Gonella Laura

Laura Gonella is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the Università degli Studi di Trieste. She actively participates in the Virgo Collaboration, focusing on gravitational wave detection and analysis, and serves on the Department's Board and Boards of Studies for Physics programs. Her work intersects experimental physics and fundamental interactions, contributing to cutting-edge gravitational wave research.

• Current academic rank: Associate Professor
• Affiliated with Virgo Collaboration and European Gravitational Observatory

Her research aligns with the department's emphasis on gravitational waves, astrophysics, and fundamental physics, as part of international efforts to detect spacetime ripples from black hole mergers and neutron star collisions.

As a member of the Padova-Trento-Trieste data analysis group, she contributes to the coherent WaveBurst (cWB) team's unmodeled/weakly modeled data analysis of gravitational wave signals, complementing template-based methods. This includes statistical studies, machine learning applications, and multimessenger astronomy research.