2013 – 2015
BSc in Physics
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
Thesis: Studio di arrays di SiPM per la lettura di scintillatori veloci.
2015 – 2017
MSc in Particle Physics & Applied Physics
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
Thesis: Characterization of Transition-Edge Sensors for the direct measurement of neutrino mass.
2018 – 2022
PhD in Physics, cum laude
Politecnico di Milano & CNST@IIT, Milan
Thesis: From thermal to mechanical: shedding light on novel ways to control cell fate.
Designed and built
experimental platforms integrating biomaterials, organic semiconductors, and cell biology across physics, engineering, and biology.
Automated
microscopy analysis pipeline with deep learning-based instance segmentation (Cellpose); processing time reduced by 80%, became group reference.
Built
custom Arduino-based stimulation platforms enabling automated overnight experiments and increased throughput.
Bridged
national and international interdisciplinary collaborations, translating between nanomaterials engineering and cell biology to align experimental objectives.
Introduced
reproducible computational workflows adopted across multiple projects within the group.
Nov 2022 – Oct 2023
Postdoctoral Researcher
CNST@IIT, Milan
Scaled
automated microscopy pipeline to full production; processing time from 2–3 days to 4 hours through full-cell segmentation.
Coordinated
experimental activities and timelines across multiple parallel projects, aligning priorities with senior researchers.
Extended
computational workflows, improving measurement precision and reproducibility across the group.
Apr 2024 – Aug 2025
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of California, Irvine
Designed and validated
experimental platform for iPSC-derived cardiomyocyte maturation; zero contamination across 1.5 years of continuous operation.
Resolved
critical failure point in substrate preparation; failure rate from 50% to under 5%.
Introduced
MEA electrophysiology as new lab capability; learned from scratch, established protocols adopted by the group.
Delivered
comparative analysis of experimental conditions as go/no-go recommendations to senior stakeholders.
Trained
3 researchers on electrophysiology protocols.
Leadership & Community
Co-organized
20+ events and a 74-attendee cross-department symposium connecting researchers with academic and industry speakers.
Selected Publications & Presentations
Peer-reviewed research and international conference presentations.
Publication
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Oral Presentations
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