CURRENT POSITION

- Since September 1, 2023 - current: Researcher t.d./a) in Constitutional and Public Law (GIUR-05/A, formerly IUS/08) at the Department of Law, University of Cagliari.

- On December 1, 2023, he was unanimously awarded the National Scientific Qualification for the second band (Associate Professors) for the concurrency area 12/C1 - Constitutional Law.

- Since December 10, 2025, he has been a member of the “Student Practices Committee” of the Degree Course in Legal Services Sciences at the University of Cagliari.

 

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

- September 23, 2016: single-cycle master's degree in Law, from the University of Cagliari, with a thesis entitled “The principle of loyal cooperation in the World Trade Organization.” Supervisor: Prof. Pietro Ciarlo. Rated: 110/110 cum laude

- As of September 28, 2019: Licensed to practice law at the Court of Appeal of Cagliari. Competition consisting of written tests (civil opinion, criminal opinion, deed) and oral (subjects taken as a choice: civil law, criminal law, administrative law, constitutional law, civil procedural law and legal system).

- Oct. 6, 2022: PhD in Legal Sciences, XXXIV cycle, at the University of Cagliari, with a thesis entitled “New balances between the protection of competition and the protection of social rights.” Tutor: Prof. Marco Betzu. Title awarded with distinction.

 

PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH GROUPS

- October 15, 2021 - October 15, 2022: Research fellow as part of the project entitled: “Autonomy of the Region and Local Authorities: from the system of competencies to the results of administrative action. A theoretical empirical-assessment analysis” (Sardinian Regional Law No. 7 of 2007). Scientific Responsible: Prof. Ilenia Ruggiu. Analysis of the status of the specialty of the Region of Sardinia with particular reference to the division of administrative functions between the Region and local authorities.

- Jan. 9, 2023 - Aug. 31, 2023: Research fellow as part of the project entitled: “Definition of the optimal areas of exercise of administrative functions of the Region of Sardinia” (Sardinian Regional Law No. 7 of 2007). Scientific responsible: Prof. Giovanni Coinu. Analysis of the role of Metropolitan Cities, Medium Cities and Unions of Municipalities in defining the optimal areas for the exercise of administrative functions in the Region of Sardinia.

- November 14, 2023 - ongoing: component of the research project entitled “The constitutional arrangement of public powers” (Sardinian Regional Law No. 7 of 2007). Scientific supervisor: Dr. Stefano Aru.

- September 1, 2023 - ongoing: researcher within the PNRR research project entitled “Security and Rights in Cyberspace (SERICS)”, Spoke 1, WP2, “Legal and Ethics Issues for a Secure Cyberspace”. Scientific head of Spoke 1: Prof. Andrea Simoncini.

- March 11, 2024 - ongoing: component of the research project entitled “Power and Constitution” (l.r. Sardegna n. 7 of 2007). Scientific responsible: Prof. Marco Betzu.

 

TEACHING AND SEMINAR ACTIVITIES

- A.Y. 2022/2023: Adjunct lecturer of Current Issues in Public Law (IUS/09), 18 hours, in the degree course in Science of Administration and Organization, Faculty of Economic, Legal and Political Sciences, University of Cagliari.

- A.Y. 2022/2023: In-depth teaching seminar (24 hours) on the topics of Constitutional Justice, the Judiciary and Constitutional Rights and Freedoms. Chair of Constitutional Law (course 1). Department of Law of the Faculty of Economic, Legal and Political Sciences, University of Cagliari.

- A.Y. 2023/2024: Lecturer in Institutions of Public Law (IUS/09), 54 hours, in the Bachelor of Science in Administration and Organization, Faculty of Economic, Legal and Political Sciences, University of Cagliari.

- A.Y. 2023/2024: Lecturer in Institutions of Public Law/E (blended) (IUS/09), 9 hours, in the undergraduate course in Science of Administration and Organization, Faculty of Economic, Legal and Political Sciences of the University of Cagliari.

- A.Y. 2024/2025: Lecturer in Local Government Law (GIUR-05/A), 48 hours, in the degree course in Law, Faculty of Economic, Legal and Political Sciences of the University of Cagliari.

- A.Y. 2025/2026: Lecturer in Regional Law (GIUR-05/A), 48 hours, in the degree course in Legal Services Sciences, Faculty of Economics, Law, and Political Sciences, University of Cagliari.

 

TEACHING ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE PHD PROGRAM

- March 4, 2026: Lecture entitled “State-Sponsored Segregation: When the Constitution Violates Human Rights” with Prof. Daniele Amoroso (University of Cagliari) and Prof. Tahir Herenda (University of Sarajevo), PhD in Legal Sciences, Department of Law, University of Cagliari.

 

RESEARCH PERIODS ABROAD

- Sept. 22-Dec. 21, 2015: research stay, as Research Scholar, at “The John Marshall Law School,” 315, S. Plymouth Court US-IL 60604, Chicago. Supervisors: Professors William B.T. Mock and Mark E. Wojcik.

