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• Since September 2015, Adjoint Prof. of High Energy Astrophysics, Physics & Astronomy Dep., University di Firenze
• Since September 2011, Permanent Researcher at INAF - Osservatorio di Arcetri, Firenze, Italy
• September 2009 - August 2011, NORDITA Fellow - Albanova University (KHT), Stockholm, Sweden
• September 2006 - August 2009, Hubble Fellow - Astronomy Department at University of California at Berkeley.
• Summer 2006 - Summer Instructor for the class Astro 10 ``Introductory Astronomy'', non-science major - University of California at Berkeley.
• November 2004 - September 2006, PostDoc Research Associate - Astronomy Department at University of California at Berkeley.
• April 2004 - September 2004, ASI (Italian Space Agency) Grant - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Firenze, Italy.
• April 2004, PhD in Astronomy - University of Firenze (Italy). Thesis: ``New insight in the physics of Pulsar wind nebulae through numerical simulations'' advisers Prof. Rino Bandiera and Prof. Marco Velli.
• November 2002 - 2003, Visiting Scholar - North Carolina State University.
• January 2001 - April 2001, Graduate Student Grant - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Firenze, Italy
• April 2000 - University Degree in Physics (Astrophysics course) - Universita' di Firenze, Italy. Presenting a thesis titled ``Structure of Nebulae Associated to Pulsar in Motion'' (in Italian); adviser Prof. Rino Bandiera, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri; final vote 110/110 cum laude.

• "Fast Moving Pulsars in the ISM", 14th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ASTRONUM Conference, “Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows”, July 1-5, 2019, Paris, France, Invited Talk
• "Fast Moving Pulsars in the ISM", PHAROS Conference 2019: "The multi-messenger physics and astrophysics of neutron stars”, 22-27 April 2019, Barcellona, Spain
• “Polarization in Pulsar Wind Nebulae & Pulsars”, Second “Meeting XIPE”, 6-11 November 2018, Rome, Italy
• “Pulsar Wind Nebulae”, DIAS Summer School in High-Energy Astrophysics, 19-29 June 2018, Dublin, Ireland
• "Multiband polarimetry of relativistic accelerators", Conference "Looking at cosmic sources in polarised light”, 18-26 June 2018, Asiago, PD, Italy
• "Turbulence in PWNe: a case for X-ray polarimetry " National Conference ”Congresso Nazionale Oggetti Compatti (CNOC) X”, 12-15 Dicember, 2017, Padova, Italy
• "Future X-ray polarimetry of relativistic accelerators: PWNe and SNRs " Alsatian Workshop on X-ray Polarimetry, 11-16 November 2017, Strasbourg, France
• ”Quark Deconfinement in the Context of the Millisecond Magnetar Model for GRBs”, Annual NewCompStar Conference, 25-29 April, 2016, Istanbul, Turkey, Invited Talk
• ”Quark Deconfinement in the Context of the Millisecond Magnetar Model for GRBs”, Annual NewCompStar Meeting ”Origin, evolution and observable effects of the magnetic field in neutron stars”, 13-15 April, 2016, Alicante, Spain, Invited talk
• “Polarization in Pulsar Wind Nebulae”, First “Meeting XIPE”, 23-27 May 2016, Valencia, Spain
• “Pulsar Wind Nebulae”, National Conference ”Congresso Nazionale Oggetti Compatti (CNOC) IX”, 22-25 September 2015, Monte Porzio, Rome, Italy Invited Review
• “Magnetar driven GRBs and engine driven SNe”, International Conference ”Fireworks 2015”, 21-27 June 2015, Liverpool, UK, Invited Talk
• ”Modeling the structure of magnetic fields in Neutron Stars: from the interior to the magnetosphere”, 10th International Conference on Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows ”ASTRONUM-2015”, 8-12 June 2015, Avignon, France, Invited Talk
• "Relativistic Outflows from Compact Engines: from Pulsars to GRBs", International Conference Accretion and Outflows throughout the scales: from young stellar objects to AGNs 1-3 October 2014, Lyon , France Invited Talk
• “Core Collapse SNe and GRBs“, Annual Compstar Collaboration Meeting, 22-24 September 2014, Barcellona, Spain, Invited Talk
• “Modeling magnetized neutron stars in General Relativity “, International Conference “Physics of Neutron Stars 2014”, July 28 August 1, 2014, St. Petersburg, Russia.
• “Modeling the Effects of Currents Distribution of Strongly Magnetized Neutron Stars in General Relativity”, 40th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 2-10 August 2014, Moscow, Russia.
• “GRB central engines”, International Conference “The Structure and Signals of Neutron Stars, from Birth to Death”, 24-28 March 2014, Firenze, Italy, Invited Review
• "Evolution of pulsar wind nebulae: theory and observations", International Workshop ”Raggi cosmici e PWNe”, 18-20 November 2013, Montpellier, France.
