Environmental engineer, he obtained his international Ph.D. in "Science, technology and society" in 2010 from the “University of Calabria”. Technologist at the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), where he deals with the maintenance of the national tide gauge network and physical oceanography, in particular through the use of X-band radars, in particular for monitoring the physical sea state and for monitoring floating plastic on sea surface. He has been involved in the protection and management of the territory since 1999, through collaboration with various national and European institutions (Italian Government, Universities, Research institutes, European Institutions, Regions, etc.). Expert in integrated river basin management and participatory public decision-making processes.