Born in Bologna (Italy) in 1967, he has been graduated in
Geological Science, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna,
Italy in 1994. Until 1996 he was Fellowship in the frame of GEOMODAP (GEOdynamic
MODelling of an active region of the mediterranean: the APennines)
project, ING (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica), Roma, Italy.
In 2000 he achived Ph.D. in Geodetic and Topographic Science,
DISTART (Dipartimento di Ingegneria delle Strutture,dei Trasporti,
delle Acque, del Rilevamento, del Territorio), Engineering Faculty,
University of Bologna, Italy. In 2001 he was Postdoctoral
Fellowships.
Starting from 2001 until 2010 he was Researcher at the Engineering
Faculty, University of Bologna, Italy, within the Ministerial
Scientific Sector ICAR/06, Topography and
Cartography, Teacher of Photogrammetry courses for Degree course in
Building Engineering, Civil Engineering and Environmental
Engineering.
Associate Professor at Bologna University from 2011, at DICAM
Department of Engineering Faculty (Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale e
dei Materiali), University of Bologna, Italy.
He has been winner of the National Scientific Qualification (ASN -
"Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale") to function as Full Professor
in Italian Universities (SSC Geomatics 08/A4, DD n° 222 20 July
2012, https://abilitazione.cineca.it/ministero.php/public/esitoAbilitati/settore/08%252FA4/fascia/1.
Professor of Photogrammetry, Topography, Numerical Cartography and
GIS for Degree course in Building Engineering and Environmental
Engineering.
From 2001 he is member of the "Associazione Universitari di
Topografia e Cartografia" (AUTeC).
He is member of the CGI (Comitato Glaciologico Italiano).
He is member of the Research Unit of Geodesy of the National
Program of Researches in Antarctica (PNRA) and he joined in 9 Antarctic Scientific Expeditions (2002/03, 2003/04; 2004/05,
2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16).
From 2018 to 2022 he is Director of First Cycle Degree of Building Engineering, University of Bologna.
His research were mainly devoted to GPS surveying activities and
data processing for crustal deformation control. Moreover he is
involved within analytical and digital photogrammetry applied to
Cultural Heritage documentation, landslides monitoring and land
deformation detection.
