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Prof. Roberto Trotta is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at SISSA (Trieste, Italy) and Visiting Professor of Astrostatistics at Imperial College London. He leads the Theoretical and Scientific Data Science group at SISSA and directs its Interdisciplinary Lab. His research focuses on cosmology, dark matter/energy, and applying machine learning/AI to astrophysical data. He holds a PhD from the University of Geneva and an MSc from ETH Zurich. He has been a faculty member at Imperial College London (2008–2023) and a Visiting Professor at Gresham College (2019–2022).
Education:
- PhD in Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva, Switzerland (2004)
- MSc (Hons) in Physics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland (2011)
Research: Analyzes cosmological observations to study dark matter/energy, early universe physics, and particle-physics connections. Develops Bayesian methods, machine learning, and AI for data analysis. Leads projects like STAR NRE and StratLearn-z for improved astrophysical modeling. Collaborates on experiments like LISA, DARWIN, and EDGES.
Public Engagement: Award-winning science communicator; authored The Edge of the Sky (2014) and STARBORN (2023). Public lectures at Gresham College and international festivals. Recognized with the Annie Maunder Medal (2020) and Foreign Policy's Global Thinkers (2014).
Awards:
- Annie Maunder Medal (Royal Astronomical Society, 2020)
- Chair Georges Lemaître (2018)
- Foreign Policy 100 Global Thinkers (2014)
- Michelson Prize (2008)
Leadership: Directed Imperial’s Centre for Languages, Culture, and Communication (2015–2020). Founded Data Fusion Consultants (2012–2020) for statistical consultancy. Collaborates with museums and artists on science communication.
Labs/Teams: Leads the SISSA Data Science group and collaborates with the Theoretical and Scientific Data Science team at SISSA. Active in interdisciplinary projects like the AstroML group and DARWIN observatory collaborations.
