I am a researcher, certified marine mammal observer (MMO), passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) observer, and an enthusiastic biology lecturer working on the 3D skull ecomorphology of toothed whales.

My fieldwork includes joining research projects on Humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) and Killer (Orcinus orca) whales in Iceland and Norway, as well as cetacean monitoring in Italy. Having observed whales in their natural habitats and explored natural history museum collections, I’ve gained a unique perspective that combines functional morphology with field ecology.

I am interested in understanding how phenotypic integration influences the rapid diversification of toothed whales, utilising advanced 3D imaging and evolutionary analysis.

My main project aims to shed light on whale evolution and address key debates about the explosive adaptive radiation of Delphinidae during the Pliocene.  This project has been awarded a Seal of Excellence MSCA and subsequently funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities, and Research (MUR) through the Young Researcher programme.