Active within basic research on light, exotic subatomic systems through experiments at international RIB facilities, in particular GSI, Darmstadt, CERN-ISOLDE, Geneva and RIBF, RIKEN, Tokyo. Strongly engaged in the international FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research) infrastructure; Vice Chair of Joint Scientific Council FAIR/GSI, former Vice Chair of FAIR Council and former spokesperson of the NUSTAR (Nuclear Structure, Astrophysics and Reactions) collaboration.