My curriculum vitae
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PhD in Sociology and Social Research
Nov 2022 – present
University of Trento, Trento, Italy
- Supervisors: Gian Maria Campedelli, Michele Tizzoni
- Thesis: Advanced Computational Methods for Crime Research: Forecasting using Deep Learning, Causal Inference, and LLM Threat Detection Bias
MSc in Financial Mathematics
Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
- Main courses: Probability & Finance (Advanced), Simulation for Finance, Financial & Actuarial Models, Time Series, Deep Learning.
MSc in Computing Science: Data Science & Systems Complexity
Sep 2019 – Mar 2021
University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Thesis supervisor: Michael Biehl
- Thesis: Analysis of Non-targeted Metabolomics Data using GMLVQ
- Main courses: Machine Learning, Machine Learning Theory, Pattern Recognition, Numerical Mathematics, Neural Networks, Modeling & Simulation.
BSc in Astronomy (Honours)
Sep 2015 – Jul 2018
University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Thesis: Morphological classification of galaxies using Convolutional Neural Networks
- Main courses: Linear Algebra, Calculus 1 & 2, Mathematical Physics, Mechanics and Relativity, Complex Analysis, Numerical Methods, Quantum Physics 1 & 2, Advanced Electrodynamics.
Professional Experience
Visiting Scholar
Jan 2025 – Jun 2025
Carnegie Mellon University, Software and Societal Systems Department,
Pittsburgh, USA
- Visiting supervisor: Kathleen M. Carley
- Followed the course “Dynamic Network Analysis” taught by Prof. Kathleen M. Carley.
Academic Tutor
Sep 2024 – Dec 2024
University of Trento, Trento, Italy
- Course: Scientific Programming (MSc in Data Science).
- Helped students with lab exercises on introduction to Python.
Teaching Assistant
Mar 2024 – Jun 2024
University of Trento, Trento, Italy
- Course: Computational Social Science (MSc in Data Science).
- Gave lectures on DAGs, time series, and spatial data analysis.
Data Scientist Intern
Feb 2022 – Nov 2022
Aizon, Barcelona, Spain
- Collaborated with the AI team to support data discovery and solve issues from real business cases; contributed to improving the platform’s AI capabilities.
Online Exam Task Force Assistant
Sep 2020 – Jul 2021
University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Supported instructors in uploading and proctoring exams online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teaching Assistant
Sep 2018 – Jul 2021
University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Ran lab exercise sessions for various courses in the Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics, and Computing Science bachelor degrees.
Honors & Awards
PhD Full Scholarship
2022–2026
Italian Ministry of Education
Competitive four-year scholarship funding the doctoral programme.
Science and Health Dean’s Honors List
2023
Dublin City University
Recognition of high academic performance: first-class honours award and placement in the top percentage of the cohort.
Honours College student — Einstein cohort
2018
University of Groningen
Top 10% of first-year students in the cohort, invited to follow extracurricular classes representing 45 ECTS.
Propedeuse BSc Astronomy Cum Laude
2016
University of Groningen
Cum Laude distinction in the first year of the bachelor’s degree.
Presentations & Posters
Ambient Population and Crime: The Fragility of
Causal Links in Urban Environments
Eurocrim 2026
Oral presentation · Annual meeting of the
European Society of Criminology, Warsaw, Poland
Ambient Population and Crime: The Fragility of
Causal Links in Urban Environments
CS2Italy 2026
Oral presentation · Italian Conference of
Computational Social Science, Torino, Italy
Deep Learning for Crime Forecasting: The Role of
Mobility at Fine-grained Spatiotemporal Scales
Eurocrim 2025
Oral presentation · Annual meeting of the
European Society of Criminology, Athens, Greece
Mobility Data and Deep Learning for Advancing
Spatiotemporal Crime Forecasting in Microgeographic Units
JDC 2024
Poster · Joint Doctoral Conference, Trento,
Italy
Mobility Data and Deep Learning for Advancing
Spatiotemporal Crime Forecasting in Microgeographic Units
IC2S2 2024
Oral presentation · International Conference
on Computational Social Science, Philadelphia, USA
Teaching Experience
Graduate level · University of Trento
AY 2024/2025
Scientific Programming, Tutor
Fall
AY 2023/2024
Computational Social Science, Teaching Assistant
Spring
Undergraduate level · University of Groningen
AY 2020/2021
Computer Architecture, Teaching Assistant
Fall
AY 2019/2020
Introduction to Python, Teaching Assistant
Spring
Linear Algebra and Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures, Teaching Assistant
Fall
AY 2018/2019
Mathematical Physics, Teaching Assistant
Spring
Calculus 1 and Calculus 2, Teaching Assistant
Fall