Current position: PhD student in Physics, Unict, XLI cycle, Theoretical Physics of Fundamental Interactions and Quantum Technologies.
2025: Post-lauream Research Fellowship, University of Palermo, Topics: Neutrino Physics, Neutrino Detection in Auger and KM3NeT observatories.
2022-2025: Master Degree in Physics, University of Palermo, Final grade: 110/110 cum laude. Thesis title: "The Role of the Volume Operator in Ponzano-Regge and Turaev-Viro Models".
Part of the Master's thesis and internship was carried out at École normale supérieure de Lyon, under the supervision of Prof. E. Livine.
2019-2022: Bachelor Degree in Physical Sciences, University of Palermo, Final grade: 110/110 cum laude. Thesis title: "Axions: From Peccei-Quinn Theory to Dark Matter".
The Bachelor's internship was carried out at the Astronomical Observatory of Palermo, under the supervision of Dr. S. Colombo, on the topic "Computational and Numerical Methods in Astrophysics".
My main research interest is quantum gravity, in its phenomenological and theoretical aspects. In my PhD research I investigate the constraints that a quantum theory of gravity imposes on effective field theories and, in particular, on cosmology. The goal of this research is twofold: to understand how string theory, relevant at a high energy scale, influences our (lower-energy) cosmological models, and to see if cosmological observations can lead to insights on the fundamental theory of gravity.
My work can be contextualized in the Swampland program.