Direct Detection of Dark Matter. 
There is overwhelming evidence that our universe is filled by invisible particles called dark matter. However its origin and nature are still unknown. We are conducting the world largest dark matter experiments (XENON and DarkSide) at Gran Sasso National Lab in Italy. Hadron Collider Experiment. 
The most direct method to study the early Universe is to recreate it by colliding particles with an accelerator like the LHC at CERN in Switzerland. As a member of the CMS we have constructed muon detectors. We have recently discovered the Higgs Particle, also known as “God Particle”. Neurophysics. 
Human brains are arguably the most complex objects in the Universe, consisting of 1011 neurons and 1014 connections. Using state-of-the-art experimental techniques I am exploring the origin of the consciousness, especially how we can recognize space and time.