STEM Faculty

Professional biography

I obtained my undergraduate degree from Florence University, with a focus on the field of cold atoms for my dissertation thesis. Later, I completed my PhD at University College London, specializing in optical lattices for atoms. I held a postdoctoral research position at the Institute d'Optique in France, where I worked on single atom trapping using optical tweezers. Following a brief return to UCL to advance my research on lattices, I moved to a permanent position at the Open University in 2006.

Here, I established a research lab dedicated to exploring the potential of cold Rydberg atoms for specific quantum computing protocols. Cold atoms for Quantum Technology | School of Physical Sciences (open.ac.uk)

My research interests extend into my teaching as well. I am the chair of the third-level quantum physics module (SM380 Quantum Physics: Fundamentals and Applications), where students have the opportunity to delve into the intricacies of quantum physics and engage in hands-on with some quantum technologies, with a particular focus on quantum computing