He is a Research Associate at the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in Queensland University of Technology (QUT, Australia). He holds a PhD in Geology from QUT. He is currently working with state-of-the-art microscopy and mass spectrometry instruments and datasets using digital image analysis (IA) on rocks and minerals. His main task is designing and developing correlative microscopy workflows, where he applies Geosciences, Computer Science and image processing to unveil mysteries about the history of the Earth and allow automation.