Place and date of birth: Sustinente (Mantova, Italy), 24 February 1956  
Present address: Merate (Lecco), Via Emilio Bianchi, 46. Tel: +39-039-5971011 ; Fax: +39-039-5971001
Positions
Jul.  2009 -     ...         : "Dirigente di ricerca"  at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera-Merate
Feb. 1996 - Jun. 2009: Associate Astronomer at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera-Merate
Jan. 1990 - Feb. 1996: Researcher Astronomer at the Osservatorio di Pino Torinese, Torino.
Feb. 1988 - Dec. 1989: Post-doc at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge U.K.
Education
1987 Dec. 9: Ph.D. in Astrophysics. Supervisors:  R. Svensson and M. Abramowicz. SISSA, Trieste.
1986 Nov. 20: Master  in  Astrophysics. Supervisors: R. Svensson and M. Abramowicz. SISSA, Trieste.
1983 Nov. 25: Physics degree. Supervisor: L. Maraschi. Milano University.
Research interests
High energy astrophysics. Radiation processes. Active galactic nuclei. Gamma-ray bursts