Summary
Federica Bianco is an associate professor and data-driven astrophysicist with 12 years of experience applying machine learning, computational statistics, and time-series analysis to large astrophysical datasets. Based at the University of Delaware and serving as Deputy Project Scientist for the Rubin Observatory, she bridges academic research and large-scale observatory projects to translate statistical methods into operational science. Her work spans modeling, simulation, visualization, and inference for diverse time-variable phenomena, with a track record of advancing data-driven approaches in both university and research-institute settings. Trained with a PhD in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania and a background in astronomy from the Università di Bologna, she combines rigorous theory with practical implementation on big-data platforms. An underappreciated strength is her cross-domain experience at urban science and observatory projects, which sharpens her ability to adapt time-series methods to nontraditional and high-throughput environments.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
University of Bologna
PhD, Physics, PhD, Physics at University of Pennsylvania
English, Italian, French, Portuguese