Research Overview
Professional astrophysicist with 10+ years of research experience, specializing in the observational study of galaxy formation and evolution
Galaxy formation and evolution
Python developer
Data analysis & Machine learning
Extensive observational experience
Research Background
From planets to galaxies
I have two decades experience in observational astronomy in optical and near-infrared, spanning a wide range of topics: photometry of transiting extrasolar planets, planetary science (Mars and Moon), high resolution imaging, stellar and galaxy spectroscopy (long-slit, IFU, IFS), deep imaging.
I have a broad experience with instrumentation, data acquisition, reduction and analysis. I observed with a wide range of optical telescopes, from ESO VLT (X-Shooter, MUSE, KMOS, SPHERE) to JWST and small commercial ones.
Research Focus
Galaxy formation and Python developer
As a professional astrophysicist, in the past years I focused on the formation and evolution of galaxies from an observational perspective. Through the analysis of astronomical data, I study how galaxies develop their stellar populations, structure, and physical properties, and what this tells us about the broader history of the Universe.
I am also a Python developer and the author of SPAN (SPectral ANalysis), a cross-platform software package for optical and near-infrared spectral analysis.
Latest Papers
SPAN: A cross-platform Python GUI software for optical and near-infrared spectral analysis
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Spatially resolved near-infrared spectroscopic indices for the massive elliptical galaxy IC 4296
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Near-infrared spectroscopic indices for unresolved stellar populations. III. Composite indices definition as age and metallicity tracers and model comparison
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SPAN: SPectral ANalysis Software
SPAN is the first cross-platform graphical user interface (GUI) program designed to extract, fully manipulate and analyze professional astronomical science spectra. It is optimized for the study of galaxy and stellar spectra from the near UV to near-infrared (NIR) atmospheric windows.
SPAN is written in Python, Open Source and can be executed either as a Python package or as a standalone application (for 64 bit Windows systems only).
The goal of SPAN is to make professional scientific spectral manipulation and analysis faster and simpler in one GUI program.
Need help with your research?
I am available for consulting, tutoring, data analysis, paper and thesis editing and review, observational proposals preparation, and assistance with SPAN software. Get help turning complex datasets into robust, publishable results