PHYS/ASTR Colloquium: "Indirect Searches for Dark Matter within a Multi-disciplinary Approach" - Dr. Mattia di Mauro (Research Scientist, U. Turin)

Speaker: Dr. Mattia Di Mauro from INFN, Turin

Title: Indirect Searches for Dark Matter within a Multi-disciplinary Approach

Abstract: In this seminar, we explore the search for dark matter under the assumption that it is a Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP), using a range of complementary strategies. We will discuss indirect detection methods, focusing on gamma-ray observations from dwarf galaxies, galaxy clusters, and the Galactic center excess identified by Fermi-LAT, along with signals from cosmic rays and antinuclei. Additionally, we will examine how relic density measurements constrain dark matter candidates and how these constraints integrate with direct detection experiments and collider searches. This multi-disciplinary approach provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the experimental and theoretical efforts in the quest to uncover the nature of dark matter.

 Bio: Dr. Mattia Di Mauro is a permanent research scientist at the INFN (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) in Torino, Italy, a position he has held since 2022. Prior to that, he was a Fellini Fellow at INFN Torino and held postdoctoral appointments at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and Stanford University. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics and Astrophysics through a joint program between the Università degli Studi di Torino and the University of Grenoble, under the supervision of Prof. Fiorenza Donato and Dr. Pasquale D. Serpico. Dr. Di Mauro's research lies at the intersection of astroparticle physics and cosmology, with a particular focus on the indirect detection of dark matter and the study of cosmic rays.