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
Since 2025: Delegate of the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Strategic Center Alma Human AI - University of Bologna
Since 2024: Deputy Director of the Department of Physics and Astronomy - University of Bologna
Since 2024: Director of AlmaQ - Center for Quantum Science and Technology - University of Bologna
Since 2024: Member of the Executive Board of the Italian Society of Quantum Sciences and Technologies (SISTEQ)
2023-24: 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
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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
2006-20017: 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 2024: PI of PE 0000023 NQSTI Cascade Funding Project "Strongly interacting models for quantum simulations and error correction codes" (SIMQuSEC)
From 2024 - Scientist in Charge for Physics at Unibo and Supervisor in HORIZON-MSCA-
From 2023: PI nazionale del progetto PRIN 2022 "Hybrid Algorithms for Quantum Simulations" (in collaborazione con UNICAM e SISSA)
From 2023: Co-PI del WP 4 Quantum Computing, nel Progetto CaLIGOLA (HORIZON-MSCA-2021)
From 2024: PI (national) of the PRIN 2022 project "Hybrid Algorithms for Quantum Simulations" (in collaboration with UNICAM e SISSA)
From 2023: Co-PI of WP 4 Quantum Computing, of the HORIZON-MSCA-2021 Project CaLIGOLA
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)
Classes for Bachelor, Master Degree, PhD in Physics
Monographic classes for Collegio Superiore
Supervisor of more than 90 bachelor and 60 master theses; supervisor of 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 2014-2017-2020
General public conferences
