He received his Master’s degree in electronics engineering from
the University of Perugia (Italy), and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara (USA). He then join ETH Zürich, where he
his currently employed as a postdoctoral researcher.
A control engineer by background, he has worked on quantitative modeling and simulation of gene networks, developing new algorithms for the analysis of biological data.
More recently, he has focused on the design and implementation of synthetic feedback
controllers of gene expression in living cells, contributing to both the theoretical and
the experimental aspects of the work.