Education
1997  --- PhD in Physics, cum laude, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Trieste, Italy.
1993  --- Laurea in Fisica, cum laude, University of Trieste, Italy.

Prizes/Awards/Honours
2007 --- Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award.
2006 --- Junior Chamber Italy TOYP Prize for Research.
2005 --- European Young Investigator Award (EURYI).
2005 --- EPSRC-HPC (High Performance Computing) Prize for best machine utilisation.
2002 --- Philip Leverhulme Prize for outstanding young scientist.
2002 --- Doornbos Memorial Prize for excellence in research.

Scientific Activity
Over 135 invited talks.
Over 180 refereed publications.

Current Grants
--- From the Engeneering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
--- From the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
--- From the U.S. Department of Energy, INCITE.

Positions held
2006 --- Professor of Physics, UCL, London, U.K.
2003 --- 2006. Reader in Physics, UCL, London, U.K.
2006 --- 2011. EURYI Research Fellow, UCL, London, U.K.
2000 --- 2006. Royal Society University Research Fellow, UCL, London, U.K.
1998 --- 2000. Post Doctoral Research Fellow, UCL, London, U.K.
1997 --- 1998. Post Doctoral Research Assistant, University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire, U.K.
1993 --- 1997. Graduate student, SISSA, Trieste (including one year break for compulsory military service).
1994 --- 1995. Military Service, in the Italian police.
1993. Scientific consultant, Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy.

Apr 2008; Dec  2004 ---Jan 2005; Nov 2003 --- Dec 2003; Dec 2001--- Feb 2002. Visiting Professor, SISSA, Trieste, Italy.