Education & Skills

Education

• Ph.D in Statistical Sciences (XXVIII Cycle - June 2016)

Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Department of Statistics "Paolo Fortunati".

Focus Areas: Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis & Machine Learning Methods, Network Analysis, Complex Systems.

I completed my PhD with a scholarship for the entire duration of the programme (3 years). The dissertation was developed in collaboration with, and under the supervision of, a research group of physicists specializing in complex systems.

Title of the dissertation: Detection of communities of agents interacting through regional innovation policies (link). Supervisor: Professor Cristina Brasili (UniBo) & co-supervisor Professor Margherita Russo (UniMoRe).

• Master Degree in Economics and Public Policies (April 2012)

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Department of Economics 'Marco Biagi'. 

Final vote: 110/110 cum Laude. 

Focus Areas: Statistical Methods for Public Policy Evaluation, Analysis of Industrial Districts, Public Economics, Fiscal Policies, Human Development and Gender Economics, Innovation Economics.

During the second year of the course, I was awarded with a three-month scholarship (January 2011 – April 2011) to attend a course on "Social Justice and Social Entrepreneurship" at Arizona State University (Phoenix, AZ, USA). 

English title of the dissertation (in Italian): Integration of Graduates into the Economic System of the Emilia-Romagna Region. Supervisor: Professor Enrico Giovannetti.

• Bachelor of Arts in Social and Economic Sciences (July 2008)

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Department of Economics 'Marco Biagi'. 

Final grade: 103/110

Focus Areas: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Business Management, Sociology, Development Economics, Finance.

English title of the dissertation (in Italian): Capability Approach and Quality of Life. Professor Antonella Picchio as supervisor.

• High School centered on Science & Mathematics (June 2004)

Final vote 100/100. 

Liceo scientifico Wiligelmo of Modena.

Master & Courses

• Statistical Methods for Social Network Analysis and for Community Detection. Summer School, from 11 June 2016 to 16 June 2016 in Anacapri (Italy). Organized by SIS (Italian Statistics Society).

Languages

• Italian - mother tongue

• English - C1

• Spanish - B2

Research Skills & Techniques

• Complex Networks, Multilayer Networks

• Community detection algorithms & Random Networks

• Cluster Analysis & Machine Learning Techniques

• Data analysis and Data Management

Technical Skills & Competences

• Very expert user of R (in particular, igraph package), expert user of Stata, intermediate user of Python

• Knowledge of Windows OS, Macintosh OS, Microsoft Office, Apple iWork, Applescript coding language

• Certificate of Basic Life Support and Defibrillation (BLSD)

• European driving license A (all motorcycles) and B (cars)