Dr. Marcello Biocca graduated in Agricultural Science at the “Università degli Studi della Tuscia”, Italy, where he also achieved a Ph.D. in “Engineering for Energy and Environment”. He is a senior researcher at the Research Centre for Engineering and Agro-Food Processing of CREA. Research fields: quality of agro-chemicals application and mechanization in olive crops, in urban forestry, in organic agriculture, and in work safety. He has led research projects regarding the design and development of innovative machinery (also in collaboration with manufacturer companies).