Here is me and the great people in my group. Come visit and chat science with us!
If you’d like to join our group and work with us, see our job page. For group members, more info is on our internal wiki.
Davide Gerosa
Associate professor.
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Running around, gravity, hiking, then some more gravity. Astrophysics when I want to remember things are real, mountains when I want to see things are beautiful.
Arianna Renzini
Postdoc (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow).
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Stochastic backgrounder, anisotropy locator, non-gaussianizer. Writes python packages, merges pull requests, dances acrobatic rock’n’roll.
Philippa Cole
Postdoc.
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Dark matter hunter, gravitational wave decipherer, primordial black hole dreamer. Looking for signatures of dark matter in gravitational wave signals. Enjoys food-centric trips around the world and dancing to Beyonce.
Alexandre Toubiana
Postdoc.
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Data analyzer, astrophysical modeler, GR tester. I try to decipher the mystery of gravitational waves between tap dance, cinema sessions, tennis games, and food exploration.
Nicholas Loutrel
Postdoc.
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Stationary phaser, burst calculator, catastrophe theorizer. Perhaps a secret agent. Still can’t understand why we talk probabilities while he lives in a deterministic world.
Rodrigo Tenorio
Postdoc.
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Long-signal searcher, stats geek, thinks that everything is a sinusoid if you look close enough. He enjoys crunching numbers on a GPU, playing bagpipes, and using Bayesian probability to climb up walls efficiently. Also, Fëanor did nothing wrong.
Caroline Owen
Postdoc.
[email protected]
Inspiral modeler, fundamental physics explorer, gravitational-wave enthusiast. Loves a long walk. Prefers to be in the woods.
Tristan Bruel
Postdoc.
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Binary black holes enjoyer, population synthesizer, star cluster simulator. Dream of identifying the host galaxies of black hole mergers. Addicted to endurance sports and eager to bring a French touch to local Italian rugby
Ssohrab Borhanian
Postdoc.
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Third generation forecaster, open sourcer, gravitational-wave counterparter, golden eventer. Exploring Milan’s restaurant scene without drinking coffee and meandering through Italy while taking too many pictures.
Costantino Pacilio
Postdoc.
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Black-hole spectroscoper, simulation-based inferer, pizza purist, coffee obsessed. Using black holes and neutron stars to understand our Universe. Reading comic books to explore parallel worlds. Listening to Bob Dylan to refresh my emotions.
Giulia Fumagalli
PhD student.
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Eccentricity calculator, outlier nightmare, PN analyzer. Likes gravitational waves, black holes, and cats. Specialized in cakes, cookies, and any sweet treats (by far the best chocolate brownie in town!). A marathon every now and then just to let off steam.
Matteo Boschini
PhD student.
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Gaussian Processor, black-hole surrogator, Tolkien addict. Likes discovering new places, whether in the real world or in fantasy books. Often bothers friends with “simple” board games. Probably knows even how to build a nuclear reactor.
Chiara Anselmo
PhD student.
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Black hole enthusiast, curious about gravitational waves. Outside of research, you’ll find her perfecting recipes in the kitchen, lost in books, immersed in anime, working out, or curating the perfect playlist.
Federico De Santi
PhD student.
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Machine learning keeps him busy, Gravitational waves keep him curious. Astrophotographer, always in awe of the night sky. When not dealing with the universe he’s lost in movies, games, or the keys of a piano.
Alice Spadaro
PhD student.
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Glitch hunter, LISA responser, gravitational-wave lover. Cares for nature, addicted to adventure sports (surf!). Likes building fun stuff with Lego bricks and gets charged up with rock music. Curious to learn something new and explore the universe.
Current MSc and Bsc students
Here are the amazing students who are currently completing research projects with us in the group… Taking the first fun steps into the perilous world of black holes!
• Alessia Corelli. MSc thesis.
• Federico Leto di Priolo. MSc thesis. Joint project with the European Southern Observatory (ESO, Germany).
