I have always been fascinated by how animals interact with each other and how the spatial and temporal variability of the environment influences their dynamics. This led me to enroll in Biological Sciences at the University of Bologna (BSc, 2012) and subsequently in Marine Biology and Ecology at James Cook University (MSc, 2014). During my PhD in Marine Biology and Ecology at the Polytechnic University of Marche (PhD, 2019), I specialized in ecology, statistics and bioinformatics. I currently collaborate on various research projects on fisheries biology and ecology, in which I am responsible for the statistical and geostatistical analysis of biological and environmental data concerning the distribution and use of fisheries resources.
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.
