Laureato in Fisica, ha conseguito il dottorato in Astrofisica presso l’Università di Catania. È astronomo associato presso Inaf - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania. È membro dell'Unione Astronomica Internazionale e della Società Astronomica Europea. Il suo principale campo di studio sono le interazioni tra pianeti extrasolari e le loro stelle ospiti. Ha collaborato alla missione spaziale CoRoT ed è coinvolto nella gestione scientifica di Plato, una missione Esa volta a scoprire esopianeti e studiarne l'evoluzione.
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