Giuseppe Pulighe (CREA) holds an MSc in Agricultural Science and Technology and Postgraduate Specialization in GIS. Prior to joining CREA, he worked at EURAC Research (Bozen) and at the Department of Agriculture, University of Sassari. His main research interests are related to agronomy, land-use change analysis at multiple spatial scales, bioenergy, water management, ecohydrology modeling, and remote sensing. He has authored or co-authored over 40 journal publications and conference contributions. Regularly serves as a reviewer for international journals.