Curriculum Vitae

Scientific computing for physical systems, from math to software

My work spans numerical simulation, data assimilation, scientific machine learning, and software engineering. I develop methods that go from mathematical formulation to open source codebases for prediction and design.

Current roleResearch Fellow, TU Delft
LocationDelft, Netherlands
Main languagesJulia, Python, C++, MATLAB
FocusOffshore floating solar & digital ocean modelling

Experience

Connecting method development to applications

2026 - present

Research Fellow, TU Delft

Developing digital-twin and large-scale multiphysics simulation frameworks for offshore floating solar energy systems.

  • Building the forecasting and uncertainty quantification layer of a digital ocean model that predicts wave, wind, and structural loads across a floating solar farm.
  • Feeding directly into design decisions for offshore renewable energy infrastructure.
  • Competitive research fellowship, supported by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
  • Built Opal.jl, an open-source data assimilation package spanning Kalman/particle filters and 4D-Var across SciML and Gridap/GridapROMs backends.
2022 - 2025

PhD Researcher, Monash University

Reduced-order methods and scientific software for parameterised PDEs, aimed at problems large enough that full-order simulation becomes computationally impractical.

  • Built modern methods addressing the challenges posed by large-scale space-time problems, or ones defined on moving geometries.
  • Authored GridapROMs.jl, an open-source Julia library for reduced-order modelling; its algorithms have achieved massive speedups over full-order simulations.
2020 - 2021

R&D Intern, CSEM

Topology optimisation software for compliant aerospace mechanisms, built against real compliance and stress constraints from the manufacturing side.

Education

Academic training

  • PhD in Applied Mathematics, Monash University, 2025
  • MSc in Applied Mathematics, EPFL, 2021 (thesis on reduced-order models for blood flow in patient-specific arteries)
  • BSc in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2019 (thesis on a finite element solver for cardiac electrophysiology)

Awards

Selected recognition

  • Competitive Research Fellowship, DigiOcean4Solar Project, 2026 - 2028
  • PhD Fellowship, Monash University, 2022 - 2025
  • Monash International Graduate Scholarship, 2022 - 2025
  • PhD thesis formally recommended for awards by independent examiners, 2025

Skills

Technical range

Data science and ML

Clustering, dimensionality reduction, feature extraction, supervised and unsupervised learning, time series, reservoir computing, neural operators, PINNs, and VAEs.

Data assimilation and UQ

Kalman/particle filters, 4D-Var, unscented transformations, MLMC, delayed acceptance, and multi-fidelity algorithms.

Simulation and modelling

PDE solvers, finite element methods, reduced-order models, computational fluid and structural mechanics.

Software engineering

MPI, HPC environments, profiling, benchmarking, CI/CD, reproducible workflows.

Technical interests

  • Data assimilation, forecasting, and parameter identification for weather systems
  • AI-enhanced scientific modelling and hybrid ML-physics systems
  • HPC for large-scale physical simulations
  • Reduced-order and surrogate modelling for parameterised PDEs

Additional details

  • ORCID: 0000-0002-7798-0858
  • Citizenship: Italy, United States of America
  • Languages: English, Italian, French
  • Other tools: COMSOL, ParaView, Gmsh, VS Code