Researcher at the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) and adjunct professor at the University of Bologna, he carries out research in computational geophysics, tsunami hazard, and physical oceanography. His main research interests include seismic-source modelling, probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment, numerical methods, high-performance computing, and the analysis of ocean climate indicators, with particular reference to Ocean Heat Content.
Education
He obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Physics in 2014 and a Master's Degree in Physics of the Earth System in 2016 at the University of Bologna, both with a final grade of 110/110 cum laude. In 2020 he obtained a PhD in Geophysics at the University of Bologna with a thesis focused on the analysis of slip distributions of large earthquakes and their implications for tsunami generation.
During his PhD, he spent a research period at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, contributing to the development of Python tools for seismic-source inversion parameterisation. He also participated in the Erasmus Programme at the Universidade de Lisboa, where he focused on physical and coastal oceanography.
Scientific career
Since 2024, he has been a Researcher at INGV, Bologna Section. Previously, he was a fixed-term Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Bologna and a Research Fellow at INGV and at the Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale.
His scientific activity has mainly focused on the development of computational models and workflows for tsunami hazard, seismic-source characterisation, probabilistic tsunami forecasting, and the use of High Performance Computing techniques. More recently, his research has expanded to physical oceanography and the study of Mediterranean warming through indicators such as Ocean Heat Content and workflows for the integration and analysis of oceanographic datasets.
Teaching activities
Since 2023, he has taught Advanced Programming for the Master's Degree in Science of Climate at the University of Bologna. He has also carried out teaching activities in the Bachelor's Degree in Physics, in the Frontiers PhD Programme, and in several physics and mathematics courses at the University of Bologna.
Since 2025, he has taught in the Master in High-performance and Quantum Computing, within the course Numerical Techniques for System Modelling. He also carries out training activities for the UNESCO IOC OceanTeacher Global Academy, with a module dedicated to Ocean Heat Content and the use of Virtual Laboratories for marine environmental indicators.
Scientific activity
He is author and co-author of scientific publications on tsunami hazard, seismic-source modelling, machine learning applied to tsunami forecasting, research infrastructures, and computational workflows. He has participated in national and international conferences, including EGU, AGU, GNGTS, MedGU, and PLINIUS, presenting research on tsunami hazard, seismic sources, and Mediterranean warming.
Institutional activities and other appointments
He has carried out tutoring and teaching-support activities at the University of Bologna and has served on scientific selection committees. In 2026, he was an external member of a selection committee at CNR-ISTI “Alessandro Faedo” for a research fellowship in Computer Science.
