Born in Amsterdam, grew up in Lombardy and finally landed in Fano on the Marche coast. I graduated in Marine Biology in 2023 at the Polytechnic University of Marche. The sea has always fascinated me and during the University I did an internship at the zoology laboratory of UNIVPM and another at the association Ornis Italica on the Island of Linosa. Experiences that have contributed to the direct observation of the marine world, both under the microscope and in the field. I participated in an oceanographic campaign using an echo sounder to study the biomass of small pelagic species in the Adriatic. For the thesis project I focused on the study of the underwater soundscape in the area in front of the Conero Park. Research I’m doing in my PhD. The theme of marine acoustics I think is of great importance as it can bring new non-invasive methods for the study of biodiversity, to be integrated with traditional ones.
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.
