Anna Occhipinti-Ambrogi is Full Professor of Ecology at the University of Pavia, Italy. Trained as a field ecologist in marine and brackish water environments, she has widely recognized experience in invasive species ecology. She has been collaborating with international organizations dealing with alien species in the Mediterranean and elsewhere (Mediterranean Science Commission, CIESM; Mediterranean Action Plan, UNEP RAC/SPA; ICES – WGITMO, Working Group on the Introduction and Transfer of Marine Organisms; WGBOSV, Working Group on Ballast and Other Ship Vectors; IUCN, International Union for Nature Conservation; MARBEF, Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning). She has authored or co-authored more than 240 papers in national and international journals.