My interest in mathematics started very early. One of my most precious memories goes back to when I was 4 years old and I asked my father to teach me numbers and geometric figures. He used to sit next to me for teaching me arithmetic and geometry for children. Growing up, I focused my interests on solving problems and puzzles and this passion still continues. During high school (with scientific pathway), I met very good teachers who increased my interest in science and mathematics. At 17 years old I was selected as one of the best 20 students in physics at my school, so that I could take part in a project in which I attended lessons in physics by a university professor and spent time in a laboratory at the University of Salento (Italy). I got my diploma with maximum results in physics and mathematics (10 over 10). From the same university, I obtained the Bachelor’s degree in physics and the Master’s degree in theoretical physics (with full marks and honours) and both on time. I was the only woman to attend theoretical courses during my master’s degree. My theses were both in mathematical physics: Some Applications of Special Functions in Physics (Prof. Marco Boiti) and Quantization Procedure for the Magnetic Monopole (Prof. Luigi Martina). It was during these years that I understood I can not avoid studying Mathematics: I often was in the library at the department of mathematics to study some maths topics and so I decided to continue my career in this sector. My supervisor professor L. Martina encouraged me to apply at Northumbria University and in this university I won a scholarship as a phd student in applied mathematics (supervised by Dr Sara Lombardo). In particular I am in the sector of integrable and nonlinear systems and I am investigating the stability/instability of rational solutions of integrable and nonlinear PDEs. In the future I hope to continue the academic career.