My main research interest is the evolution and structure of protoplanetary disks, with the ultimate goal of understanding how planetary systems like our own are formed. In particular, I focus on the study of small-scale substructures in disks, such as cavities, gaps, or rings, and the impact they have on dust growth, dust evolution, and planetesimal formation. I am also particularly interested in the study of disk mass loss and photoevaporation, as these processes can set the timescale for planetary formation and crucially impact the composition and architecture of planetary systems.

The main tools that I use in my work are radio-interferometric observations from (sub-)mm to cm wavelengths, generally obtained from the Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico (USA), and the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile. These data trace the thermal emission of large dust particles in the disk, so they are perfect to study how and where the dust is accumulating and forming seeds for potential planets. At the same time, by observing at cm wavelengths one can also probe the thermal Bremsstrahlung (free-free) emission emitted by ionized gas in radio jets or photoevaporative winds, hence providing important clues on the dispersal of gas in the disk.