Permanent position as Technologist at the CNR-IRBIM of Ancona from 2019. She is a marine biologist who deals mainly with marine acoustics, both passive and active. Over the years she has specialized in the estimation of the biomass of marine organisms through the acoustic methodology, that is, the active type acoustics. In particular, she has gained experience on small pelagics in the Adriatic Sea and is an expert in determining the age of anchovies and sardines. As regards passive acoustics, she has gained experience in the monitoring of cetaceans during the construction of methane platforms in the Northern Adriatic Sea and in the monitoring of underwater noise in both Italian and Croatian waters of the Northern Adriatic in order to measure and map noise pollution caused by human activity.
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.
