Bio
I am a PhD in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies within the National PhD Program ISAS (University of Turin / University of Camerino), and currently a Research Fellow at the University of Turin. My research is carried out jointly at the Department of Computer Science, University of Turin and Links Foundation in Torino.
I work on distributed systems, applied cryptography, and software engineering. Concretely, I design blockchain-based data marketplaces for the energy domain, study DAO governance sustainability through on-chain metrics, and experiment with privacy-preserving techniques like Zero-Knowledge proofs, MPC, and FHE. I also have a growing interest in Layer 2 scaling solutions and the foundational protocol layer of blockchain systems.
In 2024-2025, I spent time as a visiting researcher at Brunel University London.
On the teaching side, I lecture in the Blockchain and Payments module of the Master in Cybersecurity at the University of Turin and co-supervise M.Sc. theses at Politecnico di Torino — details on the teaching page.
I also curate the Italian edition of zkintro, an open-access book series introducing zero-knowledge proofs: two of the three volumes are translated and published, the third is in progress (books).
Outside of research, I organise TEDxSchio, have directed the Startup Grind Padova chapter, and serve as an Ocean Protocol Ambassador.
Education
Research topics: Energy data marketplaces, DAO governance and sustainability, ZK proofs / MPC / FHE, Layer 2, protocol design.