Overview

My approach to the philosophy of science and technology is synthetic and practice-oriented. At USCS, I focus mainly on philosophical issues in the modeling of complex systems, as they appear in fields from civil and energy engineering to neuroscience and AI. This work builds on my Marie Sklodowska-Curie project VINCE, which addressed the design and assessment of state-of-the-art mathematical models of climate change. My broader theoretical interest is in questions concerning causality, complexity, and uncertainty as they arise in the full arc of the scientific modeling process, from production and assessment to use in decisions. Previously, as a Fellow in the FDS laboratory at Politecnico di Milano, I worked on bridging the philosophy of science with STEM education, with specific attention to activating processes of creative yet rigorous thinking.