Valentina is pursuing an MSc titled “Intellectual Property Valorisation for Knowledge Exchange & Impact” from Università di Bologna while preparing to defend her Ph.D. thesis in Materials Engineering at Politecnico di Milano in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Technology. She holds an MSc in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology from Politecnico di Milano and a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Università La Sapienza di Roma. Previously, she was affiliated with the Italian Institute of Technology as a fellow. Valentina has presented at several international conferences in the field of Material Sciences and published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.