The goal of my scientific research is to understand how galaxies and structures formed in the Universe – a fascinating story that spanned the last 13.5 billions of years…
I also develop new technologies in data processing and image analysis (recently with deep learning/AI tools) to extract the full potential of astronomical data.
I published more than 500 science papers, with an H-index of 91 (at Nov 2023). This makes me one of the #20 Italian physicist according to the ranking compiled by Research.com
My most recent scientific activity is based on the incredible results from the James Webb Space Telescope. I lead a research group that is using Webb to identify and study the first galaxies that appeared in the Universe soon after the Big Bang. I have led many scientific projects, the latest being the HUGS survey, the KLASS survey and the European project FP7-Space named ASTRODEEP, dedicated to the analysis of the data from space missions. I’ve made an important contribution to the Euclid space mission, leading the team that is preparing part of the software for the image data processing.