About
Here you can find my short biography and full curriculum vitae.
Curriculum vitae
Papers and working papers are listed separately on the publications page.
Education
from November 2026
Scuola Normale Superiore
PhD student in Computational Methods and Mathematical Models for Sciences and Finance · Pisa, Italy
September 2024 – November 2025
Università Bocconi
Specialized Master Program in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management · Milan, Italy
- Final grade: 110 cum laude (equivalent to 4.0/4.0 GPA).
- Relevant coursework: Derivatives, Fixed Income, Credit and Market Risk, Computational Methods, Machine Learning, Data Driven Investments, Time Series Econometrics, Financial Statement Analysis and Accounting, Mathematical Finance, Probability and Stochastic Calculus, Market Microstructure, Practice of FX Markets, Structured Products.
- Final project: internship report on algorithmic market making on Italian government bonds.
- Class representative in charge of communication with programme directors, administrators, and the student body. Valedictorian.
October 2021 – February 2024
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
MSc in Physics · Munich, Germany
- Final grade: 1.10/1.00 (equivalent to 3.9/4.0 GPA).
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Thesis: Hamiltonian Formulation of Gauge Theories of the Higher-Dimensional Lorentz Group (advisor: Prof. V. Mukhanov, Chair of Cosmology).
- Relevant coursework: High Energy Physics (QFT, Standard Model, GUT), Cosmology, General Relativity, Advanced Statistical Physics.
September 2018 – October 2021
Università Federico II
Bachelor in Physics · Naples, Italy
- Final grade: 110 cum laude (equivalent to 4.0/4.0 GPA).
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Thesis: Inönü-Wigner contractions of the Lorentz group towards the Galilei and Carroll groups.
- Relevant coursework: Calculus (including PDE, Complex Calculus, Distributions, Functional Analysis), Differential Geometry, Dynamical Systems, Quantum Mechanics, Statistics.
- Scholarship recipient.
Professional Experience
July 2025 – December 2025
Mediobanca
Algo Trader Intern · Milan, Italy
- Automated P&L attribution system for the Italian government bond trading desk using Python, integrating market data (in Parquet format), repo financing costs, drift-to-par calculations, and accrued interest adjustments across multiple bond types.
- Quantitatively analysed the market microstructure, combining econometric methods and machine learning (random forests) to identify bid-ask spread drivers and diagnose algorithmic market-making performance, directly refining trading strategy.
- Built a latency-measurement framework for algorithmic quoting, reconciling quote sequences against market data and characterising the full latency distribution to calibrate the strategy simulator.
- Analysed yield curve dynamics and bid-ask spread behaviour using regression models and machine learning techniques (including calibrated random forests), uncovering key drivers related to DV01, time-to-maturity, and other bond characteristics.
- Designed duration-neutral relative-value strategies on the Italian government bond curve, from signal construction to entry/exit rules and transaction-cost modelling.
Teaching
Teaching assistant to Prof. V. Mukhanov, Chair of Cosmology, LMU Munich: contributed to class material, exercise sheets, and final exams, and supported the Professor's research while writing my Master's thesis.
February 2023 – June 2023
Theoretical Mechanics
Teaching Assistant · LMU Munich
- Taught analytical mechanics (Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms) to Bachelor's students, every other week, with a hands-on approach on problem sets.
October 2022 – February 2023
Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Teaching Assistant · LMU Munich
- Taught quantum mechanics (including advanced topics such as path integrals and the many-worlds interpretation) to first-year Master's students, every week, combining theoretical lectures with the discussion of problem sets.
Conferences & Workshops
12 November 2025
Future of Finance
Bloomberg · Milan
- On the current and future economic situation in Italy.
18 September 2025
The Quantitative Research Data Landscape (Annual Seminar)
Bloomberg · Milan
- On research data and real-time automation on the platform.
4 September 2025
Tracking Global Macro Trends and Market Reaction
Bloomberg · Milan
July 2025
Academy Euronext Group
Hosted by Borsa Italiana, Palazzo Mezzanotte · Milan
- Sessions with Professors Quillico (Corporate Finance, 17 July), De Giorgio (Credit Markets and Debt Instruments, 22 July), and Barillaro (Options and Derivatives, 24 July).
9–13 October 2023
The Quantum Gravity Swampland and its consequences for the observable world
Arnold Sommerfeld School, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität · Munich
Languages & IT skills
Languages Italian (native) · English (fluent, C1 certified by IELTS 8.0/9.0) · German (intermediate, B2.2) · Spanish · French
Software & data Python · R · Wolfram Mathematica · LaTeX · Microsoft Office · Bloomberg · Refinitiv (LSEG) · SPSS
Additional information
- Bloomberg Market Concepts certificate, 2025.
- Coursera certificate for the course "Pricing Options with Mathematical Models" by Prof. Cvitanić (Caltech), April 2024.
- Former member of the student associations Bocconi d'inchiostro and Bocconi Student Investment Club.
- Practiced karate for 15+ years.