• Giorgio Monti. MSc thesis. Joint project with Gran Sasso Science Institute (Italy)
• Oliver Rossi. MSc thesis.
• Martin Gerini. MSc thesis.
• Giulia Conti. MSc thesis.
• Erika Sottocorno. MSc thesis.
• Serena Caslini. MSc thesis.
• Simone Restuccia. MSc thesis.
• Leonardo Toti. MSc thesis.
• Arianna Pedone. BSc thesis.
…and here are those who passed through our group at some stage. Thank you all.
Former postdocs
• Michele Mancarella. Milano-Bicocca 2021-2023
Supported by the ERC. Then faculty at the University of Aix-Marseille, France.
• Swetha Bhagwat. Birmingham 2022-2025
Stephen Hawking Fellow.
• Nathan Steinle. Birmingham 2021-2023
Supported by the Leverhulme Trust. Then postdoc at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg (Canada).
• Nicola Giacobbo. Birmingham 2020-2021
Supported by the Leverhulme Trust. Then software developer at IRS Srl (Italy).
Former PhD students
• Viola De Renzis. Milano-Bicocca 2021-2024
Supported by the ERC. Then postdoc at the University of Aix-Marseille, France.
• Daria Gangardt. Birmingham 2020-2024
Supported by STFC and the School of Physics and Astronomy. Then Research Associate at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH).
• Matthew Mould. Birmingham 2019-2023
Supported by STFC and the School of Physics and Astronomy. Then postdoc at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston MA (USA).
Former MSc students
• Olga Pietrosanti. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
MSc thesis.
• Nicole Grillo. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
MSc thesis.
• Giovanni Giarda. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
MSc thesis. Then PhD student at ETH Zurich (Switzerland).
• Federica Tettoni. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
MSc thesis. Resulting publication: arXiv:2409.07519.
• Cecilia Fabbri. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
MSc thesis. Then PhD student at the University of Nottingham (UK). Resulting publication: arXiv:2501.17233.
• Alessandro Pedrotti. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
MSc thesis. Then PhD student at the University of Aix-Marseille (France).
• Francesco Nobili. Milano-Bicocca 2023.
MSc thesis. Joint project with the University of Birmingham (UK). Then PhD student at the University of Insubria (Como, Italy).
• Alessandro Santini. Milano-Bicocca 2023.
MSc thesis. Joint project with Johns Hopkins University (USA). Then PhD student at Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Potsdam, Germany). Resulting publication: arXiv:2308.12998.
• Simone Piscitelli. Milano-Bicocca 2023.
MSc thesis. Visiting from the University of Milan. Then PhD student at INAF – Merate (Italy).
• Matteo Boschini. Milano-Bicocca 2023.
MSc thesis. Joint project with the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Potsdam, Germany). Then PhD student in my group. Resulting publication: arXiv:2307.03435.
• Giovanni Cavallotto. Milano-Bicocca 2022.
MSc thesis. Then technologist in Space Weather at Milano-Bicocca. Resulting publication: arXiv:2304.04801.
• Alice Spadaro. Milano-Bicocca 2022.
MSc thesis. Then PhD student in my group. Resulting publication: arXiv:2306.03923
• Alessandro Carzaniga. Milano-Bicocca 2022.
MSc thesis. Resulting publication: arXiv:2410.08263.
• Andrea Geminardi. Milano-Bicocca 2022
MSc thesis. Then PhD student at Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori (IUSS) Pavia, Italy.
• Maciej Dabrowny. Birmingham 2021.
Year 4 project. Then machine-learning engineer at Kubrick Group. Resulting publication: arXiv:2106.12541.
• Beatrice Basset. Birmingham 2020.
Final year internship. Visiting from the University of Lyon. Then high-school teacher.
• Julian Chan. Birmingham 2020.
Year 4 project. Then PhD at the University of Surrey (UK).
• Abdullah Aziz. Birmingham 2020.
Year 4 project. Then software engineer at Menlo Security Inc.
