astronomy (IoA) & Kavli Institute for Cosmology (KICC), University of Cambridge
Oct 2023 - June 2024: Master of Advanced Study in Astrophysics @ Institute of Astronomy (IoA), University of Cambridge
Sept 2020 - July 2023: Bachelor's Degree in Physics @ Sapienza University of Rome
Honours & Awards
Gates Cambridge Scholarship (Gates Cambridge Trust, 2024-2028)
MASt/Part III Research Project Extension Bursary (Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, 2024)
Cambridge Scholarship for Italian Talent (Cambridge Trust, 2023-2024)
Ermenegildo Zegna Founder's Scholarship (Ermenegildo Zegna Foundation, 2023-2024)
Sapienza's School for Advanced Studies (SSAS) Membership (Sapienza University of Rome, 2020-2023)
Research
Theory:
- Spin evolution of massive black hole binaries in gas-rich environments
- Environmental effects on LISA gravitational-wave signals
- Black hole seeding, accretion and AGN feedback
Methods:
- Cosmological zoom-in simulations, idealised simulations
- Multi-scale and machine-learning-driven computational methods for galaxy formation simulations
Publications
Teaching and Supervisions
Supervisor for “Principles of Quantum Mechanics”, “Statistical Physics” and “Relativity” for Part II (3rd-year) Astrophysics students at the University of Cambridge.
