📍 Cambridge, UK
I am currently a visiting PhD student at Cambridge, actively collaborating with Professor Pietro Liò’s research group. While we are exploring various domains, my primary focus is developing a foundation model for GraphRAG using Graph Neural Networks.
I am working as a TA for the GDL course (L65) at the University of Cambridge, taught by Prof. Pietro Liò and Dr. Petar Veličković. In this role, I formulated project proposals and currently mentoring four students, on topic about efficient GNN design, link prediction, LLMs, and robotics applications.
From July 7–11, I had the opportunity to attend LOGML25 Summer School, hosted at the Imperial Colledge of London, a highly selective program focusing on the intersection of mathematics, geometry, topology, and their role in Machine Learning. Coming from an engineering background, I found it particularly enriching to deepen my understanding of mathematical concepts that I can now integrate into my research.
As part of the program, I worked on a project entitled Iterative Reasoning in Graph Neural Networks for Drug Repurposing. This was a valuable chance to apply GNNs to a practical task and, importantly, to step outside my comfort zone by exploring applications in biology and medicine, fields I had not previously worked in. Updates on this project will be shared soon!
The Summer School also offered the opportunity to present my latest preprint, Early-Exit Graph Neural Networks, during the poster session.
From 30 June to 5 July 2025, i had the chance to attend IJCNN25 in Rome, at the Pontificia UniversitĂ Gregoriana as my first time as an author. Having 3 accepted papers at the conference, i had more than one occasion to present my work in front of an audience. I presentedÂ
Link Prediction with Physics-Inspired Graph Neural Networks;
GATSY: Music Artist Similarity with Graph Attention Networks;
IJCNN 2025 Competition: Learning with noisy graph labels;
Beyond presenting, the conference was a great opportunity to discover cutting-edge research and engage in valuable networking with fellow researchers.
Starting 2nd June 2025, i began my period abroad for my Ph.D. I work at the Computer Laboratory of the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Professor Pietro Liò. My research revolves around the intersection of GraphRAG and Graph Neural Networks.