I have always been fascinated by physics and chemistry since my school days. I enjoyed conducting experiments, from electroplating kitchen utensils, building DC motors and electronic circuits, such as radios and electromagnetic field detectors, looking for ghosts! This curiosity led me to pursue a bachelor's and master's degree in physics, specializing in quantum field theory, high energy physics and nonlinear dynamics. My interest in nonlinear dynamics deepened as a research assistant, where I applied bifurcation theory to study the behavior of various quantum systems. I later pursued a PhD focused on non-smooth dynamical systems at the UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, particularly in the areas of engineering subjected to rigid and soft vibro-impacts. I develop analytical, numerical and experimental methods to investigate occurrences of discontinuity-induced bifurcations observed in non-smooth mechanics.

Now, as a postdoctoral researcher at University College Dublin, I continue to explore complex nonlinear dynamical systems with applications in science and engineering, including power electronics, mechanical vibro-impacting systems, vortex-induced vibrations, and energy harvesting.