Andrea Antonini received a Laurea Degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Florence, Florence, Italy, in 2002, and a Ph.D. in Information Engineering from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, in 2013.Since 2003, he has collaborated in various forms with the Tuscany Region Weather Center, Florence. Since 2011, he has been a researcher at the LaMMA Consortium, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy. His research activities have been mainly dedicated to the retrieval and integration of atmospheric parameters for nowcasting applications, based on the processing of satellite- and ground-based observational data. His work also includes meteorological applications of nonconventional sensors and innovative remote sensing techniques, spanning radar, satellite, and GNSS meteorology, as well as the prototyping and development of a nonconventional rainfall measurement system based on an acoustic impact sensor. He has extensive experience in the design, implementation, and management of operational measurement systems in the fields of radar meteorology, GNSS meteorology, and surface parameter monitoring.