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Academic positions
22 Dec 2023 — present
Fixed-term Researcher / Assistant Professor
University of Padua · Department of Physics and Astronomy
Modelling exoplanet atmospheres and planetary systems; developing machine-learning and multidimensional Bayesian methods; and investigating quantum algorithms for spectroscopic and photometric data.
2021 — 2023
Astrophysics Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Padua
CHEOPS light-curve analysis and modelling; AI algorithms for exoplanet properties and HST, JWST, and Ariel data.
2018 — 2021
Astrophysics Postdoctoral Researcher
CNRS · Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux
Exoplanet-atmosphere modelling, machine-learning algorithms, and multidimensional Bayesian retrieval models.
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Selected scientific contributions
ExoGAN
Deep generative models for rapid retrieval of exoplanet-atmosphere properties.
Multidimensional retrievals
Methods for modelling two- and three-dimensional effects in transmission spectra.
Exoformer
Transformer neural networks that accelerate Bayesian atmospheric retrievals.
Quantum atmospheric inference
Quantum extreme learning methods for exoplanet-atmosphere retrieval.
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Education
2015 — 2018
PhD in Physics and Astronomy
University College London
Thesis: Characterisation of exoplanetary atmospheres: from target selection to feature recognition using deep learning.
2013 — 2015
Master's Degree in Physics · Astrophysics
University of Palermo · 110/110 cum laude with honours
Thesis on orbital evolution of extrasolar giant planets.
2009 — 2013
Bachelor's Degree in Physics
University of Palermo