From October 2011 he worked at Institute of Biomedical Engineering, CNR, Rome. His main research interest is the design and development of innovative hardware and software dedicated to the field of diagnostic imaging in Nuclear Medicine. Until 2011 he worked at the Li-tech SpA (CNR Spin-off Company) responsible for providing technical direction and design management to the development of hand-held and mobile scintigraphic devices. He is the author of 19 publications in international journals and 4 patents.

Curriculum Vitae
• 2001 – Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering;
• 2002. Assignment of duties at the ENEA-Casaccia Research Center for the realization of an integrated software for distributed computing using neutron tomography;
• 2003 – University Master-2nd level degree on “Nuclear Techniques for Environment, Industry and Cultural Heritage”;
• 2003 – 2011 technical direction and design management in Li-tech SpA (CNR Spin-off Company);
• 2011 – Researcher at CNR.

R&D Industrial Research
• Imaging probe;
• Miniaturised scintigraphic devices;
• Robotised surgery;
• Multiple gamma camera for diagnostic uses;
• PET/SPECT Multifunctionality Devices.

Patents
• US patent CNR RM2008A000169 - 03/28/2008 "Method for scintillation structure" US 7,929,396 B2 19/04/2011
• US patent MI 2008 A1798 - 10/10/2008 “Scintigraphic device with super spatial resolution” US 7,939,807 B2 10/05/2011
• US patent RM 2009A000666 - 12/18/2009 “Scintigraphic device with very high resolution” PCT/IT2010/04 G01T1/164 26.11.2010
• (CNR patent “Diagnostic device for morpho-functional exam” Italian Patent RM2011A000543 13 October 2011)

Research Projects
• Participation in the Working Group 5 on the neutron tomography, operating as part of Community COST524 "Neutron imaging techniques for the detection of defects in materials";
• Italian "spin-off" Project (D.L. 29/799 e D.M. n.593 8/8/2000) Title "Miniaturized scintigraphic devices"(2003-2007);
• Modular device for scintigraphic application (2011)
• Vertical PET Project (2011)