Yahoo Faculty Research and Engagement Program (FREP) award, 2014
Three Best Young Researcher (under 35) awards from I.S.T.I. “A. Faedo” – C.N.R. (2011, 2013, 2014)
Best Italian PhD Thesis in Theoretical Computer Science by the Italian Chapter of EATCS, 2012
Holds multiple patents, including: a method for document ranking using additive ensembles of regression trees and cache optimization (co-authored with Tiscali S.p.A.); a system and method for string processing and searching using a compressed permuterm index (co-authored with Yahoo! Inc., US Patent No. US 2009/0063465 A1)