After obtaining a bachelor degree in biological sciences (L-13) at the University of Tuscia, he graduated in the Master of Science called Erasmus Mundus in Marine Environment and Resources at the Universidad del País Vasco(SPA), University of Southampton (GBR) and Université de Liège (BE). He completed his PhD at the University of Padua investigating movement ecology and identifying essential habitats of commercial elasmobranch species through a multidisciplinary approach (Local Ecological Knowledge, species distribution models, population genetics). In his post-doctoral research, he focused on some aspects of the movement ecology by acoustic telemetry and on the assessment of the post-capture survival of shark species exploited by fishery.
The research activities of the Institute are carried out in the context of research, development and innovation projects, both national and international, based on regional funding programs (POR FEAMPA - Regional Operational Program of the European Maritime Affairs Fisheries Fund and Aquaculture and POR FESR - Regional Operational Program of the European Regional Development Fund) or ministerial (PRIN - Projects of relevant national interest, PNRA - National Research Program in Antarctica, PO FEAMPA - National Operational Program European Maritime Affairs Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund) , programs for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg), direct funding programs of the European Commission (Horizon2020 and Horizon Europe, Life, JPI - Joint Programming Initiatives, ERA-NET Cofund) and thematic collaboration initiatives managed by international organizations such as, for example , the FAO - GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean). The Institute also develops funded projects in the context of collaborations with private companies in the sectors of the blue economy as well as technology transfer and research results. Research projects, mainly of a collaborative nature, are developed through a wide network of partners that include major Italian and foreign research institutions and universities.
