Curriculum
PRESENT POSITION
since 2022: Associate professor in theoretical physics at the Dep. of Physics and Earth Science, Ferrara University, Italy
PAST POSITIONS
2001-2003: Post-doc at "Service de Physique Theorique, CEA-Saclay", Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
2003-2006: Grant of the "E. Fermi Centre" hosted by "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy.
2006-2008: CERN Fellow, PH-TH division, Switzerland.
2008-2022: Researcher at the Dep. of Physics and Earth Science, Ferrara University, Italy
2009-2020: Visiting adjunct professor at CP3-Origins (Centre for Particle Physics Phenomenology), Southern Denmark University, Denmark.
EDUCATION
07/1997: Laurea cum laude in Physics at Ferrara University, Italy. Supervisor: Prof. G. Fiorentini.
09/1999: Diploma in Harp at the Conservatorio Statale di Musica "C.Pollini", Padua, Italy.
02/2001: PhD in Physics at Padua University, Italy. Supervisor: Prof. F. Feruglio.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research interests cover various areas of theoretical physics, in particular:
- theoretical particle physics, especially beyond the Standard Model
- theoretical astro-particle physics and cosmology
- physics of musics, in particular models for consonance and dissonance
My present activity is focused on:
1) dark matter and dark radiation from evaporating primordial black holes;
2) primordial inflation and the Higgs field;
3) stability and metastability of the Higgs potential in the Standard Model.
I worked also on the following issues:
1) phenomenological aspects of the Flavor and CP problems: neutrinos, fermion masses and mixings, rare decays, fermion electric and magnetic dipole moments, ...
2) model building and phenomenology in various frameworks: Grand Unification, Supersymmetry, Technicolor, ...
3) leptogenesis and baryon asymmetry of the Universe, cosmic microwave background, cosmic rays, ...
PUBLICATIONS
Author of about 53 regular articles - among which 4 top 500, 2 Top 250, 10 Top 100 and 7 Top 50, according to Spires - and about 12 conference proceedings. Spires h-factor=31.
TALKS AND SEMINARS
Over the past years I gave about 40 talks at International Conferences - among which 10 in Plenary Sessions - and about 35 invited seminars.
REFEREE
Referee for PRL, PRD, JHEP, JCAP, NPB, ...
TEACHING
- Waves Acoustics and Music, LT in Physics, 3rd year, UniFe, AY 2021-2022
- Applications of Quantum Field Theory, LM in Physics, 2nd year, UniFe, all AYs from 2018-2019 to 2022-2023.
- Elements of Quantum Mechanics, LT in Physics, 3rd year, UniFe, AY 2004-2005 and all AYs from 2009-2010 to 2017-2018.
- Quantum Mechanics, LM in Physics, 1st year, UniFe, AY 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2022-2023
- Mathematical Methods for Physics, LM in Physics, 1st year, UniFe, AY 2008-2009.
PHD LESSONS
Cosmic Microwave Background, University of Southern Denmark, 2010.
Electric dipole moments, University of Ferrara, 2011.
Waves Acoustics and Music, University of Ferrara, 2021 and 2022
OUTREACH
I gave several general public seminars on cosmology and particle physics.
LANGUAGES
Italian (mother tongue), English (fluent) and French (fluent).
