Position (since May 2011): Assistant Professor at the Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, via G. Gradenigo 6/B, 35131 - Padova, Italy Qualifications: 2017/04: National Scientific Qualification in the sector 02/B1 (Experimental physics of matter) as Full and Associate Professor and in the sector 02/B2 (Theoretical physics of matter) as Associate Professor 2006/01/26: Ph.D. in theoretical physics, with a thesis on String Theory with title “Nonperturbative aspects of gauge theory from strings”, Univ. of Torino (supervisor Prof. A. Lerda) 2002/07/12: Master’s degree in Physics, Theoretical Physics Department, Univ. of Torino, with marks 110/110 cum Laude and honors. Awards: 2008: "Vito Volterra prize for young master student graduated in Physics after May 2001" assigned by "Societa Italiana di Fisica (S.I.F.)" 2003-04: "Marie Curie training site'' fellowship at NORDITA institute (Copenhagen) 2003: "OPTIME 2002/03 prize: recognition of merit to recent graduates who have excelled in their studies", assigned by Industrial Association of Torino 2003: "Best master thesis of each course (a.y. 2001/02)" assigned by University of Torino Past professional and academic experiences: 01/01/2009-31/04/2011: Research grant fellow at Centro Studi e Ricerche "E. Fermi". I worked in the Quantum Optics Group of the Physics Department of the University Sapienza of Rome. 01/01/2007-31/12/2008: Post-doc fellowship at the physic department of the University Sapienza of Rome, piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Rome, Italy. 26/01/2006: Ph.D. defense with the thesis "Nonperturbative aspects of gauge theory from strings" (supervisor Prof. A. Lerda). 01/11/2005-31/10/2006: "Assegnista di ricerca in fisica" (post-doc reseach grant) at the university of Turin, theoretical physics department, via Pietro Giuria 1, 10125 Turin, Italy. 01/11/2002-31/10/2005: Ph.D. student in Theoretical Physics at the University of Turin (XVIII ciclo). 01/12/2003-31/10/2004: "Marie Curie training site" fellowship at NORDITA institute (Copenhagen). 01/09/1998-12/07/2002: Undergraduate student in Physics at the University of Turin. I graduated in Physics at the University of Turin on 12/07/2002 with the score of "110/110" cum laude and honors.