2016

• (November 2016): Research project awarded with a Talents3 fellowship

2012-2016

• First principles studies of paramagnetic defects in silica glasses, in collaboration with L. Martin-Samos and N. Richard

2010-2011

• Many Body Perturbation Theory simulations of the electronic properties of glasses and also of large molecules, in collaboration with P. Umari (IOM-Democritos).
• VibTOOLS administration and maintenance. VibTOOLS is a collection of post-processing programs that can be used to calculate infrared, Raman, vdos spectra as shown in my publications on vitreous silica , germania, germanium diselenide and silicon nitride .

2007-2009

• (i) Research project aimed at understanding the high-pressure behavior of gypsum (CaSO₄·2H₂O).
• (ii) Research project "ab-initio and classical simulation of rheological processes in mantle minerals", focussing on understanding the microscopic aspects of dislocations in simple oxides and silicates, among the most abundant minerals in the Earth's composition. The research projects (i) and (ii) were carried out in the group of Prof. S. Scandolo and in the framework of the ESF/Eurocores initiative "EuroMinSci".
• Research project concerning the vibrational and structural properties of amorphous silicon nitride (a-Si₃N₄), in collaboration with P. Umari (IOM-Democritos).