Curriculum vitæ


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Personal data
  • Born:
    August 12, 1962 in Torino, Italy
  • Citizenship:
    Italian
  • Marital status:
    married, 1 daughter and 1 son

Academic education
  • 1986:
    Physics Master Degree, University of Torino, Italy

Academic qualifications
  • 2012:
    National Scientific Qualification to function as full Professor in Italian Universities (disciplinary area 02/A1 - Experimental physics of fundamental interactions)

Postgraduate education
  • 1991:
    Summer Course in Hadron Spectroscopy (College Park, MD, USA)
  • 1991:
    F. Bonaudi School on Detectors (Torino, Italy) - 1st Course
  • 1989:
    International School on Subnuclear Physics (Erice (TP), Italy) - 27th Course
  • 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994:
    Winter School on Hadronic Physics (Folgaria (TN), Italy) - II, IV, VI, VII, VIII and IX Courses
  • 1988-1989:
    Postgraduate Course in Nuclear and Astroparticle Phisics (University of Torino, Italy)
  • 1987, 1988-1989:
    INFN School for Advanced Studies in Nuclear and Particle Physics (INFN Operative Units and National Laboratories, Italy) - I and II Courses

Professional positions
  • 2002-present:
    senior researcher, INFN - Sezione di Torino
  • 1989-2002:
    staff researcher, INFN - Sezione di Torino
  • 1987-1989:
    fellow, INFN - Sezione di Torino

Research activity summary
  1. ALICE (CERN):
    search for and study of hypernuclei produced in heavy ion collisions at LHC
  1. ULYSSES (J-PARC-E05/E13/E63/E70):
    hypernuclear physics at J-PARC
  1. PANDA (GSI/FAIR):
    study of strong interactions induced by $\bar p$ at HESR (hypernuclear physics)
  1. ELAPP (CERN):
    measurement of the $\bar p p$ elastic cross section at AD
  1. GEANT4 (CERN-RD44):
    development of a simulation toolkit
  1. FINUDA (INFN/LNF):
    hypernuclear physics at DAΦNE
  1. FENICE (INFN/LNF):
    measurement of the nucleon form factors in the time-like region at ADONE
  1. TOFUS (INFN Torino):
    search for and study of cold fusion phenomena
  1. MARSA (CERN-NA46):
    search for neutral particles in γ-ray-crystal interactions at SPS
  1. OBELIX (CERN-PS201):
    study of $\bar p$ and $\bar n$ annihilation with nucleons and nuclei at LEAR
  1. ANTIN (CERN-PS178):
    $\bar n$ production and annihilation study at LEAR
  1. SONGA (INFN Torino):
    γ-ray detection for monitoring environmental radioactivity

Publications
  • 623
  • 143
  • 12
  • 9
  • 15

Conferences
  • 52
  • 3

Dissemination activity
  • series
  • 3
  • 1
  • 1

Editorial activity
Journal reviewer
  • 2012-present:
    European Physical Journal A
  • 2023-2024:
    Il Nuovo Cimento C (HADRON 2023 peer review)
  • 2022:
    Suplemento de la Revista Mexicana de Física (HADRON 2021 peer review)
  • 2018:
    American Institute of Physics - Conference Proceedings (HYP2018 peer review)
  • 2016:
    Nuclear Physics A recognized reviewer
  • 2016:
    Nuclear Physics A (Special Issue on Strangeness and Charm Nuclear Physics peer review)
  • 2016:
    Physical Society of Japan - Conference Proceedings (HYP2015 peer review)
  • 2013-2014:
    Few-Body Systems (EFB 22 peer review)
  • 2013-2014:
    European Physical Journal - Web of Conference (INPC 2013 peer review)
  • 2007-2008:
    Il Nuovo Cimento A (International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi", CLXVII Course, peer review)
  • 2006-2007:
    European Physical Journal A (HYP 2006 peer review)
  • 2000-2001:
    Nuclear Physics A (HYP 2000 peer review)
  • 1999-2000:
    Frascati Physics Series (WHS 99 peer review)
  • 1993-1994:
    Il Nuovo Cimento A (HADRON '93 peer review)

