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Geometric analysis, partial differential equations, calculus of variations, geometric measure theory and optimal transport.
2024-...........: Associate Professor (with tenure).
Department of Decision Sciences and BIDSA, Bocconi University, Milano, Italy.
2023-2024: Associate Professor (with tenure). (On leave for academic year 2023-2024).
Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
2020-2023: Assistant Professor.
Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Other affiliations: Affiliate faculty of the Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation (AMSC) program, UMD.
Fall 2021: Department of Decision Sciences and BIDSA, Bocconi University, Milano, Italy.
2017-2020: Assistant Professor/Courant Instructor.
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, NY, USA
2014-2017: Ph.D. in mathematics - University of Zurich.
Advisors: Prof. Camillo De Lellis and Prof. Guido De Philippis.
Thesis: Anisotropic energies in geometric measure theory.
Awarded with Distinction and money prize (1.000 Chf): top 5% of the PhD candidates.
2013-2014: Master 2 of Research : PDEs and Scientific Computing - University “Paris-Sud”, Orsay.
Advisors: Prof. Antonin Chambolle and Prof. Benoît Merlet.
Thesis: Continuous solutions for the divergence equation. Grade : Bien.
2014: Stage of Research (1/3/2014-30/6/2014) - CMAP - “Ecole Polytechnique” - CNRS, France
2012-2014: Master in Mathematics - University of Naples “Federico II”.
Advisor: Prof. Bianca Stroffolini.
Thesis: Continuous solutions for the divergence equation. Grade : 110/110 cum laude
2009-2012: Bachelor in Mathematics - University of Naples “Federico II”.
Advisor: Prof. Massimiliano Berti.
Thesis: Conservation Laws and Transport Phenomena. Grade : 110/110 cum laude
2009: Scientific High School Diploma - High School “S.Cantone”, Pomigliano d’Arco (Naples). Grade : 100/100 cum laude
2023-2028: ERC Starting Grant 2022, 101076411 (1.492.700 EUR). Single PI.
2023-2026: AFOSR grant FA9550-23-1-0123 - Air Force Office of Scientific Research - Mathematical Optimization Program (389.135 USD). Co-PI with Aida Khajavirad.
2022-2027: NSF DMS CAREER Award 2143124 (450.000 USD). Single PI.
2022-2024: NSF DMS Award 2149913 (480.525 USD). PIs are M. Cameron and W. Czaja. I am one of 6 Senior Personnel.
2019-2022: NSF DMS Award 1906451 - 2112311 (124.242 USD). Single PI.
2019-2021: AMS Simons travel grant (4.000 USD). Single PI.
2016: Graduate Campus (GRC) Grant Grant 2016_Q3_G04, University of Zurich (9.896 CHF). I was one of 6 Co-PIs.
2023: 2023 Maryland Research Excellence.
2019: Carlo Ciliberto Prize 2019 (1.500 EUR): for researchers in Mathematical Analysis.
2017: Year Prize of the Science Faculty of the University of Zurich - Distinction for Ph.D. Thesis (Amount: 1.000 CHF).
2013: Excellence Master Fellowship of the “Fondation mathematique Jacques Hadamard (FMJH)” (10.000 EUR).
2012: Excellence Bachelor full scolarship.
2009: Prize of the Italian Ministry of Education for high school diploma grade cum laude.
2009: Honourable mention at the XXV National Mathematical Olympiad.
2009: Honourable mention at XVI “Certamen Ennianum”.
2023: Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale, Prima Fascia, Settore Concorsuale 01/A3.
2020: Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale, Seconda Fascia, Settore Concorsuale 01/A3.
2019: US Junior Oberwolfach Fellow.
2018: US Junior Oberwolfach Fellow.
2018: Qualification as “Maître de conférences” in Sections 25-26.
2017: Oberwolfach Leibniz Graduate Student (OWLG).
Since 2023: Member of the American Mathematical Society.
2020: Full Member of Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Honor Society.
Italian (Mother tongue) - English (fluent) - French (intermediate) - German (intermediate) - Spanish (basic)