Nicola's research agenda explores the intersection of law, innovation, and cross-jurisdictional policy, emphasizing a distinctive approach to comparative analysis. This methodology reveals the diverse ways in which legal frameworks across the globe adapt to and influence technological advancements. Through an international and comparative approach, his current work examines the transformative effects of science and technology on individuals' rights, uncovering the challenges and opportunities that algorithmic creativity and other emerging technologies present across varied legal cultures. His investigations aim to deepen understanding of global legal responses to innovation, fostering harmonization and guiding insightful policy development.

Over the years, Nicola has enriched his academic and professional journey through a series of research appointments  contributing to his deepening expertise at the interplay between law and technology: Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law, 2003), Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin (2004-2005), Research Fellow at Stanford Center for Internet & Society (2005-2006), Global Engelberg Research Fellow within the Hauser Global Law School Program at NYU School of Law (2006-2007), Stipendiat at the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition, and Tax Law, Munich (2010), EU Marie Curie Post-doctoral Fellow at the Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium (2011-2013); "Collegio Matteo Ricci” Visiting Scholar Fellow at the University of Macerata, Italy (2016), Erasmus Visiting Professor at Victoria University of Wellington, School of Accounting & Commercial Law, New Zealand (2017), Visiting Research Fellow at the S. Horowitz Institute for Intellectual Property, Tel Aviv University, Israel (2018), Visiting Adjunct Professor at the University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Italy (2019).

Nicola is also dedicated member of several academic and professional associations. These memberships include the Marie Curie Alumni Association, the Italian Association of Comparative Law (AIDC), the Italian Association of Comparative and European Public Law (DPCE), the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP), the European Society of International Law (ESIL), the European Policy for Intellectual Property (EPIP), and the Swedish Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR-Sweden).