Gabriele Bitelli is since 2002 Full Professor of Geomatics at the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM) of the University of Bologna. The main research interests are related to the integration of modern Geomatics sensors ans techniques; applications related to Cultural Heritage; satellite Earth Observation for environmental monitoring, for urban areas and risk management; deformation control for structures and territory; 3D modelling by terrestrial, UAV, aerial and satellite systems; applications of Geomatic sciences for disaster mitigation and environmental change detection; processing and use of thermal imagery; digital approaches for historical cartography; forensic geomatic; Geographic Information Systems. The teaching activity covers the main topics in Geomatics, mainly in Remote Sensing, 3D data acquisition and management, Cultural Heritage applications. Supervisor for more than 250 Master degree theses, he has successfully supervised 21 PhD students. He has been Principal Investigator, Scientific Responsible or active participant in many National and International Research projects and in numerous contracts with public administrations, private institutions and firms. Reviewer for the most important journal in the sector, he is author of more than 350 national and international publications. H-Index Scopus: 25, number of citations: more than 2500.