Research

My scientific interests

My research sits at the crossroads of kinetic theory and the life sciences. I am fascinated by how mathematical tools originally developed for rarefied gases can be reimagined to describe living, evolving, and interacting systems. This curiosity has led me to work on a wide range of applications—from mathematical biology to epidemiology and social dynamics—where collective behaviours emerge from the interactions of many individual agents.

A central application of my work is cell migration. This process, essential to both healthy and pathological biological functions, drives phenomena such as tumour invasion, wound healing, embryonic development, and angiogenesis. Cells respond to a rich and constantly changing environment, and deciphering how these microscopic behaviours give rise to macroscopic patterns is key to understanding the dynamics of tissues and cell populations.

Kinetic theory provides a natural bridge between scales: it begins with a microscopic description and systematically connects it to macroscopic equations that retain the imprint of individual-level mechanisms. I am particularly interested in adapting and extending classical techniques from the kinetic theory of the Boltzmann equation to study complex multi-agent systems in biology and beyond. Through this lens, I aim to build mathematical frameworks that not only capture the richness of living systems but also offer insights into their underlying principles.