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I am a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow in the Gravity group.

My research interests include formal aspects of quantum field theory and quantum gravity, higher-derivative theories, non-locality and black-hole formation, theory and phenomenology of astrophysical and primordial gravitational waves beyond general relativity.

From the perturbative quantum field theory side, I am very interested in quadratic gravity, which is a unique strictly renormalizable quantum field theory of gravity, it generalizes general relativity through the inclusion of quadratic curvature operators. I consider this theory the most conservative approach to quantum gravity. It can describe new physics beyond general relativity by providing the best explanation for the inflationary era without the need to add additional scalar fields by hand. In fact, quadratic gravity represents a unique perturbative ultraviolet completion of the Starobinsky model. I aim to further investigate this theory, in particular what is the true nature of the additional spin-two ghost and what are its cosmological implications at both early and late times.

From the perspective of non-perturbative quantum field theory, my goal is to rigorously understand the formation of black holes in high-energy scattering and how this helps clarify the connection between perturbative and non-perturbative sectors, and local and nonlocal dynamics in quantum gravity.

• Gravity group