Catalogo dei Corsi di studio

Academic Career
Sep 2019: Associate Professor of Experimental Physics (SSD:FIS/01 - SC:02/A1), Sapienza Università di Roma.
Dec 2010: Assistant Professor of Experimental Physics (SSD:FIS/01 - SC:02/A1), Sapienza Università di Roma.
2009 - 2014: Research Staff, CERN, Geneva - Switzerland.
2007 - 2009: Research Fellow CERN, Geneva - Switzerland.
2006 - 2007: PostDoctoral Scholar, Physics and Astronomy Dept., Michigan State University, Michigan - USA.
2005 - 2007: Visiting scientist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL - USA.
2004 - 2006: PostDoctoral Scolar, INFN Roma.

Scientific Associations/Collaborations
2019 - now: Cygno International Collaboration
2016 - now: Darkside International Collaboration
2012 - now: Incarico di ricerca INFN, sezione di Roma
2007 - 2020: ATLAS International Collaboration
2005 - 2007: Visiting scientist Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Chicago - USA
2001 - 2008: CDF International Collaboration

Education
Jan 2004: Ph.D. in Physics, Sapienza Università di Roma. Thesis: "Measurement of the W -> e nu + n Jets cross section in ppbar collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV with the CDF II Detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider", advisor prof. Carlo Dionisi.
May 2000: Master degree in Physics cum laude at Università di Roma Tre. Thesis: "Study of the k+- -> pi+-l+l- charge asymmetry in Super Symmetric exstension of the Standard Model", advisiors prof. M. Greco and prof. G. Isidori.

Funding
2019: Sapienza Grant, Principal Investigator, "Development of an innovative trigger system for dark matter direct detection experiments", 15k euro, 1 year
2017: Sapienza Grant, Principal Investigator, "Development of an innovative trigger system for dark matter direct detection experiments", 13.8k euro, 1 year
2016: Sapienza Grant, Principal Investigator, "GPU deployment for pattern recognition based on machine learning algorithms for trigger systems in High Energy Physics ", 15k euro, 1 year
2015: Sapienza Grant, Principal Investigator, Development of an innovative computing device able to execute pattern-recognition algorithms in real time and power efficiently on large datasets based on graphical processing units. , 13k euro, 1 year
2014: Sapienza Grant, Principal Investigator, Development of pattern recognition algorithms for a GPUs cluster in a energy effective real time environment. , 13k euro, 1 year
2013: Sapienza Grant, Characterization of the properties of a muon detector based on the MicroMegas technology for the development of the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. 8k euro, 1 year
2012: Futuro in Ricerca MIUR, Principal Investigator of local unit, Realization of an innovative system for complex calculations and pattern recognition in real time by using commercial graphics processors (GPU). Application in High Energy Physics experiments to select rare events and in medical imaging for CT, PET and NMR. , 215k euro, 4 year
2012: Sapienza Grant, Principal Investigator, Characterization of the properties of a muon detector based on the MicroMegas technology for the development of the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. , 36k euro, 1 year

Research interests:
My research focuses on dark matter direct detection and high energy physics. I have been involved on different aspects of the construction and operation of particle detectors. In particular, I have been contributing to the development of the trigger and data acquisition systems of particle physcis experiments including ATLAS and Darkside. Physics topics I have been working on include: the study of the W and Z boson production in association with jets at hadron collider; the Higgs boson search and discovery; the proton-proton inelastic cross section and the LHC luminosity determination; the search for dark matter both at LHC and at direct detection experiments.

Teaching activity:
Since few years I am teaching Laboratory of Mechanics for the Bachelor in Physics and Uncertainty and Probability for the graduated students in Physics.