Federico Fantoccoli
Location Potsdam
Main Focus
The central topic of my research are extreme mass-ratio inspirals
(EMRIs). These events are primary sources of gravitational waves for the
planned LISA mission. I am investigating the impact of the accretion
disk environment on the EMRIs gravitational wave signal and its
detectability in LISA framework. I am also developing and testing new
data analysis tools that will be part of the future LISA global fit
pipeline.
Publications
Here is a link to my publications from INSPIRE.
Curriculum Vitae
2020-2023: Bachelor's Degree in Physics at the University of Milano-Bicocca. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Federico Nati
2023-2025: Master’s Degree in Astrophysics and Space Physics at the University of Milano Bicocca. Thesis Advisors: Prof. Albero Sesana, Prof. Michele Vallisneri and Dr. Golam Shaifullah
The main focus of my Master’s thesis project was Pulsar Timing Array (PTA) data analysis. I applied new machine learning strategies on the European PTA and Meerkat PTA collaboration datasets to speed up the parameter estimation. Moreover, I developed and tested a new method for model comparison and Bayes factor estimate.
During my master, I worked on side projects on modified gravity theories on galaxy clusters’ scale. I also attended an internship program (Aug-Sep 2024) at Cardiff University, working on binary systems' evolution in star cluster environment.
In October 2025, I joined the Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity department at the AEI as a PhD student under the supervision of Dr Jonathan Gair.