Since June 2003 he collaborates with the CNR IRBIM of Ancona dealing with the organization and management of sampling at sea with scientific equipment both on professional and research boats, laboratory analysis of the fish and macrozoobenthic community, and data processing. Since February 2018 he has a permanent contract with the CNR IRBIM of Ancona with CTER qualification. Over the years he has developed an ability to organize and manage complex oceanographic campaigns, managing both the technical and research personnel of different research bodies. He has also collaborated with the Institute for the mentoring of undergraduates and secondary schools. He has collaborated in the drafting of both scientific reports and publications in scientific journals.
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.
