Luca Zini is Associate Professor in Applied Geology at the University of Trieste, Department of Mathematics and Geosciences. Born at Trieste (Northen Italy), on February 18th, 1971, he graduated (November 10, 1997) in Geological Sciences at the University of Trieste. In 2001 he became researcher and in 2017 Associate Professor in Applied Geology at the University of Trieste, where he has been teaching “Remote Sensing”, "Geographic Information Sistem", “Vulnerabiliry and Protection of the Aquifers”, Applied Hydrogeology and "Applied Geology". He was a member of the academical staff of the following Doctoral Degree of the University of Trieste: Geomatic and Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Sciences, Geosciences. He was also a member of the academical staff of the Master Degree in Sustainable usage of the land resources organized by the University of Trieste. His research interest is focused on 3 main subjects: a) Geological control in karst evolution and quantification of dissolution of carbonatic rocks under natural conditions. b) Groundwater hydrogeology of porous media and fractured/karstified rocks. c) Geohazard in karst environment. d) GIS (Geographic Information System) for geological and hydrogeological analysis. He is author or co-author of 90 papers published in national and international journals.