Main research area is Computer Architecture, with emphasis on multiprocessor/multicore issues (processor, coherence, programmability, energy efficiency).
Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at the University of Siena, Italy (SSD ING-INF/05) since October 1, 2006.
IEEE Senior Member and ACM Lifetime Member; active in IEEE TCCA, ACM SIGARCH, SIGMICRO, SIGBED, and SIGHPC.
Coordinator of the EU-funded AXIOM project on Smart Cyber-Physical Systems (2014–2018).
Coordinator of the EU-funded TERAFLUX project on Many-Cores (2009–2014).