Simone earned a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages and Literature at the University of Naples “l’Orientale”, with a focus on Dutch and Portuguese speaking countries. In 2021, he earned a Master of Arts in Italian Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His main interests are Italian-American Literature, Migrant Literatures and Mediterranean Studies. He is currently enrolled in the Master of Arts in European Union Studies and works as a teaching assistant for the department of Global Studies.