Education
PhD in Marine Environmental Science, University of Bologna, Italy — 2005
MSc in Marine Environmental Science, University of Bologna, Italy — 2000
Academic and Professional Appointments
- Associate Professor, University of Bologna, Department of Physics and Astronomy. September 2022 – Present
- Senior Research Scientist and Project Manager, NATO Science and Technology Organization – Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), Italy. January 2017 – August 2022
- Research Scientist, NATO Science and Technology Organization – Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), Italy. November 2014 – December 2016
- Researcher (Level III), Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy. January 2005 – October 2014
Visiting Appointments
- Research Assistant, Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences (DEAS), Harvard University, Boston, USA. July – December 2003
Supervisor: Prof. Allan Robinson
International Appointments and Scientific Committees
- Project Manager, CMRE Project Sensing and Predicting Underwater Noise
Environmental Knowledge and Operational Effectiveness Programme, 2017 – August 2022
- Member, OceanPredict Data Assimilation Task Team. 2015 – Present
- Member, OceanPredict Coastal Ocean and Shelf Seas Task Team. 2013 – Present
- Chair, EuroGOOS Coastal Ocean and Shelf Seas Modelling Working Group
2012 – 2016
- Chair, NEMO Wave Coupling Working Group. October 2013 – October 2014
- INGV Representative to the NEMO Consortium (NEMO Officer); Member, NEMO System Team and Developers Committee. January 2010 – October 2014
- INGV Representative, MonGOOS (Mediterranean Oceanography Network for GOOS). August 2012 – October 2014
- INGV Representative, EuroGOOS (European Global Ocean Observing System). January 2013 – October 2014
Project Coordination and Principal Investigator Roles
- Project Manager and Principal Investigator
Sensing and Predicting Underwater Noise using Robotic Platforms and Forecast Models for Maritime ISR
Environmental Knowledge and Operational Effectiveness Programme, CMRE
January 2018 – December 2020
- Principal Investigator
Multi-annual research on rapid environmental assessment procedures for underwater acoustic prediction
Funded by Defence Research and Development Canada – Atlantic Research Centre
October 2018 – December 2021
- Principal Investigator
Arctic research activities, including design and execution of the Nordic Recognized Environmental Picture 2020 (NREP20) sea trial
Funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR)
January 2020 – December 2021
- Project Coordinator
JTS IONIO – Ionian Integrated Marine Observatory
European Territorial Cooperation Programme
January 2012 – October 2014
Editorial and Reviewing Activities
- Reviewer for international peer‑reviewed journals, including:
Ocean Science; Ocean Modelling; Journal of Geophysical Research (Oceans); Ocean Dynamics; Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans
- Guest Editor, Ocean Science (ECOOP Special Issue)
- Editor, Operational Oceanography in Italy toward a Sustainable Management of the Sea. Special Volume of I Quaderni di Arpa, 2013
ISBN 978‑88‑87854‑29‑9
- Coordinator, NEMO Special Issue, Geoscientific Model Development (EGU)
- Editor, The European Physical Journal Plus
Research Cruises
- Scientist‑in‑Charge, MREP20 (Mediterranean Recognized Environmental Picture) — 2020
- Scientist‑in‑Charge, LOGMEC17
Long‑term Glider Mission for Environmental Characterization
Multinational research cruises involving multiple research vessels, autonomous platforms, and advanced ocean instrumentation
2017 & 2018
