XXXVIII Cycle
ADAMO FRANCESCO (CUP E63C22001350008)
Supervisor: Prof. Sergio Carrato Co-Supervisor: Prof. Anna Gregorio
Operational Site: University of Trieste - Trieste
PhD Thesis Title: 5G Satellite Transceiver Technologies for Non-Terrestrial Networks
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: January 14, 2026
BABU MEGHA (CUP -)
Supervisor: Dr. Marco Cristoforetti
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Roberto Iuppa
Operational Site: Fondazione Bruno Kessler - FBK
PhD Thesis Title: Deep Learning Model for Identifying Ionospheric Electric Field Perturbations and Seismic Correlations
Date of PhD Thesis Defence: July 20, 2026
BARTOLINI CHIARA
Supervisor: Prof. Francesco Giordano Co-Supervisor: Prof. Elisabetta Bissaldi
Operational Site: University of Bari “Aldo Moro” - Bari
PhD Thesis Title: Multi-wavelength and multi-messenger observation of blazars’ jets
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: January 26, 2026
BONOLLO ALBERTO (CUP C53C22000430006)
Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Esposito Co-Supervisor: Dr. Andrea Giuliani ; Dr. Patrizia Caraveo
Operational Site: Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori - IUSS Pavia - Pavia
PhD Thesis Title: Investigating Extended Gamma-Ray Sources with ASTRI and CTAO: Observation, Analysis and Modelling
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: January 14, 2026
CAVAZZINI LEO (CUP -)
Supervisor: Dr. Matteo Centis Vignali Co-Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Zuccon ; Dr. Pierluigi Bellutti
Operational Site: Fondazione Bruno Kessler - FBK- Trento; University of Trento
PhD Thesis Title: Space Compliant LGAD Sensors
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: May 12, 2026
CHRETIEN THOMAS (CUP E63C22001340001)
Supervisor: Prof. Yuri Bozzi Co-Supervisor: Prof. Stefania Pighin
Operational Site: University of Trento - Trento, CIMeC, Rovereto (TN)
PhD Thesis Title: Microgravity-Induced Alterations in the Brain-To-Bone Axis: Implications for Bone Loss and Countermeasure Development in Long-Term Spaceflight
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: January 26, 2026
DE DOMINICIS NOEMI (CUP E63C22001340001)
Supervisor: Prof. Mauro Maccarrone Co-Supervisor: Dr. Veronica Carnicelli
Operational Site: University of L’Aquila - L’Aquila
PhD Thesis Title: Lipid Signaling under Microgravity Conditions
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: February 11, 2026
DEB ROHAAN
Supervisor: Dr. Ramona Lea Co-Supervisor: Prof. Davide Pagano
Operational Site: University of Brescia - Brescia
PhD Thesis Title: Measurement of pion, kaon, and proton production in Pb–Pb collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 5.36 TeV with the ALICE experiment at CERN
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: February 27, 2026
DI GIORGI EUGENIA (CUP E63C22001340001)
Supervisor: Dr. Giovanni Signorelli Co-Supervisor: Prof. Luca Baldini
Operational Site: University of Pisa - Pisa
PhD Thesis Title: Experimental and analytical study of electrical crosstalk in CMB cold readout systems and implications for power spectra
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: February 13, 2026
FERRARA FEDERICO (CUP -)
Supervisor: Dr Alessandro Bonforte Co-Supervisor: Dr. Michela Ravanelli; Dr. Jaroslav Chum
Operational Site: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica (INGV)- INGV section in Catania
PhD Thesis Title: The Co-Volcanic Ionospheric Disturbances at Mt. Etna, Italy
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: April 29, 2026
GEMIGNANI ANDREA (CUP E63C22001340001)
Supervisor: Prof. Salvo Marcuccio Co-Supervisor: Prof. Luca Fanucci
Operational Site: University of Pisa - Pisa
PhD Thesis Title: Framework for CUBESATS Mission Management, Design and Optimization
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: January 23, 2026
GHOSE ESSNA (CUP E63C22001340001)
Supervisor: Prof. Francesco De Palma Co-Supervisor: Dr. Antonio Surdo
Operational Site: Università del Salento
PhD Thesis Title: Characterisation and calibration of silicon photomultipliers for next-generation space detectors
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: June 29, 2026
INTRONA MARGAUX (CUP -)
Supervisor: Prof. Susanna Terracini Co-Supervisor: Prof. Vivina Laura Barutello; Prof. Massimiliano Vasile
Operational SIte: University of Turin
PhD Thesis Title: Mathematical and Computational Methods for the n-Body Problem
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: February 3, 2026
