Prof. Paolo Galli is a Full Professor of Ecology at the Department of Environmental Sciences of the University of Milano-Bicocca and the Founder and Director of the MaRHE Center. He is also the Founder of the International Master in Marine Sciences for Sustainable Development at the University of Milano-Bicocca and Co-founder of the Postgraduate Course in Marine Sciences at the University of Milano-Bicocca together with the Maldives National University. He obtained his Master’s Degree in Biology from the Institute of Ecology, University of Milan in 1993, and his Ph.D. in Analysis and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems from the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Milan in 2000. He completed his Post Doc studies at the Department of Biology, University of Insubria in 2002. He then joined the University of Milano-Bicocca, where he served as a Researcher from 2002 to 2013, Associate Professor from 2014 to 2017, and Full Professor since 2018. He also served as the Delegate for the Rector in 2018 for EXPO2020 Dubai. Since 2012 he has been the leader of the Local Unit for the European Infrastructure Consortium “LIFE WATCH” providing e-Science research facilities to scientists seeking to increase their knowledge and deepen their understanding of Biodiversity organization and Ecosystem functions and services to support civil society in addressing key planetary challenges.