Born in Italy, in 1987, he received the Bachelor's degree (summa cum laude) in Computer Engineering, the Master's degree (summa cum laude) in Automatic Control Engineering, and the Ph.D. degree in Automatic Control, all from the University of Pisa, Italy, in February 2008, October 2009, and March 2013 respectively. He also received a Master's degree (summa cum laude) in Engineering Science from the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy, the Italian Superior Graduate School (Grande École) for Applied Sciences, in November 2011.