Resume

Work Experience

University Researcher (RTDA) - Università degli Studi di Padova

Padova, Italy | December 2023 - Present

Modeling and analysis of exoplanetary atmospheres. Development of Machine Learning algorithms and multidimensional models integrated in Bayesian analysis methods for the study of exoplanetary atmospheres. Development of quantum computing algorithms for spectroscopic and photometric data analysis for exoplanet studies.

Research Fellow - Università degli Studi di Padova

Padova, Italy | July 2021 - December 2023

Analysis and modeling of light curves for the CHEOPS space mission. Construction of Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing algorithms in the study of exoplanet properties and data analysis from HST, JWST, and Ariel.

PostDoc in Astrophysics - CNRS, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux

Bordeaux, France | November 2018 - June 2021

Modeling and analysis of exoplanetary atmospheres. Development of Machine Learning algorithms and multidimensional models integrated in Bayesian analysis methods for the study of exoplanetary atmospheres.

Education

PhD in Physics and Astronomy - University College London

London, United Kingdom | October 2015 - October 2018

Thesis: "Characterisation of exoplanetary atmospheres: from target selection to feature recognition using deep learning"
Developed ExoGAN, a Generative Adversarial Network for modeling exoplanetary atmospheres. Demonstrated that the ARIEL space mission can analyze at least 1000 atmospheres within 4 years. Supervisors: Prof Giovanna Tinetti, Dr Giuseppina Micela, and Dr Ingo Waldmann.

MSc in Physics - Curriculum Astrophysics - Università degli Studi di Palermo

Palermo, Italy | 2013 - 2015 | Summa cum Laude

Thesis: "Study of Exoplanets: Orbital evolution of Extrasolar Giant Planets"
Supervisors: Prof Giovanni Peres and Dr Giuseppina Micela.

BSc in Physics - Università degli Studi di Palermo

Palermo, Italy | 2009 - 2013

Thesis: "Study of extrasolar planets with EChO"
Supervisors: Prof Giovanni Peres and Dr Giuseppina Micela.

Skills

Python C++ Django JavaScript HTML5 UNIX LaTeX Machine Learning Bayesian Analysis Quantum Computing