I am a theoretical physicist studying collective properties of non-equilibrium and living systems.
I currently work as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Living Matter Physics department of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Göttingen, Germany.
CV (PDF)Research
How do living systems self-organize and achieve robust collective behavior?
In my research I explore universal physical mechanisms by which local interactions drive emergent collective phenomena in living matter. For this, I use statistical field theory, agent-based simulations, and hydrodynamic approaches.Self-organization through non-reciprocity. I study field-theoretical models of two-species systems where action–reaction symmetry is broken. This approach identifies non-equilibrium states of spatial organization that have no equilibrium counterpart and are robust to fluctuations.
Collective behavior of animal groups. From bird flocks to insect swarms, collective motion is achieved through long-range spatio-temporal correlations. I study active-matter models to reproduce quantitative features of these systems.
News
- 02/2026: Awarded Walter Benjamin Programme Fellowship, DFG.
- 02/2026: Awarded Seal of Excellence for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie PF, score: 96.4/100
Next talks
- 05/05/2026: DAMTP Statistical Physics and Soft Matter Seminar, Cambridge UK
- 12/05/2026: Edinburgh Statistical Physics and Complexity webinars
- 02/06/2026: Non-equilibrium Dynamics from Active Matter to Evolutionary Dynamics, KITP, Santa Barbara, CA (USA)
- 07/09/2026: Women in Nonequilibrium Statistical Physics, Leuven, NL.
- 22/09/2026: 50 years of Doi-Peliti field theory: applications to critical phenomena, condensed matter physics and active matter, Cambridge, UK.
Selected Publications
Miscellaneous
Co-organizer of the conference Interdisciplinary Challenges in the physics of complexity and life 2026 , Cargèse (FR).