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Francesco Di Colandrea obtained his PhD in 2023 from the University of Naples Federico II. He worked on the photonic implementation of quantum walk evolutions, with particular regard to their applications to quantum simulations and topological photonics. One of the main achievements of his PhD is the development of a liquid-crystal-based photonic platform that allows for the simulation of extreme regimes of quantum dynamics. In particular, this setup engineers ultra-long quantum walks with a minimal sequence of optical operations, thus overcoming the typical exponential scaling of optical losses. His research interests also include quantum sensing and the application of machine-learning techniques to optical experiments.