Graduated in 2012 and conducted 5 years of research activity at the CMR (Cooperativa Mare e Ricerca) of Ancona as, from 2015 to 2019, Researcher. I have worked at the CNR-IRBIM of Ancona as research fellow since 2020. In the above periods, I participated to 12 national and international research projects specializing in taxonomy and ecology of macro- and megazoobenthic organisms in coastal and offshore environments, with particular emphasis on the Briozoa phylum. I have lately been mastering ROV piloting and scientific video analysis, becoming the instrument recording supervisor. I have organized/participated to more than 200 scientific campaigns and 10 national and international reserch projects, authoring more than 20 contributions among papers in scientific peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings and technical reports.
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.
