Dr. Valeria Sergi is a PhD candidate and holder of a research fellowship on soil quality assessment for the agricultural sector at the Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics (DICATAM), University of Brescia (Italy), and a member of the AgroFood Research Hub within the Dynamic Soil Nutrient Platform. She holds a Master’s degree in Conservation and Evolution from the University of Pisa and a first-level Master’s degree in Environmental and Wildlife Management from the University of Parma. Her research focuses on sustainable soil management; soil chemical, biological and enzymatic properties; and the assessment of greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from agricultural systems, with particular attention paid to organic amendments, innovative fertilizers and nutrient management strategies. She has gained research experience through fellowships, teaching activities and advanced training in soil DNA extraction and Nanopore sequencing. She contributes to national research projects addressing smart fertilizers, agro-environmental sustainability and soil quality assessment, integrating field experiments, laboratory analyses and process-based biogeochemical modelling approaches. She is a member of the Italian Society of Soil Science (SISS) and the Italian Society of Agricultural Chemistry (SICA).