Research Interests
My research uses effective field theory to understand gravitational dynamics at different scales, with particular focus on gravitational-wave physics. I exploit worldline EFT methods, together with post-Minkowskian and post-Newtonian techniques, to compute relativistic two-body dynamics and radiation at high precision. I am also particularly interested in how short-distance physics and the internal structure of compact objects are encoded in Wilson coefficients of the far-zone EFT, and how they imprint themselves on gravitational-wave observables.
Recent work includes nonlinear tidal response, radiation reaction and gravitational-wave memory, and the completion of compact-binary dynamics through 5PN order. This 5PN result provides an important benchmark for current gravitational-wave detectors and a foundation for pushing precision calculations to higher orders.
Research Area
My research is at the interface of quantum field theory, effective field theory, and gravitational physics. I focus on compact-binary dynamics and gravitational-wave physics, using effective field theory methods to study relativistic gravitational interactions, radiation, and finite-size effects. At Yale, I will work primarily with Walter Goldberger, developing EFT methods to connect short-distance physics with precision observables in gravitational-wave systems.
Biography
I studied Physics at the University of Milano-Bicocca before moving to Paris for my Ph.D. at Université Paris-Saclay, which I completed in 2022 under the supervision of Filippo Vernizzi. I then spent two years as a postdoctoral researcher at DESY in Hamburg, followed by two years as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Columbia University.
Education
Ph.D. 2022 - Université Paris-Saclay