LANDI ANNA-IRENE (CUP -)
Supervisor: Prof. Giovanni Pratesi Co-Supervisor: Dr. Cristian Carli
Operational Site: University of Florence - Florence
PhD Thesis Title: Natural Analogues Of Planet Mercury’s Surface: Mineralogical And Spectroscopic Aspects
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: April 16, 2026
LEONARDI PIETRO (CUP E63C22001340001)
Supervisor: Prof. Giampaolo Piotto Co-Supervisor: Dr. Valerio Nascimbeni ; Dr. Luca Borsato
Operational Site: University of Padua - Padua
PhD Thesis Title: Characterization of exoplanetary systems combining transit timing techniques and radial velocities: From secular perturbations to resonant chains
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: February 23, 2026
LEONE WLADIMIRO (CUP -)
Supervisor: Prof. Tiziana Di Salvo Co-Supervisor: Prof. Giovanni Marsella; Dr. Luciano Burderi
Operational Site: University of Palermo - Palermo
PhD Thesis Title: Temporal Analysis of High-Energy Transient Sources
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: February 13, 2026
MALLOGGI ELEONORA (CUP E63C22001340001)
Supervisor: Prof. Enrica Laura Santarcangelo Co-Supervisor: Prof. Laura Sebastiani
Operational Site: University of Pisa
PhD Thesis Title: Neural Mechanisms of Motor Imagery and Training-Induced Plasticity: Hypnotizability Relevance to Microgravity Adaptation
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: February 4, 2026
MARGHERI ALESSIO
Supervisor: Dr. Roberto Orosei Co-Supervisor: Prof. Lorenzo Bruzzone ; Dr. Giuseppe Pupillo
Operational Site: Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica - INAF - Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna (OAS)
PhD Thesis Title: Advanced Radar Techniques for Planetary Exploration: 3D Subsurface Imaging of Mars and Near-Earth Asteroid Characterization
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: May 25, 2026
MURGIA GIAMPAOLO (CUP E63C22001340001)
Supervisor: Prof. Angela Maria Rizzo Co-Supervisor: Prof. Paola Antonia Corsetto
Operational Site: University of Milan
PhD Thesis Title: Space Environment and Redox Homeostasis: A Study on Membrane Lipids and Antioxidant Defenses in Multiple Biological Models
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: March 12, 2026
ROSSI FRANCESCO (CUP E63C22001340001)
Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Zuccon Co-Supervisor: Prof. Roberto Iuppa, Dr. Francesco Nozzoli
Operational Site: University of Trento
PhD Thesis Title: Combined machine learning analysis for He search with the AMS-02 experiment
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: June16, 2026
RUBIOLA ANDREA MARIA (CUP E63C22001340001)
Supervisor: Prof. Nicolao Fornengo Co-Supervisor: Prof. Stefano Camera
Operational Site: University of Turin
PhD Thesis Title: Cℓestial harmonics. Applications of angular power spectra to problems in Astroparticle and Cosmological Physics
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: February 17, 2026
SIDDIQUE IQRA (CUP E63C22001340001)
Supervisor: Prof. Ivan De Mitri Co-Supervisors: Prof. Adriano Di Giovanni, Dr. Pierpaolo Savina
Operational Site: Gran Sasso Science Institute
PhD Thesis Title: New space-based tools for GRB detection in the MeV energy range
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: July 22, 2026
SIRLETTI SALVATORE SAMUELE (CUP E63C22001340001)
Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Natoli Co-Supervisor: Dr. Alessandro Gruppuso, Dr. Mario Ballardin
Operational Site: University of Ferrara
PhD Thesis Title: Constraining physics beyond ΛCDM through the cosmic microwave background and the large scale structure of the Universe
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: February 17, 2026
ULIVI LORENZO (CUP E63C22001340001)
Supervisor: Prof. Alessandro Marconi Co-Supervisor: Dr. Giovanni Cresci
Operational Site: University of Florence - Florence
PhD Thesis Title: The active phases of a Galaxy in the JWST and EUCLID era: from radio jets and multiphase outflows to mergers
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: January 21, 2026
VAIA BEATRICE (CUP E63C22001340001)
Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Esposito Co-Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Tiengo
Operational Site: Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori - IUSS Pavia - Pavia
PhD Thesis Title: Investigating interstellar Dust in the Milky Way through X-Ray Scattering and Absorption
Date of the PhD Thesis Defence: January 14, 2026