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Michele Di Cristofaro
Michele Di Cristofaro
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Reverse Isoperimetric Inequalities under Curvature Constraints: Higher-Dimensional Extensions and Anisotropic Settings
Tutor: Giovanni Pisante
Co-tutor: Gisella Croce (Paris 1)
Scopo del progetto: This project investigates reverse isoperimetric inequalities, lower bounds on perimeter for domains of fixed volume subject to curvature constraints. Building on the foundational results of Howard–Treibergs in the plane and Gard in the rotationally symmetric three-dimensional case, we pursue two main directions: removing the symmetry assumption and extending the theory to higher dimensions, and developing analogous inequalities in anisotropic settings where the Euclidean perimeter is replaced by a Wulff-type surface energy. Applications to anisotropic PDEs, including capillarity and phase-transition models, are also envisaged.
Durata del progetto: 3 anni
Data inizio: 01/12/2025
Data fine: 30/11/2028
Finanziamento: Borsa di Ateneo\Ministeriale non riservata
Alex Ferrara
Alex Ferrara
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HESE Analysis and Time Synchronization in the KM3NeT ARCA Detector
Acronimo Progetto di Ricerca: KM3NeT
Tutor: Daniele Vivolo
Co-tutor: Pasquale Migliozzi (INFN)
Scopo del progetto: KM3NeT is a deep-sea neutrino detector in the Mediterranean Sea, comprising two sites: ARCA, optimized for high-energy astrophysical neutrinos, and ORCA, dedicated to neutrino oscillation studies. This PhD project focuses on the analysis of High Energy Starting Events (HESE) in ARCA for diffuse flux measurements, aiming at their first direct observation within the experiment. It also addresses the development and validation of a sub-nanosecond time synchronization system across the km³-scale detector, crucial for precise event reconstruction.
Durata del progetto: 3 anni
Data inizio: 01/12/2025
Data fine: 30/11/2028
Finanziamento: INFN
Ioanna Goula
Ioanna Goula
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Determination of the Maxwellian-averaged cross section of 14N(n,p)14C using neutron activation and accelerator mass spectrometry
Tutor: Lucio Gialanella
Co-tutor: Cristian Massimi (Bologna), Fabio Marzaioli
Scopo del progetto: This project investigates the 14N(n,p)14C^{14}\text{N (n,p)^{14}\text{C}14N(n,p)14C reaction, which plays a key role in s-process nucleosynthesis as both a neutron absorber and a delayed neutron source. The aim is to obtain a more precise Maxwellian-Averaged Cross Section (MACS) using neutron activation combined with Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS). Irradiations are performed at CERN’s n_TOF facility and INFN Legnaro, with 14C^{14}\text{C}14C measured via AMS. The results will improve astrophysical models and benchmark activation-based MACS measurements.
Durata del progetto: 3 anni
Data inizio: 01/12/2025
Data fine: 30/11/2028
Finanziamento: Borsa di Ateneo\Ministeriale riservata
Davide Marro
Davide Marro
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Consistent EFT and shell-model description of coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering
Tutor: Nunzio Itaco
Co-tutor: Giovanni De Gregorio
Scopo del progetto: Coherent elastic neutrino–nucleus scattering (CEνNS) is a powerful tool to test the Standard Model and search for new physics, but its full potential is hindered by uncertainties in the nuclear weak form factor. This project will address this limitation by combining a consistent Effective Field Theory description of hadronic currents with nuclear shell-model calculations of weak form factors for experimentally relevant nuclei. The resulting framework will enable improved predictions for CEνNS cross sections and a more robust assessment of nuclear-structure uncertainties, with direct impact on ongoing and future CEνNS experiments.
