Primary fields of scientific interest:

First principle studies of electronic structure and energetics in bulk materials, interfaces and surfaces.
1) Semiconductor/semiconductor and metal/semiconductor interfaces:
potential barrier and band lineups at heterojunctions and their dependence on substrate (epitaxial strain),
ordering direction and intrinsic polarization.
Possibility of tuning ad hoc electronic properties for device applications.
2) Superconductivity: ab-initio study of electronic properties of
several different compounds (high temperature compounds, as well as conventional superconductors)
and effects of dopants and substitutions.
3) Electronic and magnetic properties of magnetic semiconductors and their
dependence on compositions and magnetic alignment.

The results of the research activity have been  published in international journals with referees (more than 120 publications) and presented at several international conferences.

Collaborations:

• Universita' di Cagliari: Prof. F. Bernardini
• University of Vienna: Prof. R. Podloucky
• Technische Univ.Wien: Prof. J. Redinger
• Northwestern University, Evanston (USA)

Professional positions held:
Jun. 1983 - Jun. 1984 Software analyst at ITALSIEL  Roma.
Jul. 1984 - Oct. 1984 Research Ass. at Research & Development Labs.ITALTEL - Milano (Italy).
Oct. 1984 - Sept.1985 Appointed as Physics Teacher in public High School
Sept. 1985 - Grant from the Italian Department of Education
Sept. 1985 - Oct. 1990 Research Assistant and  Research Associate at Material Research Center -
                     Northwestern University, Evanston, Il (USA)
Oct. 1990 - Oct. 2000  Research Assistant Dipartimento di Fisica -University L'Aquila.
Since Nov. 2000 Appointed as Associate Professor Dipartimento di Fisica - University L'Aquila.
Spring 2007   Appointed as Guest Professor at University of Vienna (Austria)
2009 - present Member of the Editorial board of the Jourmal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
2010-present  Expert member of the Panel for the evaluation of EU-pojects (NMP and Marie Curie-activities FP7 and H2020 Program)
2011-present Member of the International Advisory Board of the Korean Magnetics Society
2011 Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Magnetics published by the Korean Magnetics Society
2011 Member of the International Advisory Committee of the International Conference of Magnetism (ICM 2012).
2012-present Chair of the Study Board in Physics at Universita' degli studi dell'Aquila.
2013 National Abilitation as Full Professor in Condensed Matter Theory
2014 Member of the International Advisory Committee of the International Conference of Magnetism (ICM 2015).
2016 Member of the International Advisory Committee of the International Conference of Magnetism (ICM 2018).
2016 Outstanding Referee of the American Physical Society
2018 Appointed as Full Professor - Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics at University of L'Aquila
2019 Appointed as Vice-rector for education and teaching affairs at University of L'Aquila