INFN management responsibilities
  • 2009-present:
    spokesperson of the ULYSSES experiment (8 researchers)
  • 2001-2022:
    observer member to Consiglio di Corso di Studi del Corso di Laurea in Fisica of University of Torino, on behalf of INFN Sezione di Torino
  • 2022,
    2021:
    member of the Jury of the "Anna Piccotti" Award, sponsored by INFN Sezione di Torino
  • 2007-2010:
    coordinator of the referee board of the ALICE experiment
  • 2009:
    member of the Jury of the "Claudio Villi" Award, sponsored by INFN
  • 2006-2009:
    observer member to National Scientific Committee for Particle Physics (I Commissione Scientifica Nazionale)
  • 2006-2009, 2003-2006:
    member of the National Scientific Committee for Nuclear Physics, as representative of the researchers of INFN Sezione di Torino involved in Nuclear Physics experiments (III Commissione Scientifica Nazionale, ~60 researchers)
  • 2003-2007:
    referee of the ALICE experiment ITS and TOF subdetectors
  • 2003-2007:
    referee of the HADES experiment
  • 1999-2003:
    responsible for his affiliation Group within the FINUDA experiment (~15 researchers)
  • 1992:
    responsible for his affiliation Group within the FENICE experiment (7 researchers)

International management responsibilities
  • 2024-2025, 2023-2024, 2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019, 2017-2018:
    Executive Committee member of the J-PARC Hadron Hall Users´ Association (HUA)
  • 2024,
    2023,
    2022:
    member of the Jury of the "HUA Masters´ Thesis" Award, sponsored by the J-PARC Hadron Hall Users´ Association
  • 2019-2024:
     
     
    Principal Investigator of the INFN Torino Group of the Networking Activity THEIA (NA5), part of the STRONG-2020 Integrating Activitiy for Advanced Communities of the Horizon 2020 European Union Framework program for Research and Innovation (H2020)
  • 2012-2015:
    Italian activity leader of the Networking Activity SPHERE (WP6), part of the HadronPhysics3 Integrated Activity of the VII European Union Framework Program (FP7): 18 researchers belonging to 3 different National Institutions
  • 2009-2011:
    Italian activity leader of the Networking Activity SPHERE (WP6), part of the HadronPhysics2 Integrated Activity of the VII European Union Framework Program (FP7): 22 researchers belonging to 3 different National Institutions
  • 2005-2006:
    Speakers Committe member of the PANDA experiment
  • 2004-2007:
    spokesperson of the HyperGamma Joint Research Activity (JRA6), part of the HadronPhysics I3 Integrated Initiative (I3HP) of the VI European Union Framework Program (FP6): 26 researchers belonging to 7 different International Institutions (5 foreign)

International Organizing Committees
  • 2011:
    International Workshop on Strange Hadronic Matter (ECT*, Trento, Italy),
    Local Organizing Committee
  • 2007:
    International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" - Course CLXVII "Strangeness and Spin in Fundamental Physics" (Varenna (LC), Italy), Scientific Secretary
  • 1999-2000:
    VII International Conference on Hypernuclear and Strange Particle Physics
    (HYP 2000, Torino, Italy), Local Organizing Committee
  • 1999:
    International Workshop on Hadron Spectroscopy (WHS 99, Frascati (RM), Italy)),
    Local Organizing Committee
  • 1992-1993:
    International Conference on Hadron Spectroscopy (HADRON '93, Como, Italy),
    Local Organizing Committee

International Advisory Committees
  • 2013-present:
    International Conference on Hadron Spectroscopy (HADRON),
    International Advisory Committee permanent member
  • 2012-present:
    International Conference on Hypernuclear and Strange Particle Physics (HYP),
    International Advisory Committee permanent member
  • 2023:
    20th International Conference on Hadron Spectroscopy and Structure (HADRON 2023),
    Convener of the "Hypernuclei and kaonic atoms" session and Early Career Talk Award Panel
  • 2017-2018:
    Fourth European Nuclear Physics Conference (EUNPC 2018),
    International Advisory Board
  • 2015:
    12th International Conference on Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (NN2015),
    Program Committee
  • 2014:
    26th Indian-Summer School & SPHERE School of Physics (Prague),
    International Advisory Board
  • 2013:
    25th International Nuclear Physics Conference (INPC 2013),
    Student Talk Award Panel

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