Paola D’antonio received a degree (Hons.) in agricultural sciences, and a Ph.D. degree in rural engineering, in 1995. She has been teaching uninterruptedly, since 2005, as a lecturer in agricultural mechanics with the University of Basilicata. She is the President of the degree course in landscape, environment, and urban greening, and the university pro-rector and the coordinator of the first level master’s degree in precision agriculture. She has several scientific articles to her credit and participates as a speaker at various national and international conferences.