She received the M.S. degree in electronics engineering (summa cum laude) and the Ph.D. degree in electronics and computer engineering from the University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, in 2004 and 2008, respectively. She joined the CINEF Group, Center for Polymer Studies (supervised by Professor H. E. Stanley), Boston University and the Politecnico di Torino, starting work in financial markets. Dr. Ponta won the “Bruno de Finetti 2006” prize awarded by Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Her primary research interests are economics and financial engineering, nonlinear systems, networks and econophysics.