• “The Magnetar model for Long and Short GRBs”, International Conference “From Black Holes to Cosmic Rays : when plasmas go wild”, 14-18 October 2013, Les Houches, France
• “Modeling the Effect of Magnetic Field on the Properties and Structure of Neutron Stars”, National Conference ”Congresso Nazionale Oggetti Compatti (CNOC) VIII”, 17-19 September 2013, Ferrara, Italy
• "Pulsar Wind Nebulae Modeling", International Conference "High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows IV", 23 July - 26 July 2013, Heidelberg, Germany, Invited Review
• "Solving 3+1 GRMHD Equations in the eXtended Conformally Flat Condition: the X-ECHO and XNS codes" 8th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ASTRONUM Conference, “Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows”, July 1-5, 2013, Biarritz, France, Invited Talk
• "Review of the Theory of PWNe" International Conference "The Fast and the Furious: Energetic Phenomena in Isolated Neutron Stars, Pulsar Wind Nebulae and Supernova Remnants", 22-24 may 2013, ESAC, Madrid, Spain, Invited Review
• "The Magnetar model for Long and Short GRBs" International Conference "Latest results from the neutron-star laboratory. Probing gravitational waves, ultra-dense matter, and gargantuan magnetic fields", 6-10 May 2013, Amsterdam, Netherland
• “High-energy emission from compact objects: pulsars, X-ray binaries, gamma-ray bursts “ International School of Space Science, “Astrophysical and Space Plasma” , 2-8 September 2012, L’Aquila, Italy, Invited Lecture
• “MHD Modelling of the Crab Nebula and the Variability of the Termination Shock” International COnference “THE FLARING CRAB: SURPRISE AND IMPACT” 4-6 July 2012, Villa Mondragone (Frascati), Italy, Invited Talk
• "Magnetars and Gamma-Ray Bursts", International Conference, IAU Symposium 279 "Death of Massive Stars: Supernovae & Gamma-ray Bursts'', 12-16 March 2012, Nikko, Japan, Invited Talk
• "Numerical Models of Pulsar Wind Nebulae", International Conference "Frontiers of Plasma Astrophysics", 26-27 January 2012, Berkeley, USA, Invited Talk"Short GRBs with Extended Emission: a new case for a millisecond-­magnetar engine ", National Conference "Congresso Nazionale Oggetti Compatti (CNOC) VII", 13-16 December 2011, Bormio, Italy
• "Pulsar Wind Nebulae: what we think and hope to know", International Conference "Explosive Ideas about Massive Stars - from Observations to Modeling", 10-13 August 2011, Stockholm, Sweden, Invited Talk
• "The relativistic wind in PWNe", International Conference "High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows III", 27 June - 1 July 2011, Barcelona, Spain, Invited Talk
• "Magnetars as central engines for long duration gamma-ray bursts", International Conference "The prompt activity of Gamma Ray Bursts", 5-7 March 2011, Raleigh, NC, USA, Invited Talk
• "Understanding Pulsar Wind Nebulae", 38-th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 18-25 July 2010, Bremen, Germany, Invited Review
• "MHD simulations of pulsar wind nebulae", Sant Cugat Forum on High Energy and Particle Astrophysics, 12-16 April 2010, Sant Cugat, Spain, Invited Review
• "MHD Models of Evolved Pulsar Wind Nebulae", International Conference "Pulsars in their Diversity", 14 -18 June 2009, Marciana Marina, Elba, Italy, Invited Review
• "X-ray Polarization of Pulsar Wind Nebulae", International Conference "The coming age of X-ray polarimetry", 27 - 29 April 2009, Rome, Italy, Invited Talk
• "Long GRB-Magnetar Link", International Conference "Frontiers of Space Astrophysics: Neutron Stars & Gamma Ray Bursts", 30 March - 4 April 2009, Cairo & Alexandria, Egypt, Invited Review
• "On the connection between Long GRBs, Core Collapse SNe & Magnetar birth", International Conference "Frontiers of Space Astrophysics: Neutron Stars & Gamma Ray Bursts", 30 March - 4 April 2009, Cairo & Alexandria, Egypt
• "Relativistic MHD modeling of PWNe'', International Conference on ``Kinetic Modeling of Astrophysical Plasmas'', 5-9 October 2008, Krakow, Poland, Invited
• "Modeling the time variability of Pulsaw Wind Nebulae'', 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 13-20 July 2008, Montréal, Canada
• "Long Duration GRBs and the Birth of Magnetars'', 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 13-20 July 2008, Montréal, Canada
• "Long Duration GRBs from the Birth of Magnetars'', 3RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ASTRONUM Conference, “Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows”, June 8-13, 2008, Saint John, USVI, USA, Invited
• "Long Duration GRBs and the Birth of Magnetars'', 17th Kingston Meeting on Compact Stars, Banff, Alberta Canada, May 25-28 2008
• "Theory of Pulsar wind nebulae'', International conference "40 Years of Pulsars", 12-17 August 2007, Montreal, Canada, Invited Review
• "Magnetar Driven Bubbles and the Origin of Collimated Outflows in Gamma-ray Bursts'', International conference "Astrophysics of Compact Objects", 1-7 July 2007, Huangshan, China.
• "Models of Pulsar Wind Nebulae'', 27-th Texas Symposium, 11-15 December 2006, Melbourne, Australia.
• "Relativistic MHD Winds from Rotating Neutron Stars'', 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 16-23 July 2006, Beijing, China
• "Modeling Pulsar Wind Nebulae'', 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 16-23 July 2006, Beijing, China, Invited
• "MHD models for winds from neutron stars, and their interaction with the environment'', CalSpace-IGPP International Conference, March 27-30, 2006, Palm Springs, CA, USA, Invited
• "MHD models of Pulsar Winds'', KITP Conference: Physics of Astrophysical Outflows and Accretion Disks', 23-27 May 2005, Santa Barbara, CA, Invited
• "New insights into the physics of bow shock nebulae through numerical simulations'', 35-th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 18-25 July 2004, Paris, France