2018-03-052025-06-03http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/37838I am a professional astronomer, devourer of science fiction, amateur runner, and proud leader of a dog pack. My first alma mater is the University of Padua (Padova, /ˈpadova/), the second The Ohio State University (OH-IO!). My main interests include multi-wavelength properties of AGNs, supergiant fast X-ray transients, and back in the days, gamma-ray bursts. I am a proud member of the NASA Swift Team, part of the ASTRI collaboration and served as EGAL WG coordinator for CTA.ROMANO, PatriziaAstrofisica relativistica e particelle