Role

I am Research Fellow and an Associate Tutor at SPRU (Science and Technology Policy Research).

I recently obtained my DPhil in Science and Technology Policy from SPRU. I also have a degree in Economics at Bocconi University, Milan, and a MSc in Innovation and Industry analysis at SPRU. My DPhil thesis is about the adoption and diffusion of innovations in the context of consumer products.

My research interest include the adoption and diffusion of innovations, user-driven innovation, patent analysis, entrepreneurship, and industry-university linkages.

In the past, I worked on a number of research project at KITeS (Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies - Bocconi University, Milan), INGENIO (Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Management - CSIC-UPV, Valencia), and SPRU. I am currently working on a project on innovation, entrepreneurship and growth in the Brighton digital and creative cluster (www.brightonfuse.com), financed by the ARts & Humanities Research Council.

Qualifications

MSc in Innovation and Industry Analysis (distinction), SPRU

- Dissertation: ' The Hidden Goldmine, Tapping Heavy Users as a Source of Innovation, the Case of Fineco'

- Supervisor: Prof Ed Steinmueller

Laurea Degree (MA Equivalent) in Economics (full marks), Bocconi University, Milan

- Dissertation: 'Technological Innovation and Entry of New Firms in the Mobile Telephony Industry'

- Supervisors: Prof Franco Malerba, Prof Stefano Breschi

I am convenor for the course "Introduction to Statistical Research Methods" to MSc and DPhil students at SPRU.