I am an Associate Professor at the University of Bologna, Italy. I currently serve as Principal Investigator for the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant NEMUS. This is a 5-year project focused on synthesising the sound of historical harpsichords that are currently out of playing condition.

Previously, I was a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the Acoustics and Audio Group at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. I was also a Royal Society Newton Fellow and part of the NESS project.

Research Interests

• Physical modelling sound synthesis
• Numerical solution of partial differential equations
• Experimental modal analysis
• Nonlinear dynamics
• Wave turbulence

I am also a co-founder of Physical Audio Instruments, a company dedicated to developing real-time, physics-based sound synthesis plugins for creative audio production.