I graduated as mechanical engineer in
2004 from Polytechnic University of
Turin, and obtained my PhD degree from
the University of Bath (UK) in 2008.
My PhD project was covered by an
article with dedicated front cover in
EUREKA magazine (May 2005) with title
Devices that absorb energy on demand.
I really enjoyed research, and formed
a clear passion for the development of
new manufacturing processes. As such,
I was hired as post-doctoral
researcher in Cambridge University
(UK) in 2008 to carry out
ground-breaking work in a new field,
now known as Additive Manufacturing.
In Cambridge I published key papers,
submitted a patent (now granted), and
formed a spin-off company with
co-workers (Laser Fusion Tech.) to
commercialize the processes I had
developed. Despite the commercial
attraction, academic research remained
my true passion; in summer 2012 I
accepted the post of Assistant
Professor in Trinity College Dublin
and I started to develop my own group.
In 2013 I became Marie Curie Fellow
(CIG scheme), and in 2014 I was
awarded of a key grant from the
European Space Agency (Technology
Research Programme - TRP). I was the
very first PI in Trinity to have
secured an award of this size from
ESA. The project was featured in the
national innovation news page of the
Irish Times, 19th of January 2015. As
an independent PI, I am now a funded
investigator in AMBER (the national
research centre for advanced materials
and bioengineering) and I-Form (the
national centre for Advanced
Manufacturing). I am now an Associate
Member of the international academy of
production engineering (CIRP). In
summary, I am an emerging leader in
Additive Manufacturing with
established collaborations in Europe
(Ireland, UK, Czech Republic, Germany,
Italy, France) and the rest of the
World (China, US, Canada). In
recognition to my research career, I
was elected Fellow of Trinity College
Dublin (FTCD) in 2019 and nominated
Fellow of the Institute of Materials,
Minerals & Mining (FIMMM) in 2022.
According to the October 2023
data-update for "Updated science-wide
author databases of standardized
citation indicators" led by Stanford
University and published by Elsevier,
I rank within the top 2% scientists
internationally.