Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra

Training 

• 1987 Degree in Geological Sciences….
• 1992 PhD in Earth Sciences….

 
Professional experience

• 1991-2000: University Research – Sapienza University of Rome,
• 2000-2013: Associate Professor - Sapienza University of Rome
• Since 2013 Full professor - Sapienza University of Rome

Research

Research Topics

1. Landslides, triggered by rainfall and earthquakes 
2. Subsidence
3. Sinkholes in urban areas 
4. Multi-geological hazards and risks
5. Land, structures and infrastructures monitoring 
6. Prediction of evolution of geological instabilities processes 
7. Engineering Geological Design of Structures, Infrastructures and Remedial Interventions

 
Study areas
Rome, southern and central Apennines, Europe

Institutional roles

• Member, of the Major Risk National Committee (meteo-hydrogeological, hydraulic and landslide risk sector)
• Member of the board of directors of the INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia).
• Deputy Rector to “Relation with research centers and bodies, consortia and association for the third mission”.
• Members of the board Directors of the Foundation named “Return”.

Membership
AIGA, Italian Association of Engineering Geology

Active Research Project 

• 2018-2023 STABLE: “STructural stABiLity risk assEssment”. Programme: H2020: Call: H2020-MSCA-RISE-2018. Project ID: 823966. Associated Investigator on behalf of the beneficiary Sapienza University of Rome – Research Center CERI
• 2019/2023 - Project Prin 2017: “URGENT - Urban Geology and Geohazards: Engineering geology for safer, resilieNt and smart ciTies”; Associated Investigator on behalf of the beneficiary Sapienza University of Rome – Earth Science Department; funded by MUR (Italian Ministry of University and Research
• 2021/2022 – Project  “MUSAR - Data Fusion & Smart Automatic Classification of Satellite Multisensor/Multiband SAR and Optical Data”; Scientific Responsible the  Team 1 on behalf of the beneficiary CERI –Sapienza University of Rome; funded by finanziato da Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI, Italian Space Agency)
• 2021/2023 - Project SIS-DAT – System for the simulation of damage caused by earthquakes, Scientific Coordinator and Associated Investigator on behalf of the beneficiary Sapienza University of Rome - Earth Science; supported by Regione Lazio (Latium Region) & MUR (Italian Ministry of University and Research, by means of DTC (Technological and Cultural District) 
• 2022/2024 – Project Reluis - WP 6 – Monitoring and satellite data; responsible of the Research unit Sapienza-CERI;funded by DPC (National Department of Civil Protection)
• 2022-2025 – Project RETURN– RETURN - multi-Risk sciEnce for resilienT commUnities undeR a changiNg climate; Member of the Coordinators team of the spoke 2 “Ground Instabilities”; funded under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.3 funded from the European Union - NextGenerationEU.

Editorial Activities

• 2000 – today: Reviewer for the following journals: Engineering Geology, Geosciences and Remote Sensing Letters, Natural Hazards, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Remote Sensing, Italian Journal of Engineering Geology and Environment, Scientic Report, Geosciences, Engineering Structures, Earth Interaction
• 2019 – today:  Member of Editorial Board of “Remote Sensing” and “Italian Journal of Engineering Geology and the Environment” journals

Teaching

Courses

• Complements of Applied Geology (I year; II semester of the Master Degree in “Engineering, Territory and Risk Geology)
• Geology Applied to Constructions (II year; I semester of the Master Degree in “Engineering, Territory and Risk Geology)

 
Papers
List of papers in Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=it&user=ivJ7cBUAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate)

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Citations: 1681; h-index 24 (from Scopus April 2023).
 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0297-842X
SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55920610200