Degree in Agricultural Science at University of Turin with thesis on industrial microbiology, PhD in Fungi Biotechnology and Microbiology on bioethanol production from starch, Agronomist. Actual position: Senior technical staff at Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin; DISAFA Research Commission member. Previous positions: Technical staff at DEIAFA, University of Turin; two years grant at CNR Agricultural Mechanization Institute on the theme: “Innovative machines for manure spreading, riqualification and maturation”; Research contract on the evaluation of improved protocols to count whey lactic acid bacteria, Centro Latte – ARAP – Turin; Post doc two years grant on research on malolactic wine fermentation with selected strains of Leuconostoc oenos –– DIVAPRA – University of Turin. The research activity has regarded logistics in the agro-food sector, modelling, simulation, optimization of agro-food processes, radiofrequency technologies for food traceability, treatments for soil disinfestation, microbiology and technology in oenology, dairy industry and industrial fermentations. Patents: n° TO 2010A000472 Electronic label for RFID identification of potted plants.