Curriculum Vitae

Languages

Italian (native language), English (good), French (elementary)

Programs: Fortran, C, C++, Matlab, Mathematica, Maple.

Education

14/04/2021 AL 14/04/2032: Italian National Scientific Qualification (ASN) (art. 16, comma 1, Legge 240/10) Full Professor (Professore di Prima Fascia), S.C. 02/A2 – Theoretical Physics of Fundamental Interactions (Fisica Teorica delle Interazioni Fondamentali).

09/09/2019 AL 09/09/2030: Italian National Scientific Qualification (ASN) (art. 16, comma 1, Legge 240/10) Associate Professor (Professore di Seconda Fascia), S.C. 01/A4 – Mathematical Physics (Fisica-Matematica).

February 2019: French Qualification for “Professeur des universités” in the area 30-“Milieux dilués et optique” (N. 19130188725).

February 2019: French Qualification for “Professeur des universités” in the area 28-“Milieux denses et matériaux” (N. 19128188725).

February 2015: French Qualification for “Professeur des universités” in the area 30-“Milieux dilués et optique” (N. 15130188725).

February 2013: French Qualification for “Professeur des universités” in the area 28-“Milieux denses et matériaux” (N. 13128188725).

January 2009: French Qualification for “Professeur des universités” in the area 30-“Milieux dilués et optique” (N. 09130188725).

February 2008: French Qualification for “Maître de conférences” in the areas 29-“Constituants élémentaires” (N. 08229188725) and 30-“Milieux dilués et optique” (N. 08230188725).

September 2000: Italian Abilitation a teacher of physics at the secondary schools.

11 February 1999: University of Florence, ”Dottorato di Ricerca” in Physics,

Thesis Title: Geometrical and Topological Aspects in the Study of Phase Transitions.

Advisor: Prof. Marco Pettini, Université Aix-Marseille 2, France et INAF Florence, Italy.

Referees:

Prof M. Zannetti University de Salerno, Italy;

Prof. M. Salerno University de Salerno, Italy;

Prof. G. Soliani University de Lecce, Italy

16 Mars, 1995: University of Pisa, Degree ”Diploma di Laurea” in Physics. Graduated Magna Cum Laude (110/110 cum laude),

Thesis Title: Study of Gravity in (2+1) dimensions with Tessellation method.

Advisor: Prof. Enore Guadagnini, University of Pisa, Italy.

Positions

● October 2024 – Present: Associate Professor in Mathematical-Physics MATH-04/A - 01/MATH-04 at Department of Physical Science, Earth and Environment - University of Siena – Via Roma, 56 - I-53100 Siena – Italy.

● October 2021 – September 2024: researcher at term RTDB at Department of Physical Science, Earth and Environment - University of Siena – Via Roma, 56 - I-53100 Siena – Italy.

● September 2013 – September 2021: researcher at Institute of Optics - National Research Council (“INO-CNR”) UOS of Florence – Largo Enrico Fermi, 2 - I-50125 Firenze – Italy.

● January 2011 – Present: Member of QSTAR (Quantum Science and Technology in Arcetri) Largo Enrico Fermi, 2, I-50125 Firenze (Italy)

● December 2011 – August 2013: researcher at Institute for Complex Systems - National Research Council (“ISC-CNR”) UOS of Florence – Via Madonna del Piano, 10 - I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino – Italy

Research Interests

Statistical Mechanics: Geometric-Topological Approach to Phase-Transitions.

Classical and Quantum Dynamics: Generalized Coherent States, Time Dependent Variational Principle, Bose-Einstein Condensates, Bose-Hubbard Model, Self-Trapping.

Statistical Mechanics: Microcanonical Ensemble, Entropy, Negative Temperatures, Small Systems.

Statistical Mechanics: Complex Networks, Complexity Estimation.

Quantum Information: Fisher Information, Geometry of Quantum Systems, Fubini-Study metric, Entanglement Characterization.

Submitted Research Project

2024 National-Quantum-Science-and-Technology-Institute-(NQSTI)-NextGenerationEu, Research Project “Quantum Correlation and Entanglement Enhanced via Topological Effects and Single-Mode Cavity Interaction in Quantum Network Systems”, Project Coordinator.

2024 Notte-dei-Ricercatori-INdAM, Research Project “Vedere l’invisibile: l’avventura alla conquista dei quanti”, Project Coordinator.

2024 Research-Project-INdAM, Research Project “Detecting Homologies and Measuring Network Complexity through Entanglement and Quantum Correlations”, Project Coordinator.

2023 Bandi-Fondazione-TIM, Research Project “Cavity Enhanced Quantum Batteries”, Project Coordinator.

2022 The Research Project “Entanglement Protection of Qubits’ Dynamics in a Cavity” – EPQDC, that I have submitted to the call for funding to research projects which are Curiosity-driven (F-CUR) has been funded.

Participation in Research Project

2022 PRIN2022-MIUR, Research Project “Microfoundations And estimatioN Of DIstribution DYnamics Over Space”, collaboration UniPi-UniVe-UniSi, PI for University of Siena.

2017 The Project Q-Clocks (Cavity-Enhanced Quantum Optical Clocks) is one of the 26 excellent international proposals in the field of quantum technology research that quantERA has recommended for funding. In this project I am the Principal Investigator for INO- CNR.

Before 2011 I have been involved in many research project by means of which I got money for my fellowship. Nevertheless I haven't had responsibilities as leader since in Italy this is not possible with a term position.

In 2007 I have been awarded with the Exchange Grant “Transport Properties in Bose-Einstein Condensates” within the framework of the European Science Foundation activity entitled “Quantum Degenerate Dilute Systems”

Competitions

2021 I have won a researcher at term RTDB position at Department of Physical Science, Earth and Environment - University of Siena – Via Roma, 56 - I-53100 Siena – Italy.

2011 I have won a national competition at CNR for a Permanent Researcher position to work at the Institute for Complex Systems of the National Research Council – Sesto Fiorentino - Florence Italy.

In 2008 I have applied for an Associate Professorship in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics position (Ref. 211- 0175) at the Niels Bohr Institute and I have been considered “qualified for this position”.

Professional Service

2024-present member Editorial Board of Entropy: Quantum Information Section.

2020-present Topic Editor for: Entropy.

2020/21 Guest Editor for: Entropy - Special Issue "The Ubiquity of Entropy II".

2018/19 Guest Editor for: Entropy - Special Issue "The Ubiquity of Entropy".

Editor for: Open Physics (formerly Central European Journal of Physics) (De Gruyter), section of

Statistical Physics.

Referee for: Phys. Rev. B, Phys. Rev. E, Phys. Lett. A, Journal of Mat. Phys., Journal of Phys. A,

Journal of Phys. B, New Journal of Phys, Central European Journal of Physics.

Institutional roles

• 2025-2027 President of the Academic Committee for the Bachelor's Degree Program in Physics and Advanced Technologies Siena University – L-30.

• 2025 - February,  Member of the PhD final examination Committee of Alice Bellettini - Dept. of Physics - Polytechnic of Turin - Italy

• 2023 - June, Member of the PhD final examination Committee of Michele Castelluzzo - Dept. of Physics - University of Trento - Italy.

• 2021-Present Member of the doctoral college.

• 2014- Controrelatore tesi di laurea on “Modelling weakly-interacting Bose gases via the stochastic Gross-Pitaeskii equation: Theoretical approach and numerical simulations”, candidate Donatello Gallucci – University of Siena – IT.