I have a degree in International and Diplomatic Sciences, with a specialization in Development Policies, at the University of Bologna. I subsequently engaged in the study of Project Cycle Management applied to international and European cooperation, a sector in which I carried out technical consultancy activities for public and private entities, both in Italy and abroad. I held the role of Project Manager in several territorial cooperation projects including IMPRECO, BLUE_BOOST, MADE IN-LAND, LocalEU, CARENET, CNET, INNOVAge, Net-Age, LIMA, ADRIAWET 2000 (finalist project at the 2015 Natura2000 Award). Furthermore, I held the position of CEPA Manager at the Foce dell’Isonzo Nature Reserve (Best Wetland Restoration Project within the COP10 of the CBD), and Coordinator of the “Scuola provinciale dell’acqua” of Gorizia. I was a lecturer at the Master in Sustainable Blue Growth of the OGS and the Master in Management of Coastal Aquatic Areas and Resources of the University of Camerino. In 2019 I joined the Project Office of the CNR IRBIM, where I mainly deal with organizational and management support to research.
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.
