🧠Chief Research Officer | Philosopher of Animal Mind | Psychologist in Training
About Me
Ph.D. in Philosophy from Sapienza University of Rome, where I developed the Multimodal Mind Theory and designed experimental protocols to study Theory of Mind in non-linguistic animals. I currently collaborate as an independent researcher with Sapienza, the Unit of Cognitive Primatology & Primate Center (CNR), and the zoological parks of Rome and Fasano.
I was a visiting scholar at Texas A&M University and Brooklyn College (CUNY), where I carried out research on the relationship between perception, language, and social cognition in non-linguistic animals. My broader interests include rationality, cross-modal integration, and computational models of cognition.
Alongside my academic work, I serve as Chief Research Officer at bitCorp – Intelligence Creative Labs, leading R&D in cybersecurity, AI, and cognitive technologies. I am also pursuing a BA in Psychology at the University of Perugia, further grounding my research in empirical methodology.
Beyond my academic work, I’m also a certified whale watching guide, a dog training educator, and I teach evidence-based acting, combining cognitive science with performative practice.
- Theory of Mind
- Rationality
- Animal Cognition
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cognitive Psychology
Ph.D. in Philosophy
Sapienza University of Rome
M.A. in Philosophy
Sapienza University of Rome
B.A. in Philosophy
Sapienza University of Rome
B.A. in Psychology (in progress)
University of Perugia
I’m a philosopher and cognitive scientist working on natural cognition and multisensory integration — across humans, animals, and machines.
Current projects include applying experimental protocols to test perspective-taking in elephants and capuchin monkeys.
I have other projects in the works—feel free to explore the Projects section and please reach out if you’d like to collaborate.
