BIO

Hi! I'm a friendly human being from a small planet in a small solar system with a passion for science. I graduated from Università di Roma Tre with a Bachelor's Degree in Physics and a thesis on quantum computing. I received my Master's in Theoretical Physics at Sapienza Università di Roma and then, I moved to the United Kingdom to start a PhD in the School of Mathematical Sciences at Queen Mary University of London. 

Since then, my research journey has taken me across disciplines. After my PhD, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences at Queen Mary University of London, where I explored consciousness through the lens of network science and information theory. I then joined the University of Reading, modelling London with SUEWS and studying urban systems. I am currently back at Queen Mary as the recipient of an NIHR Better Methods Better Research postdoctoral grant, working at the intersection of network theory, mathematics, and neuroscience to develop new methods for understanding and modelling depressions, schizophrenia and AD.

Sometimes, I struggle to keep up with my curiosity, and my interests seem unpredictable - but some patterns exist. Over the years, I worked on different projects, playing with quantum information, quantum logic gates, human texts, bacteria, plants, cities and neuroscience - with a network-based approach and tons of lines of code. I enjoy meditation to calm my mind, cooking for the people I love, painting/drawing for myself, and teaching the most beautiful art (obviously Maths!). I'm also a mum, which has taught me that the answer isn't always 42, but snacks often help.

Three of my favourite books in random order: Other Minds, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions.