Francesca Ardizzone, geologist, is a research scientist of the Italian Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), where she carries out her research activity in the landslide hazards and risk assessment research unit at the Institute for Geo-Hydrological Hazards Assessment (IRPI), in Perugia. After taking a degree in Geology at the University of Perugia in 1988, she started her cooperation with the IRPI CNR in 1992. The research interests are: . landslide detection and mapping, evaluation of landslide susceptibility, landslide hazard and risk assessment. . geological and geomorphological interpretation of ground deformation measured by satellite. . valuation of landslide mobilized volume and landslide mobilization rate.