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Volpe's research focuses on active matter, optical trapping and manipulation, critical phenomena, multiplicative noise, and neurosciences, integrating machine learning and artificial intelligence for advanced microscopy and spectroscopy of living systems and artificial living matter. He has developed key software tools such as DeepTrack for deep-learning-based optical tracking of micro- and nano-particles and Braph for brain connectivity analysis using graph theory. Notable publications include the highly cited review 'Active particles in complex and crowded environments' (Reviews of Modern Physics, 2016), the book 'Optical Tweezers: Principles and Applications' (Cambridge University Press, 2015), 'Machine learning for active matter' (Nature Machine Intelligence, 2020), and 'Optical trapping and manipulation of nanostructures' (Nature Nanotechnology, 2013). His achievements have earned prestigious awards such as the Göran Gustafsson Prize in Physics (2024, 6.3 million SEK), the University of Gothenburg Faculty of Science Research Award (2023, 250,000 SEK), ERC Consolidator Grant MAPEI (2021-2026), and ERC Starting Grant ComplexSwimmers (2016-2021). Volpe has secured over 6 million euros in external funding, co-founded startups Lucero BIO AB and IFLAI AB, and contributes as a mentor, educator, and public communicator in physics.