Durata del progetto: 3 anni
Data inizio: 01/12/2025
Data fine: 30/11/2028
Finanziamento: Borsa di Ateneo\Ministeriale non riservata
Carmine Mirra
Carmine Mirra
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On algebraic variants of the Learning With Errors problem and their applications to Cryptography
Tutor: Antonio Tortora
Co-tutor: Delaram Kahrobaei (Cuny, Usa), Maria Tota (Salerno)
Scopo del progetto: The project touches, in a common framework, various topics of Algebra and Cryptography related to the Learning With Errors (LWE) problem. Its main objective is to further develop the study of LWE generalizations, with particular emphasis on the recently introduced Learning Homomorphism with Noise problem, and to investigate its potential applications to Fully Homomorphic Encryption and Functional Encryption. In this context, the relevance of LWE is twofold: on the one hand, it is interesting from an algebraic perspective due to its connections with some lattice problems; on the other hand, since these problems are believed to be resistant to quantum attacks, LWE is widely used for constructing cryptographic schemes.
Durata del progetto: 3 anni
Data inizio: 01/12/2025
Data fine: 30/11/2028
Finanziamento: Borsa di Ateneo\Ministeriale non riservata
Gennaro Nunziata
Gennaro Nunziata
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Diagonalization Of the nuclear haMiltonIan oN A quaNtum ComputEr
Acronimo Progetto di Ricerca: DOMINANCE
Tutor: Giovanni De Gregorio
Co-tutor: Ferdinando Zullo
Scopo del progetto: The project aims to develop and optimize quantum computing algorithms for the diagonalization of large nuclear Hamiltonians, a key challenge in theoretical nuclear physics. The main goal is to extract ground and excited states from large matrices that are often too complex for exact classical methods. Different quantum approaches will be studied and compared in terms of accuracy, scalability, and hardware requirements. The algorithms will be implemented and tested on both simulators and real quantum devices, assessing the practical advantages and limitations of quantum computing for nuclear many-body problems. Finally, the developed methods will be extended to other sets of problems.
Durata del progetto: 3 anni
Data inizio: 01/12/2025
Data fine: 30/11/2028
Finanziamento: Borsa di Ateneo\Ministeriale non riservata
Kevyn Racioppoli
Kevyn Racioppoli
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Weakly coupled systems on quantum graphs
Tutor: Benedetta Pellacci
Co-tutor: Biagio Cassano
Scopo del progetto: Quantum graphs, metric graphs equipped with differential operators, arise naturally as models in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and engineering. This research project is devoted to the study of the existence of partcular classes of solutions to weakly coupled systems of non-linear elliptic equations on quantum graphs. In particular, normalized solutions or least energy solutions will be of special interest also owing to their better stability properties.
Durata del progetto: 3 anni
Data inizio: 01/12/2025
Data fine: 30/11/2028
Finanziamento: Borsa di Ateneo\Ministeriale non riservata
Roberto Simonelli
Roberto Simonelli
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Synthesis and physico-chemical characterization of alkali-activated materials (AAMs) for waste recycling and valorization
Tutor: Alberto D'Amore
Co-tutor: Luigi Grassia, Michelina Catauro
Scopo del progetto: Lo scopo del progetto è quello di valorizzare i rifiuti utilizzandoli come precursori e/o filler in materiali attivati in ambiente alcalino come i geopolimeri
Durata del progetto: 3 anni
Data inizio: 01/12/2025
Data fine: 30/11/2028
Finanziamento: Borsa di Ateneo\Ministeriale non riservata
Vladyslav Skilskyy
Vladyslav Skilskyy
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Fluid dynamics modeling and design of gas targets for applications in nuclear physics and applied physics
Tutor: Raffaele Buompane
Co-tutor: Giuliano De Stefano, Lucio Gialanella
Scopo del progetto: An extended hydrogen gas target and a helium jet target consisting of a multi-nozzle supersonic gas jet will be developed and optimized for Nuclear Astrophysics and Laser Wake Field Acceleration (LFWA) applications. Accurate fluid dynamics modelling and experimental testing will be performed on the gas target systems, which are available at the European Recoil separator for Nuclear Astrophysics (ERNA), which is installed at the Tandem Accelerator Lab (TAL) of the Department of Mathematics and Physics in San Nicola La Strada (CE).
Durata del progetto: 3 anni
Data inizio: 01/12/2025
Data fine: 30/11/2028
Finanziamento: Borsa di Ateneo\Ministeriale non riservata
