I am a Professor of Radiology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering, and the Director of the Center for Biomedical Imaging. I also serve as the Director of training for CAI²R and as the Director of the PhD program in Biomedical Imaging and Technology of the Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

My research work lies at the boundary between physics, engineering and medicine. I investigate fundamental principles involving the interactions of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields with biological tissue to develop new techniques and technologies to improve the diagnostic power of MRI. My research group investigates performance limits in MRI, such as the ultimate intrinsic signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), which is the theoretically largest SNR for a given imaging task. Our broad aim is to gain physical insight to develop new MRI technology that achieves nearly optimal performance. Another area of interest is the application of compositional MRI of articular cartilage, three-dimensional modelling, and radiomics for the assessment of musculoskeletal disorders. I also work on the development of new methods for noninvasive mapping of electrical properties using MRI measurements.

I have been a recipient of several awards, including a Fulbright scholarship, the ISMRM I.I. Rabi Young Investigator Award and an NSF CAREER Award. I was a co-recipient of the 2023 Harold A. Wheeler Applications Prize Paper Award from the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. I was selected as an Aspen Junior Fellow by the Aspen Institute Italia, a Young Leader by the Council for the United States and Italy, and a European Young Leader by Friends of Europe.

I received my laurea degree in electronic engineering from University of Bologna, my Master of Science in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and my Ph.D. in medical and electrical engineering from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology.