I am a Strathclyde Chancellor’s Fellow in Healthy Buildings and a Lecturer in the Department of Architecture. Trained as an architect at the University IUAV of Venice (2007), I gained professional experience in Italy and Belgium before pursuing a Master’s in Sustainability & Design at the University of East London (2012). In 2018, I was awarded a PhD in Sustainable Buildings from De Montfort University, with research focused on the risks of overheating in highly insulated English houses—examining the design process, comfort performance, and occupant behaviour.

From 2019 to 2021, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Eurac Research, contributing to projects on energy efficiency (existing buildings, and heritage). In 2021, I joined the University of Strathclyde as a Research Associate, where I conducted research in building performance evaluation (BPE), ventilation, and indoor air quality, with outputs informing the Scottish Government.

I am an international member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research at the University of Freiburg. I have served as co-editor for special issues, I am a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals, conferences, and research forums. I actively contribute to the International Energy Agency’s EBC Annexes 79, 86 and 95.

My strategic research focus lies in addressing the risks of overheating and poor indoor air quality in low-energy housing (both new and renovated)—a field I have worked in for over a decade. Recently, I have been exploring the role of adaptive comfort and ventilation strategies in mitigating overheating. My research spans key themes in the sustainable built environment, including thermal comfort, low-energy design, human-centric design, and climate change adaptation, with the aim of influencing housing design in the UK, EU, and Global South.

I am currently accepting PhD students.