Background:

I am a permanent senior research scientist (CR1) of the CNRS in the unit ``Laboratoire de l`Univers et Theories'' (LUTH) at the Astronomical Observatory of Paris-Meudon. I work in theoretical and observational cosmology. My research activity is mainly focused on the physics of the cosmic microwave background radiation, observational tests of dark energy, theory of cosmological perturbations, tests of inflation, parameter forecasts for cosmological survey optimisation, and cosmological tests of non-standard gravitational interactions through N-body simulations. I am a member of the ALPACA survey science team. I am also interested in computational methods with applications to biophysics and finance. Besides academic research I cultivate many hobbies including music, literature and strategy games.

Experience and Education :

• 2006 - 2007: Postdoctoral Research, LUTH, Astronomical Observatory of Paris-Meudon, Paris (France)
  
• 2003 - 2006: Postdoctoral Research, ISCAP, Columbia University, New York (USA)
  
• 2000 - 2003: Ph. D. in Physics, University of Sussex, Brighton (UK)
• 1999 - 2000: Postgraduate Research, Astronomical Observatory of Rome-Monte Mario, Rome (Italy)
• 1994 - 1999: Laurea in Fisica (M. Sc.) "magna cum laude", University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome (Italy)

Awards:

• 2004    Ogden Prize in Cosmology, University of Durham, Durham (UK), for the PhD thesis:
             "Phenomenological Aspects of Dark Energy Dominated Cosmologies" 

• 2001    Tito Maiani Prize, "Accademia dei Lincei", Roma (Italy), for the `Laurea' thesis:
              "Simulation and Detection of Non-Gaussian Signals in the Cosmic Microwave Background"