• Riccardo Barbieri. Caltech 2018
MSc thesis. Visiting from the University of Pavia. Then PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Potsdam, Germany). Resulting publication: arXiv:2004.02894.
Former BSc students
• Alessandro Malfasi. Milano-Bicocca 2025.
BSc thesis.
• Rocco Giugni. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Giulia Foroni. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Matilde Vergani. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Theoretical Physics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Laura Tassoni. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Francesca Rattegni. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Matteo Pagani. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Theoretical Physics at Milano-Bicocca.
• William Toscani. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Physics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Ava Bailey. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
IREU fellow. Visiting from Duke University.
• Alessandro Crespi. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
BSc thesis. Then intern at CERN.
• Annalisa Amigoni. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Alice Palladino. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Lisa Merlo. Milano-Bicocca 2024.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Serena Caslini. Milano-Bicocca 2023.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Theoretical Physics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Matteo Falcone. Milano-Bicocca 2023.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Artificial Intelligence at Milano & Pavia.
• Marco Bianchi. Milano-Bicocca 2023.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Martin Gerini. Milano-Bicocca 2023.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Artificial Intelligence at Milano & Pavia.
• Federico Ravelli. Milano-Bicocca 2023.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Simone Sferlazzo. Milano-Bicocca 2023.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Malvina Bellotti. Milano-Bicocca 2023.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca. Resulting publication: arXiv:2404.16930.
• Riccardo Bosoni De Martini. Milano-Bicocca 2023.
BSc thesis. Then gap year sailing!
• Ludovica Carbone. Milano-Bicocca 2023.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Harrison Blake. Milano-Bicocca 2022
IREU fellow. Visiting from Ohio State University (USA).
• Leonardo Toti. Milano-Bicocca 2023.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Simone Restuccia. Milano-Bicocca 2023.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Daniele Chirico. Milano-Bicocca 2022-2023.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Matteo Muriano. Milano-Bicocca 2022.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Theoretical Physics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Lorenzo Zanga. Milano-Bicocca 2022
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca. Resulting publication: arXiv:2304.13063.
• Oliver Rossi. Milano-Bicocca 2022
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca.
• Sayan Neogi. Birmingham 2022
Summer project. Visiting from IISER Pune, India.
• Diego Padilla Monroy. Milano-Bicocca 2022
IREU fellow. Visiting from Florida Intl University. Then PhD at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Resulting publication: arXiv:2304.04801.
• Sarah Al Humaikani. Birmingham 2022
Summer project. Visiting from ENSTA Paris. Then PhD student at ENSTA Paris.
• Nesibe Derin Sivrioglu. Milano-Bicocca 2022.
Summer project. Visiting from Grinell College. Then PhD student at Dartmouth College (USA).
• Cecilia Maria Fabbri. Milano-Bicocca 2021.
BSc thesis. Then MSc in Astrophysics at Milano-Bicocca. Resulting publication: arXiv:2202.08848.
• Meredith Vogel. Birmingham 2021.
IREU fellow. Visiting from Missouri State University. Then PhD at University of Florida.
• Daria Gangardt. Birmingham 2019.
Summer project. Then PhD student in my group. Resulting publication: arXiv:2103.03894.
• Luca Reali. Birmingham 2019.
BSc thesis. Visiting from the University of Milan on HPC Europa3 grant. Then PhD at Johns Hopkins University. Resulting publication: arXiv:2005.01747.
• Alicia Lima. Caltech 2018.
LIGO SURF fellow. Visting from Bowdoin College. Then MSc at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Resulting publication: arXiv:1811.05979.
• Katie Chamberlain. Caltech 2017.
Visiting from Montana State University. Then PhD at the University of Arizona. Resulting publication: arXiv:1809.04799.
• Riccardo Barbieri. Cambridge 2016.
BSc summer project. Then MSc at the University of Pavia.
• Jakub Vosmera. Cambridge 2015
Summer project. Then PhD at Central European Institute for Cosmology and Fundamental Physics, Prague. Resulting publication: arXiv:1612.05263.
Some group pictures
