Pier Francesco Moretti is a physicist with two PhDs, more than 80 international publications in astrophysics, material sciences, and a patent. His skills in research were mainly focused in spectroscopy, image analysis and innovative technologies. He worked in USA and Austria. He has been involved in many international research projects and has been responsible of the Office for the International Activities of the CNR Department of Earth and Environment. He has participated many European projects and Governmental Boards (JPI Oceans, Marine Board, Sherpa groups of G7-Science). He has been vice-chair of the Research Working Party of the EU Competitiveness Council during the Italian Presidency of the European Union. He was a permanent professor in Physics at nautical and technical institutes. He now works at the CNR Liaison Office in Brussels, mainly involved in support to policy, coordination of national programmes and foresight activities for technological development. See also pierfrancescomoretti.eu