She is a Ph.D. in Civil Systems Engineering and a member of the Road Safety Laboratory at the University of Naples Federico II (Italy). As a civil engineer, she completed her studies in Hydraulic and Transportation Systems Engineering with honors and won two awards for the best master's degree thesis documenting relevant scientific and technological developments in the sustainable mobility sector and for the research quality produced. She has experience in statistical data analysis, econometric models and machine learning tools. Her research interests include highway design, highway safety management, highway safety modeling, and the safety of vulnerable road users.