Author of more than 140 peer-reviewed papers in international journals, books, and conferences.
2023: National Scientific Qualification for Full Professor (Italy).
2015: National Scientific Qualification for Associate Professor (Italy).
Member of the Editorial Board of IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering (since April 27, 2020).
Reviewer for numerous international journals and conferences.
Led or participated in multiple significant research projects, including:
• 2024–2025: PI of 'Advanced QUAntum MAchine learNing (AQUAMAN)' funded by EC NextGenerationEU under PNRR, part of the National Center on HPC, Big Data and Quantum Computing – Spoke 10;
• 2022–2026: PI for University of Parma in Horizon Europe FPA 'Quantum Internet Alliance (QIA)' (ID: 101080128) and SGA 'QIA Phase 1' (ID: 101102140);
• 2021–2022: PI of ESA-funded activity on 'Technological Enablers for Preserving Data Integrity of Georeferenced and Position Information';
• 2019–2021: IT Development Technical Manager of regional project POSITIVE (POR FESR 2014–2020);
• 2018–2020: Participant in Erasmus+ project NAVIGATE;
• 2017–2018: PI of NEXTALGO project funded by University of Parma Research Fund (FIL 2016);
• 2016–2017: PI of Italian team in Galileo Project SeCIoT (Security Protocols for Cloud-oriented IoT), in collaboration with LIG Lab;
• 2016–2018: Participant in regional project ALADIN (POR FESR 2014–2020);
• 2011–2014: Participant in EU FP7 project CALIPSO;
• 2010–2012: Participant in EU FP7 project METABO;
• 2007–2010: Participant in EU FP6 project PERSONA;
• 2007–2008: Participant in national PRIN PROFILES project.
Research Experience
2007–2015: Research Associate, University of Parma.
Feb 15, 2013 – Aug 31, 2013: Visiting Researcher at LIG Lab (Grenoble, FR), working with the Drakkar group on decentralized naming services for IPv6-based wireless sensor networks.
Dec 4, 2015 – Dec 3, 2018: Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), University of Parma.
Dec 4, 2018 – present: Associate Professor, University of Parma.
Director of the Quantum Software Laboratory, Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma.
Coordinator of the University of Parma node within CINI’s HPC-KTT Laboratory.
Co-coordinator of the Focus Group on Quantum Computing.
Principal Investigator and WP4 Lead for the University of Parma team in the Horizon Europe project Quantum Internet Alliance (QIA).