My fundamental research focuses on symmetries (e.g. invariants, tensor rank) and geometry (e.g. singularity, normality, identifiability) of algebraic varieties related to tensors. These include secant varieties, Hilbert schemes of points, (pre)homogeneous spaces and compactifications of matrix spaces.
I am also interested to more application-driven problems, with a focus on algebraic varieties and symmetries arising in quantum life sciences (e.g quantum states in Quantum Information, excited states in Quantum Physics/Chemistry). Recently, I have been getting interested into interactions between Algebraic Geometry and MultiPersistent Homology (MPH), specifically on how to deduce persistence invariants from algebraic varieties.
Since my time at MPI-CBG, I have also been getting hand on analysing real data, specifically via tensor decomposition methods or a combination of signatures-ML methods.
Singularities and normality of secant varieties of (pre)homogeneous varieties;
Hilbert schemes of points, secant bundles and Terracini loci;
Subvarieties of Grassmannians and their smooth resolutions;
Group actions and orbit closures;
Secant varieties of minimal degree and Scorza varieties;
Tensors in Toplogical Data Analysis;
Tensor decomposition methods in life sciences (biology, chemistry, physics).
Publications in Mathematics
"Schubert compactifications of matrix pencils"
with F. Gesmundo and H. Keneshlou
preprint (2026)
arXiv [math.AG]
"On the coupled cluster doubles truncation varieties of four electrons"
with F. Faulstich, E. Neuhaus and I. Portakal
preprint (2026)
arXiv [math.AG, physics.chem-ph]
"Some Classical Invariants, from Harmonic Quadruples to Triangle Groups"
with Giorgio Ottaviani
preprint (2026)
arXiv [math.AG]
"The GameTheory package for Macaulay2"
with E. Connelly, Z. He, G. Maletto, E. Neuhaus, I. Portakal, H. Tillmann-Morris, C. Zhao
preprint (2025)
arXiv [math.AG]
"Discrete signature tensors for persistence landscapes"
with H. Harrington and D. Tolosa
preprint (2025)
arXiv [math.AT]
"Secant varieties of generalised Grassmannians"
preprint (2024)
arXiv [math.AG]
"Identifiability and singular locus of secant varieties to spinor varieties"
Communications in Contemporary Mathematics 28(9) (2026)
journal || arXiv [math.AG]
"Equivariant Euler characteristics on permutohedral varieties"
with H. Keneshlou and M. Michałek
Lefschetz Properties: Current and New Directions, Springer INdAM Series 59, pp. 129–154 (2024)
journal || arXiv [math.AG]
"Identifiability and singular locus of secant varieties to Grassmannians"
with R. Staffolani
Collectanea Mathematica 76, pp. 227–249 (2025)
journal || arXiv [math.AG]
"Graph States and the Variety of Principal Minors"
with F. Holweck
Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata 203, pp. 273–295 (2024)
journal || arXiv [math.AG, quant-ph]
Publications in other Sciences
"Tensor analysis for lipid transport"
with I. Pellegrinelli, M. Lennartz, A. Nadler, H. Harrington
preprint (2026)
arXiv [q-bio.QM]
Theses
"Secant varieties of Spinor varieties and of other generalized Grassmannians". Ph.D. thesis (2023) [ here ]
Advisors: Alessandra Bernardi , Giorgio Maria Ottaviani
"Kronecker decomposition of pencils of quadrics and nonabelian apolarity". Master thesis (2020) [ here ]
Advisor: Giorgio Maria Ottaviani
"Teoria di Galois su superfici di Riemann: rivestimenti ramificati e algebre étale". Bachelor thesis (2016) [ here ]
Advisor: Marco Franciosi
Other Notes
Teoria dei campi e teoria di Galois [ note ], course held by Prof. Ilaria Del Corso at Università di Pisa, 2016.