About

I received the M.S. degree in Automation Engineering from the University of Salento, Lecce, Italy, where I received the Ph.D. in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in 2014.

My research interest spans across several areas including artificial intelligence, mobile robotics, autonomous vehicles, energy, computer vision and control systems. My research focuses on the area of advanced sensory perception for mobile robotics and computer vision. 

In 2009, I had the pleasure to visit the Space Robotics Lab of Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. In 2013-14, as visiting researcher at University of Almerìa, I worked on new advanced navigation techniques for mobile robotics and autonomous driving. Since 2015 to 2020, I worked with the applied artificial intelligence research group of Chalmers University of Technology, where I actively contributed on several autonomous driving projects. 

In 2021, I was appointed as adjunct professor at Tallinn University of technology supporting the research team of FinEst center and the autonomous vehicle lab in the area of smart transportation systems. Since 2025, I am associate professor at Universitas Mercatorum in Italy.