Francesca Bozzano graduated in Geological Sciences from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1987, and earned a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences in 1992. From 1991 to 2000, she served as a Researcher at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, an Associate Professor from November 2000 to November 2013, and then as a Full Professor. She also serves as a member of the board of directors of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) and the Deputy Rector of the “Relation with research centers and bodies, consortia and association for the third mission”. She has been a Member of the CERI Research Centre (Prediction, Prevention and Mitigation of Geological Risks) since 2003, and a Partner of NHAZCA, a spin-off company of the “Sapienza” University of Rome, since 2009. Her main research topics include landslides triggered by rainfall and earthquakes; subsidence; sinkholes in urban areas; multi-geological hazards and risks; land, structure and infrastructure monitoring; prediction of the evolution of geological instabilities processes; and engineering geological designs of structures, infrastructures and remedial interventions.