Research

PhD student in the High Energy Physics Group at DAMTP, working under the supervision of Professor Fernando Quevedo.

Main fields of interest: String Cosmology and Phenomenology; Holography, AdS/CFT.  

Newnham College member since 2019. 

Carrer

• 2020-present PhD in Theoretical Physics at DAMTP, HEP Group
• 2019-2020 MASt in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at DAMTP, University of Cambridge 
• February 2017-September 2019 Visiting Researcher, member of the String Cosmology and Phenomenology Group at ICTP, Trieste 

• September 2016 - July 2019 Master Degree in Theoretical Physics, University of Trieste, supervised by Professor Fernando Quevedo

• September 2013 - July 2016 Bachelor Degree in Physics, University of Trieste

Publications 

     1. "Vacuum Transitions in Two-Dimensions and their Holographic Interpretation", V. Pasquarella and F. Quevedo, [2211.07664] Vacuum Transitions in Two-Dimensions and their Holographic Interpretation (arxiv.org)

           2.   "Quantum Transitions Between Minkowski and de Sitter Spacetimes", S. P. de Alwis, F. Muia, V. Pasquarella and F. Quevedo, September 2019, https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.01975, published in Fortschritte der Physik in 2020