- March 25, 2021 - September 25, 2021: Research residency at the Institut de droit public, sciences politiques et sociales, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord. Supervisor: Prof. Franck Laffaille.

- June 15, 2025 – September 12, 2025: Research residency at the Faculty of Law of the University of Sarajevo.

 

REPORTS AND SPEECHES AT CONFERENCES OR STUDY SEMINARS

- Report to the Conference “Europe, State, Regions and Local Authorities in the Time of the Coronavirus,” UTE Arbus, June 4, 2021.

- Report to the Conference “Vaccines: individual freedom and collective solidarity,” European Researchers' Night, Sharper, September 24, 2021.

- Report to the Conference “Towards the Referendum: information and insights,” GD Sassari, June 10, 2022.

- Report entitled “Constitutional Aspects of Prison Treatment” held as part of the Conference “Prison Treatment: education, work and health,” University of Cagliari, April 14, 2023.

- Paper entitled “The Revision of Article 41 of the Constitution” held as part of the study seminar “The Rights of the Economic Sphere,” University of Cagliari, May 12, 2023.

- Talk entitled “Administrative Functions in Bill No. 615 on the Implementation of Differentiated Regionalism” as part of the conference “Special Autonomies at the Trial of Differentiated Regionalism,” Nino Carrus Association, Macomer, May 12, 2023.

- Paper entitled “Competition and Social Rights in the Multilevel Dimension” held as part of the study seminar “State, Market and Social Rights,” University of Cagliari, May 17, 2023.

- Talk entitled “A regulatory paradigm shift in the European economic constitution? From Maastricht to Lisbon,” as part of the conference ‘Annual Doctoral Day’ of the Association for the Study of Law and Constitutional Justice ‘Pisa Group,’ Roma Tre, September 28, 2023.

- Paper entitled “The obligation to vaccinate against Covid-19 between legitimacy and fake news,” as part of the conference presenting the volume “Vaccines between individual freedom and collective solidarity,” Doctorate in Legal Sciences, University of Cagliari, October 11, 2023.

- Paper entitled “The complicated governance of cybersecurity between technology and policy,” as part of the conference “Public Governance and Emerging Technologies: Values, Trust, and Governance by Design” organized by the International Association of Constitutional Law, Utrecht (NED), January 11-12, 2024.

- Scheduled talk as part of the seminar “Cybersecurity as an Interdisciplinary Challenge,” University of Florence, Polo delle Scienze sociali Novoli, March 26, 2024.

- Paper entitled “Cybersecurity and Fundamental Rights” as part of the “Italian Conference on Cybersecurity - ITASEC 24,” Salerno, April 9, 2024.

- Scheduled speech as part of the presentation of the Handbook “A. Cardone, F. Cortese, A. Deffenu, Institutions of Public Law, Giappichelli, 2024,” University of Cagliari, May 3, 2024.

- Paper entitled “The Protection of Fundamental Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” as part of the Icon-S Annual Conference entitled “The Future of Public Law: Resilience, Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence,” Madrid, July 8-10, 2024.

- Paper entitled “The Federal Government,” as part of the seminar “U.S. Elections,” organized by the Unicaralis Association, Cagliari, October 25, 2024.

- Talk scheduled as part of the seminar “Cybersecurity and CybeRights. Perspective, deliverables and milestones,” University of Cagliari, Department of Law, December 17, 2024.

- Paper entitled “Digital secrecy: value or disvalue?”, presented at the 6th annual Icon-S Italia conference entitled “The state vis-à-vis economic and private powers in the digital age,” Cagliari, October 3-4, 2025.

- Discussant with the paper “Security and Constitutional Crises” in the session “Navigating the Digital Frontier: Law, Security, and Fundamental Rights in Times of Crisis,” as part of the “Winter School on Constitutional Crises” PNRR-TNE IMP-ACCTS, University of Milano-Bicocca, March 2, 2026.

 

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS AND FURTHER ACTIVITIES OF SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE

- Member of the Sardinia Observatory of the journal “Le Regioni.”

- Ordinary member of the “Pisa Group” Association.

- Member of the “Constitutional Voices” Association.

- Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Economic and Legal Studies STUDI (ISSN 1971-5692). Journal of the Department of Law, University of Cagliari. Departmental Center of Excellence in Law, Innovation and Sustainable Development - Law, Innovation and Sustainable Development (DISS/LISD).

 

PRIZES AND AWARDS

Winner of the prize for the best three graduates of the a.y. 2015/16 of the Department of Law of the University of Cagliari (final ranking in annex “A” D.D. no. 170 of 06/28/2017 p. 23).

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Italian: native speaker.

English: advanced.

Spanich: basic.

 

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

See iris.unica.it platform.