Theses

Theses proposal

  • Study of systematic biases in population tests of parametrised tests of general relativity using gravitational waves.
  • Development of a hierarchical Bayesian framework to combine bright and dark sirens for gravitational wave cosmology.

Ongoing theses

Master Theses

For the moment, none, but some people will join in March 2026 😉

PhD Theses

  • Candidate: Leonardo IampieriSupervisor(s): Simone Mastrogiovanni – Tests of gravity with gravitational waves and machine learning techniques for populations of binary black holes – Expected: 2027.
  • Candidate: Sarah FerraiuoloSupervisor(s): Simone Mastrogiovanni, Eric Kajfasz, Stephanie Escoffier – Preparation of Euclid data for Gravitational Wave cosmology – Expected: end of 2026.
  • Candidate: Alessandro BuchicchioSupervisor(s): Simone Mastrogiovanni – Dark Sirens Cosmology with complete galaxy catalogues: Methodologies and systematics – Expected 2028.

Completed theses

Master Theses

  • Candidate: Arianna ScarpaSupervisor(s): Simone Mastrogiovanni. Machine Learning enhanced Cosmological and Astrophysical inference with Binary Black Holes observed by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRALink – Defended on Oct 29th 2025
  • Candidate: Leonardo IampieriSupervisor(s): Simone Mastrogiovanni, Francesco Pannarale.Speed of Gravity and Cosmology Constraints from Binary Neutron Stars using Time Delays between Gravitational Waves and Short Gamma-ray Bursts – Link -Defended on Sept 25th 2023

PhD theses