Alessandro Pelizzola

Alessandro Pelizzola is a Full Professor in the Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT) at the Polytechnic University of Turin, specializing in Statistical Physics. He has been actively involved in the Physics Doctoral College since 2005 and serves as Scientific Manager for collaborative research agreements between the National Research Council and the Polytechnic University of Turin.

Professor Pelizzola's research focuses on Statistical Physics, Theoretical Physics, and Biophysics, with particular emphasis on complex systems and biological applications. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications in biopolymer folding, vehicular and biological traffic modeling, and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics. He has developed expertise in exclusion processes, stochastic modeling, and theoretical approaches to understanding complex physical phenomena.

His extensive publication record demonstrates a sustained focus on exclusion processes, non-equilibrium systems, and applications to biological physics. The research shows strong collaboration patterns, particularly with Marco Pretti, and explores fundamental questions about transport phenomena, dynamical transitions, and biopolymer folding mechanisms using statistical mechanical approaches. His work spans from theoretical foundations to biological applications.

Pelizzola supervises PhD students, including Lorenzo Vito Dal Zovo in Mathematical Sciences, and has led multiple research projects including 'Statistical Mechanics and Graph Theory for Cellular Networks' (2006-2009), 'Statistical Mechanics of Simplified Models for Biopolymer Folding' (2006-2008), and 'Statistical Analysis and Dynamics of Biological Microsystems' (2004-2007).

He is a member of the research group 'Models and Methods of Statistical (Bio)Physics: Equilibrium and Out-of-Equilibrium' within the Condensed Matter Physics and Complex Systems Institute (DISAT), contributing to the theoretical physics community through both teaching and research activities. His teaching includes 'Biological and vehicular traffic: stochastic models' for the Physics PhD program and 'Statistical physics and biophysics' modules for the Physics of Complex Systems Master's program.