Current position
Tenure track senior assistant professor (‘Ricercatore lettera b – RTDb’) at the Department of Philosophy and Communication Studies (FILCOM), University of Bologna.
Education
- 1999-2005: Bachelor degree in Physics (Laurea in Fisica vecchio ordinamento), University of Bologna.
- 2006-2007: Master 2 (equivalent to Master of Arts) in Logic Philosophy History and Sociology of Sciences (LOPHISS), University of Paris 7 Denis Diderot.
- 2007-2011: Ph.D in Epistemology, History and Philosophy of Science, University of Paris 7 Denis Diderot.
Academic career
- 2012-2013: Fernand Braudel-IFER postdoctoral fellow at LOGOS (Logic, Language and Cognition Research Group), Department of Philosophy, University of Barcelona.
- 2014-2015: Research assistant (‘cultore della materia’), Department of Philosophy, Communication and Media Studies, University of Rome ‘Roma Tre’.
- 2016: Postdoctoral Researcher ('Assegnista di ricerca'), Department of Philosophy, Communication and Media Studies, University of Rome ‘Roma Tre’.
- 2017-2020: FCT Researcher, Centre for Philosophy of Science of the University of Lisbon (CFCUL), Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Lisbon.
- 2019-2022: Adjunct Professor ('Professore a contratto'), Faculty of Philosophy, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy.
- 2020-2022: FCT Principal Researcher, Centre for Philosophy of Science of the University of Lisbon (CFCUL), Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Lisbon.
Activity as visiting scholar
- 2022: Visiting scholar at Chapman University, Orange, California. From 21/08/2022 to 16/09/2022.
- 2019: Visiting scholar at School for Advanced Studies (IUSS), Pavia. From 17/12/2019 to 20/12/2019.
- 2018: Visiting scholar at Institut d’Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques (IHPST), Paris. From 17/01/2018 to 24/01/2018 ; Visiting scholar at Department of Philosophy Communication and Performing Arts, University of Rome ‘Roma Tre’. From 5/06/2018 to 31/07/2018.
- 2009-2010: Visiting scholar at Logic, Language and Cognition Research Group (LOGOS), Department of Philosophy, University of Barcelona. From 1/01/2009 to 31/12/2010.
- 2008: Visiting scholar at the Department of Mathematics, UNAM, Mexico City. From 27/03/2008 to 23/04/2008.
Qualifications
- 2018: National Scientific Qualification (ASN) as Associate Professor in the Italian higher education system for the disciplinary field of 11/C2 - Logic, History and Philosophy of Science.
- 2013: “Qualification aux fonctions de maître de conférences” for sections 17 (Philosophie) and 72 (Epistémologie, Histoire des Sciences et des Techniques). Qualification obtained from the Conseil National des Universités (CNU), France.
Prizes
- Winner of the Prize DHFC 2021 (Prémio Departamento de História e Filosofia das Ciências 2021) with the paper “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Physics in Mathematics” (BJPS, 2021).
Research projects (as PI)
- 2020-2022: Exploring the Weak Objectivity of Mathematical Knowledge. Project reference: CEECIND/01827/2018. Funding agency: FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia), Portugal.
- 2017-2020: Disclosing the Role of Visual Reasoning and Mathematical Diagrams in Scientific Explanation. Project reference: IF/01354/2015. Funding agency: FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia), Portugal.
- 2012-2013 Testing the Viability of a Common Theoretical Framework Within Different Kinds of Mathematical Explanations in Science. Funding agency: Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH, Paris) e Unione Europea (Action Marie Curie -COFUND- 7th PCRD).
Research projects (as member)
- 2020-2022: Strategic Project of the Centre for Philosophy of Science of the University of Lisbon. Project reference: UID/00678/2020. Funding agency: FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia), Portugal.
- 2018-2021: Emergence in the Natural Sciences: Towards a New Paradigm. Principal Investigator: David Yates (Centre of Philosophy, University of Lisbon). Project reference: PTDC/FER-HFC/30665/2017. Funding agency: FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia), Portugal.
- 2016: Structures and Dynamics of Knowledge and Cognition (FIRB project). Principal Investigator: Vincenzo Crupi (University of Torino). Project reference: D11J1200047001. Funding agency: MIUR (Ministry of Education, Universities and Research), Italy.
- 2012-2013: Representación y Explicación en la Ciencia: Analisis Monistas y Pluralistas. Principal Investigator: José Antonio Díez (LOGOS Group, University of Barcelona). Project reference: FFI2012-37354. Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain.
- 2009-2010: Representación y Explicación en la Ciencia: Analisis Inherentistas y Funcionales. Principal Investigator: José Antonio Díez (LOGOS Group, University of Barcelona). Project reference: FFI2008-01580. Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain.
- 2008: ECOS-Nord project for scientific interchanges between France and Mexico in the domain of history of mathematics. Principal Investigators: Carlos Àlvarez Jiménez (UNAM, Mexico), Marco Panza (CNRS, France). Project reference: M04H01. Funding agency: Comité ECOS-NORD, University Paris 13, France.
- 2006-2007: Analysis of the transcriptional maps and the variations of the functional moduli in the course of the human myeloid differentiation. Principal Investigator: Giovanni Principato (UNIVPM). Funding agency: MIUR (Ministry of Education, Universities and Research), Italy.
Teaching
- 2017-2022: Responsible for the doctoral course ‘Epistemology and Philosophy of Science in the 20th Century’ (36 hours; 6.0 credits), Doctoral Programme in History and Philosophy of Science, Faculty of Sciences, Dept. of History and Philosophy of Sciences, University of Lisbon.
- 2017-2022: Responsible for the graduate course ‘Epistemology and Philosophy of Science in the 20th Century’ (36 hours; 6.0 credits), Master in History and Philosophy of Science, Faculty of Sciences, Dept. of History and Philosophy of Sciences, University of Lisbon.
- 2019-2022: Adjunct Professor (“Professore a contratto”) for the course ‘History of Science’ (36 hours; 6.0 credits), Bachelor of Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy.
Peer review activity
Reviewer for Mind, Philosophy of Science, The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, The Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophers’ Imprint, Erkenntnis, European Journal for Philosophy of Science, Mathematical Reviews, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Philosophia Scientiae, Theoria. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, Kairos
Refereeing for funding agencies
Evaluator SNSF Postdoc.Mobility fellowships, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Membership in professional societies
- British Society for the Philosophy of Science (BSPS)
- Philosophy of Science Association (PSA)
- Association for the Philosophy of Mathematical Practice (APMP)
- Società Italiana di Logica e Filosofia delle Scienze (SILFS)
- FilMat – Italian Network for Philosophy of Mathematics
- Société de Philosophie des Sciences (SPS)
- Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS)
- Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics (CSHPM)
- Società Italiana di Storia delle Matematiche (SISM)
- Sociedad de Lógica, Metodología y Filosofía de la Ciencia en España (SLMFCE)
