Degree in Ecology, he has obtained the certificates of Designer and Auditor of Quality Management Systems, Environment, Safety RSPP-RSL, ETS, Privacy, Ethical Quality, Risks. He deals with the ecology of macrozoobenthos, assessment of environmental impact at sea and distribution of marine litters and microplastics in the environment and in organisms. He has participated and participates in numerous oceanographic campaigns on research vessels and offshore work. He has collaborated on numerous national and international projects. He has published more than 40 scientific contributions in ISI journals, books, conference proceedings, technical reports. Reviewer for the journals: Marine Pollution Bulletin, Frontiers in Marine Science, International Journal of Pollution Research, Environmental Pollution, Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, Journal of Environmental Pollution and Control.
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.
