Costanza Cucci graduated in physics and received her PhD in Conservation Science from the University of Florence (Italy). She is a permanent researcher at the Institute of Applied Physics “Nello Carrara” of the Italian National Research Council (IFAC-CNR) of Florence, where she has carried out her research activities since 2000 in different applicative areas of photonic and applied spectroscopy (cultural heritage, environmental monitoring, safety/quality controls in foods, optical sensors). Her current research interests are mainly in hyperspectral imaging applied to cultural heritage, and include integrated non-invasive spectroscopies, data-analysis methods with a focus on multivariate/statistical techniques, and museum lighting (monitoring, preventive conservation, and guidelines).