Current positions
• Since June 2025: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Comparative Public Law; Department of Legal Studies, University of Bologna
• Since Oct 2022: Affiliated Researcher; Research Group on Government and Law, University of Antwerp
• Since Sept 2018: Teaching Assistant of Comparative Constitutional Law; Department of Legal Studies, University of Bologna
Academic positions
• Jun 2025 - present: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Comparative Public Law; Department of Legal Studies, University of Bologna
• Mar 2024 - May 2025: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Comparative Public Law (PRIN 2020 "Decision-Making in Time of Emergencies"); Baffi Centre on Economics, Finance and Regulation, Bocconi University
Education
• 2019 - 2023: University of Bologna and University of Antwerp — Joint Ph.D. in Legal Studies (final grade: Excellent)
• January - May 2019: University of Florence — Seminar on Parliamentary Studies and Research "Silvano Tosi"
• 2016 - 2018: University of Bologna — Master's degree in International Relations (cum laude)
• 2013 - 2016: University of Bologna — Bachelor's degree in Political, Social and International Sciences
Work experience
• Nov - Dec 2024: Research Assistant — Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
• Feb - Dec 2023: Junior Researcher — EURAC Institute for Comparative Federalism, Bolzano/Bozen
• Dec 2019 - May 2023: Junior Researcher — Research Group on Government and Law, University of Antwerp (Belgium)
• March - May 2020: Trainee — Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France)
• 2016 - 2017: Academic Tutor — School of Political Sciences, University of Bologna
• 2016 - 2017: Research Assistant — Center for Constitutional Studies and Democratic Development, Bologna
Research activity
• January - March 2025: Visiting Research Fellow —Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
• September - October 2022: Visiting Scientist — EURAC Institute for Comparative Federalism (Bolzano/Bozen, Italy)
• February - April 2022: Visiting Joint Ph.D. Researcher — Research Group on Government and Law, University of Antwerp (Belgium)
• September 2021 - January 2022: Visiting Ph.D. Student — Department of Law, European University Institute (Fiesole, Italy)
• March - May 2021: Visiting Joint Ph.D. Researcher — Research Group on Government and Law, University of Antwerp (Belgium)
• November 2018: Visiting Research Associate — School of Law, Queen’s University of Belfast (Belfast, UK)
Editorial activities
• Since January 2025: Member of the editorial board — Percorsi Costituzionali (ISSN: 1974-1928)
• Since January 2020: Member of the editorial board — STALS - Sant'Anna Legal Studies (ISSN: 1974-5656)
Research fields
• Comparative constitutional law and comparative politics;
• Constitutional design for divided societies;
• Federalism and asymmetries in constitutional law;
• Minority rights and territorial/non territorial autonomy;
• Autonomous Weapons Systems (AWS) and law of the armed conflict;
• Artificial Intelligence and international humanitarian law.
Scholarships and awards
• 2025: Research Award "Domenico Cella" (ex-aequo) financed by the Istituto De Gasperi and the Centre for Constitutional Studies and Democratic Development
• 2021: Research grant (3 months) financed by the BOF Fellowship for Joint PhDs of the Research Council of the University of Antwerp
• 2020: Research grant (3 months) financed by the Program “Marco Polo” of the University of Bologna
• 2019: Ph.D. scholarship (3 years) financed by the Project “Department of Excellence” of the Italian Ministry of Education
Languages
• English (C1, IELTS 7.5)
• French (B2, Linguistic Center of the University of Bologna)
