I received the Ph.D. degree in Biomedical, Electrical, and System Engineering from the University of Bologna in 2021 and the M.Sc. degree with honors in Control Systems Engineering from the University of Padova in 2016. From 2021 to 2023, I worked as a postdoc at the University of Bologna. Currently, I am a postdoc at the Robotics and Mechatronics (RaM) group at the University of Twente.In the initial years of my academic journey, my research was dedicated to exploring learning-based methods for the sensing and manipulation of deformable linear objects. More recently, my research trajectory has shifted towards exploring energy-based approaches in robot learning. This change reflects my interest in delving deeper into novel methodologies that enable robots to transition from controlled industrial environments to unstructured settings.