PhD Candidate · TU/e Eindhoven
I am a PhD candidate at Eindhoven University of Technology, studying how financial institutions, regulatory frameworks, and credit networks shape corporate financing dynamics. Previously at Tilburg University, Bain & Company, and the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. Three degrees summa cum laude, Zegna Scholar.
Working papers & projects
Hyper-competition and the Narrowing of Scientific Ideas: Evidence from U.S. Biomedical Research, 1985–2018
Does rising competition for NIH funding crowd out exploratory science? A field-level causal identification using the ARRA 2009 shock, with multi-measure novelty outcomes (MeSH, text-based, CD-index).
Read proposalHeterogeneous Banks, Credit Networks, and Corporate Financing: An Agent-Based Framework for Regulatory Impact Analysis
ABM model of how Basel III capital constraints propagate through heterogeneous credit networks and affect the capital structure of non-financial firms. PhD dissertation, Chapter 1.
Project pageWeaving Innovation: Universities as Connectors and Catalysts in European Collaboration Networks
Network analysis of European R&D collaboration patterns, examining how universities act as brokers and catalysts between industry and public research institutions. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies.
Read thesisHeterogeneity and Local Interactions in Macroeconomic Dynamics
Agent-based approach to macroeconomic modeling with heterogeneous agents and local interaction structures. Explores how local network topology shapes aggregate fluctuations and crisis propagation. University of Pisa, 110/110 summa cum laude.
Read thesisAbout
I am a PhD candidate at the Technology, Innovation & Society group at Eindhoven University of Technology, supervised by Prof. Emilio Raiteri. My research sits at the intersection of innovation economics, financial regulation, and computational methods.
Before Eindhoven, I was Researcher & Project Manager at Tilburg University, working on AI adoption in critical infrastructure and agent-based modeling. I previously interned at Bain & Company in Milan and at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development.
I hold a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Pisa (110/110 summa cum laude) and an Honors degree in Economics & Management from Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (100/100 summa cum laude, 2% selection rate). I studied at the LSE on a full Sant'Anna scholarship and at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris on a competitive international exchange.
Eindhoven University of Technology
PhD Candidate · IE&IS · TIS Group
Supervisor: Prof. Emilio Raiteri · 2025–
Tilburg University
Researcher & Project Manager
AI adoption · ABM · Network analysis · 2024–2025
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Honors in Economics & Management · 100/100 summa cum laude
Zegna Scholar · 2019–2025
University of Pisa
MSc Finance · 110/110 summa cum laude
BSc Economics · 110/110 summa cum laude
Full academic CV including education, work experience, research projects, awards, and skills. Three degrees summa cum laude. Updated June 2025.