Born in Bologna, Jan 16, 1965.
- Career
From 2005: Associate Professor (SSD FIS/02, Sett. Conc. 02/A2) at University of Bologna
1998-2005: Researcher at University of Bologna
1996-1997: Post-doc at University of Bologna
1994-1996: Post-doc at INFM (Bologna and Firenze)
1994: PhD in Physics – Syracuse University – Syracuse N.Y., U.S.A.
1989: Laurea in Fisica (cum laude) - University of Bologna
“Abilitazione Nazionale” Full Professor, Sett. Conc. 02/A2 (July 2017)
Research Associate INFN – Group IV - Sezione di Bologna
Member of: European Physical Society, Italian Physical Society, Italian Society of Statistical Physics
- Institutional Roles
From 2023: Responsible (co-direction with L. Benini) of the Scientific Unit ”AI and HPC” of the Alma-AI Center - University of Bologna
From 2021: Delegate for Didactics of Dept. Physics and Astronomy - University of Bologna
2019-2022: President of the Permanent Didactic Commission of the Italian Physical Society
2018-2021: Member of the Academic Senate as Representative of Area 1 - University of Bologna
2012-2018: Coordinator of Bachelor and Master Degree in Physics - University of Bologna
2012-2018: Delegate of the Department of Physics and Astronomy in Collegio della Scuola di Scienze - University of Bologna
2010-2022: Member of Collegio del Dottorato in Fisica - University of Bologna
2002-2009: Member and tutor of Collegio Superiore - University of Bologna
- Research
Scientific interests:
Quantum Information and Quantum Computation
Geometric Structures in Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Many Body Theory and Phase Transitions
Publications: 3 books, more than 80 papers in international journals
Conferences: (co)-organizer of 14 international workshops
Editorial Activity: Editor of:The European Physical Journal Plus; Referee for IOP, APS and other Journals
Research Projects:
From 2023: Co-PI of WP 4 Quantum Computing, of the HORIZON-MSCA-2021 Project CaLIGOLA
From 2023: Scientist in Charge for Physics@Unibo in HORIZON-MSCA- 2022-DN-01 Project: CaLiForNIA
From 2022: Participant to Spoke 10 Quantum Computing in PNNR National Center on HPC
2020-21: PI of ISCRA project “ Bayesian Adaptive Techniques for Quantum Optimization on NISQ Devices (in collaboration with CINECA and PASQAL)
2021-2023: PI of IFAB project “Quantum technologies for business-oriented applications” (in collaboration with INFN, CINECA and Leithà-Unipol)
2017-2019: PI of AlmaIdea Project 2017 (Univ. Bologna) “Exotic Phases of Matter in 2dimensions”
PRIN 2007: Unit Coordinator of the project “Phase transitions, entanglement and integrability in low-dimensional systems”
From 2011: Unit Coordinator for the Research project “Quantum” by INFN (Group IV)
- Teaching
Classes for Bachelor, Master Degree, PhD in Physics
Monographic classes for Collegio Superiore
Supervisor of more than 60 master theses and 13 PhD dissertations
Organizations of Schools: 2nd School on Physical Sensing and Processing (2020); 3rd School on Physical Sensing and Processing (2022)
Courses of higher education for Adults: Università Primo Levi, Bologna (2011-12)
Training classes for high-school Students PLS 2013, 2014 and Alternanza Scuola-Lavoro 2017,2019,2021, 2022, 2023
Training classes for high-school Teachers PLS 2014-1207-2020
General public conferences
