About me

My career began at a grocery shop in the summer of 2002. It was a seasonal job, just like any other, with each day bustling with activity. Hundreds of customers streamed in daily, each with unique requests but all asking the same question: “Hey, what’s the best fresh stuff today?”. It was fun to tailor my answer around each customer, and I had a lot of fun making them happy with different answers to the same questions.

I was fortunate to discover my passion and dedication for work at a young age. At that time I was just in mastering the art of slicing watermelons perfectly in half. Though it may sound silly, it was a spectacle that delighted customers. Through this experience, I learned that enjoying quality time at work is achievable and today I still prioritize this principle, aiming to savor both my work and personal life fully.

In my free time I enjoy outdoor activities like backcountry ski, climbing and kitesurf. The shoots in this page are some of best picture I took in recent years. The first at the top has loads of filters applied to it, but it was a show storm during daytime. Wind gusts over 100km/h made the surface snow extremely hard the flakes dragged by the wind were basically flowing like little rivers.

The other winter shoots are from daily trips on the snow, either with my brother or solo. The climb on the glaciar it’s actually a summer shoot. We were climbing up Mount Ortler, 3900m, though we’ve tackled several peaks in that area over 3000m - in summer and winter. Climbing has been a passion of mine since youth, and it’s an incredibly bonding experience that I encourage more people to explore.

Since leaving Italy in 2010, I’ve been bouncing around different countries. When I landed in The Netherlands, I stumbled upon kitesurfing and fell in love with it. I’m a total newbie at it, my first dive into water sports, but it’s a ton of fun, especially with the Dutchies who make it even more fun with the post-kite sessions!

I’m also the proud dad of a little adventurer. This tiny Gulliver shares our passion for travel. Meet Mr. X! That’s what the nurses called him at the hospital since we couldn’t settle on a name. Now Mr. X has been keeping us up at night, but he fills our days with big smiles and laughter.

Education

From	To		Where	What
2013	2017		Oxford University, UK	PhD (DPhil) in Computational Mechanics
2012	2013		Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France	MSc in Computational Mechanics
2011	2012		Swansea University, UK	MEng in Computational Mechanics
2010	2011		KTH Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Sweden	Exchange student
2007	2010		University of Bologna, Italy	BSc in Mechanical Engineering

Experience

From	To		Where	What
2023	now		Huawei, Germany	Principal R&D Engineer
2023	now		Oxford University, UK (remote)	Honorary Teacher
2021	2023		Ansys Inc., The Netherlands	Senior R&D Engineer
2017	2020		Oxford X-Reality Hub, UK	Founder and Director
2015	2016		Impact Engineering Technologies and ARIA, UK	Founder of successfully failed start-ups
2014	2020		Oxford University, UK	Post-Doc and PhD Student
2012	2013		ABB Research Center, Sweden	Trainee Programme
2007	2010		Various firms, Italy	Design Engineer (part-time)

Influencers

Many different people have shaped and guided me to where I am today. If I could offer one piece of advice to those younger than me, it would be this: take the best from those who ignite your emotions and mold them into your own unique characteristics.

Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.

– Charles Bukowski

Je ne fais pourtant de tort à personne, En suivant les ch’mins qui ne mèn’nt pas à Rome; Mais les brav’s gens n’aiment pas que L’on suive une autre route qu’eux…

– Georges Brassens

Uno che ha una cassaforte piena d’oro nel 1000 A.C. scrisse “Non devi rubare!” - e grazie al cazzo.

– Fabrizio De Andre'

No se puede defender la libertad sin arriesgar la vida.

– Leo Bassi