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Ciao! I’m Simone, a science communicator specializing in mathematics and quantitative sciences.
I have a PhD in mathematics from the Cluster of Excellence “Mathematics Münster”, in Germany. You can find my research work on Google Scholar.
I have a Postgraduate Certificate (“master” or “corso di perfezionamento” in Italian) in science communication from SISSA, in Trieste.
What I do
Research dissemination
I help research groups and institutions plan the communication and dissemination of their results. Example: I am in charge of the science communication of ON-AIR: Artificial Intelligence and Integrated Omics for Precision Oncology. I have designed the website, the visual assets, planned the communication strategy, and coordinated all players in its execution.
Information design
I build websites, infographics, and interactive tools to organize information and facilitate insight. Example: as the science communication officer of QBio, I have designed the “Services” page of the Italian node of MIRRI, the Italian microbial resource research infrastructure. The page serves as an entry point to a variety of different tools and services offered by the many partners of the project.
Training
I develop training courses and workshops for both students and researchers on topics related to science communication, data visualization, and mathematics. Example: as an activity of OttaviaLAB, I have planned and delivered a statistics and data visualization course for high school students.
Publishing
I write for and edit textbooks for high school mathematics. I prepare exercises, supplementary materials, and activities.
Science visuals
I design bespoke illustrations and animations for research institutions. Example: I have developed the visual identity of the “Butterfly effect” campaign of the International Center for Theoretical Physics (see the Visuals tab).
Digital communication
I plan and executive editorial plans for institutional social media accounts. Example: I am in charge of the social media accounts of QBio and Laboratorio Nazionale InfoLife.
Current and former clients
ILLUSTRATION
The illustration was printed on the 2025 greetings cards used by researchers and staff of the International Center for Theoretical Physics. It mixed an hand-drawn illustration with a real picture of ICTP’s iconic terrace.
I designed four infographics on historically sidelined mathematicians from the Global South. The infographics were used as an exhibit at ICTP’s 2025 TriesteNext booth.
ANIMATION
I designed the visual identity for the very first fundraising campaign of the International Center for Theoretical Physics, which included three different hand-made animations to accompany calls to action and newsletters.
I designed the logo for Francesca Radicioni’s science communication project Punto di non ritorno.
WEB DESIGN AND VISUAL IDENTITY
As the science communication officer for the Quantitative Biology group, I am responsible for the web design of its website and the visual identity of the group. In particular, I have designed posters for events organized by the group and logos for the computational tools developed by its researchers.
Se le dimostrazioni le fanno i computer
12 marzo 2026
Aula di Scienze Zanichelli
Matematica
Quando la scienza viene fermata
23 settembre 2025
Aula di Scienze Zanichelli
Storia della scienza
Il CERN per l’intelligenza artificiale: siamo già in ritardo?
28 maggio 2025
Scienza in Rete
Intelligenza artificiale
“You have to really care for the world”
28th of August 2025
DMV Mitteilungen
Science communication
Extreme Experiments on Solid Foundations
26th of August 2025
ICTP
Physics
We Don’t Talk About The Integers
20th of May 2024
Chalkdust Magazine
Mathematics
Being gay in academia: unravelling suffocating contradictions
11th of November 2023
The PhD Place
Academia
Ottavia: i dati intorno a noi
“I dati intorno a noi” è un percorso di avvicinamento alla statistica e all’uso dei dati per comprendere la realtà. Nell’anno scolastico 2024-2025, ha coinvolto due classi quarte del Liceo Artistico Statale “Nordio” di Trieste, grazie al supporto della SISSA e del Comune.
Quarta e quinta superiore
14-16 ore
Matematica
In presenza
Italiano
Raccontare la conosc(i)enza
Work in progress!
Pubblico generale
24 ore
Scrittura divulgativa
In presenza
Italiano
Meet Your Heroes: turning your science into a story
Work in progress!
Researchers
3 hours
Science communication
In-person
English/Italian
