Biography
My primary research interest focuses on human cooperation in the context of social dilemmas. In particular, I focus on understanding how exogenous (e.g. group composition, organisational/network structure, information flow, gossip) and endogenous (e.g. personality traits) factors improve or deplete cooperation.
I employ both experimental methods and mathematical models (agent-based models) to investigate cooperative dynamics at both the individuals and the collective level.
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Interests
- Cooperation
- Reputation
- Gossip
- Conspiracy Theory
- Agent-based model
Education
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, 2020
University of Southampton
MSc. Mathematics and Finance, 2016
University of Essex
BSc in Pure Mathematics, 2015
Universitá degli Studi di Milano
Publications
(2022).
Selfish risk-seeking can provide an evolutionary advantage in a conditional public goods game.
PLOS ONE.
(2022).
Networks of reliable reputations and cooperation: a review.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
(2021).
An Integrative Definition and Framework to Study Gossip.
Group & Organization Management.
Research projects
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Teaching
Master Thesis Supervisor
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Responsibilities include:
- Guiding students in finding their research question
- Organising and supervising data collection
- Second grader for Master thesis
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Southampton
Responsibilities include:
- Teaching classes of max 30 students
- Teaching students one-to-one
- Marking exams