Current Position
In April 2017 I’ve been appointed Lecturer in Agri-Data Analysis at Harper Adams University
Education and training
Dates: 6 June 2013
Title of qualification awarded: Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered:
Thesis title: “3D Advanced Mapping of Soil Properties”.
The thesis is available at this address: 3D Advance Mapping of Soil Properties
Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Cranfield University – National Soil Resources Institute
Supervisors: Dr. Thomas Mayr ([email protected]) and Dr. Ron Corstanje ([email protected])
Dates: July 2007 – December 2007
Title of qualification awarded: Certificate of attendance
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered:
Construction of a Database for material from red sea’s island of Zabargad. Identification of fossils, sedimentary rocks and ultrafemics samples.
Digitalization of photographic and bibliographic material.
Name and type of organisation providing education and training: ISMAR – CNR (Bologna), responsible of training Dr. Marco Taviani ([email protected])
Dates: 10th August 2007 – 10th September 2007
Title of qualification awarded: Certificate of attendance
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered:
NEAREST 2007 Cruise on R/V Urania.
Navigation, chirp and sampling.
Name and type of organisation providing education and training: ISMAR – CNR (for the cruise report see: http://projects.bo.ismar.cnr.it/CRUISE_REPORTS/2007/NEAREST_2007)
Dates: 23rd March 2007
Title of qualification awarded: Degree in Geology
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered:
Thesis title: “Geological survey and stratigraphic characteristics of Conca di agordo (Eastern Dolomites)”.
For the Italian version (in PDF) see this link: Geological survey and stratigraphic characteristics of Conca di agordo (Eastern Dolomites)
Name and type of organisation providing education and training: University of Ferrara – Department of Geology and Petrography
Supervisors: Dr. Piero Gianolla ([email protected]) and Dr. Sandro Furlanis ([email protected])
Work Experience
Dates: July 2007 – June 2009
Occupation or position held: External consultant
Main activities and responsibilities
Data acquisition on field and elaboration. Work’s reports compilation.
Name and address of employer
Dr. Enrico Farinatti, via Miani 4 – 45100 Rovigo ([email protected])
Type of business or sector
Applied geology and geophysics
Dates: July 2012 – September 2012
Occupation or position held: Research assistant
Main activities and responsibilities
Comparing and Contrasting DSM methods
Name and address of employer
Cranfield University – NSRI (National Soils Resources Institute)
Wharley End, Cranfield
MK43 0AL, Beds.
Type of business or sector
Soil science, digital soil mapping
Dates: October 2012 – September 2014
Occupation or position held: Post-Doctoral Researcher
Main activities and responsibilities
Geomorphological mapping and relief shading
Name and address of employer
ETH Zurich – Institute of Cartography and Geoinformation
Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 15
8093 Zuerich
Type of business or sector
Machine learning, geormorphology, shaded relief
Dates: October 2014 – February 2017
Occupation or position held: Post-Doctoral Researcher
Main activities and responsibilities
Transmission lines planning and identification of potential site for building new Pumped-Hydro Storage facilities
Name and address of employer
ETH Zurich – Institute of Cartography and Geoinformation
Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 15
8093 Zuerich
Type of business or sector
Machine learning, geormorphology, GIS
Personal skills and competences
Language knowledge:
– Italian: mother tongue
– English: fluent
Computer skills and competences: Geostatistical analysis and Spatial Statistics (spatial clustering, geostatistical interpolation and machine learning)
For my work I normally use R.
I also worked with Python, HTML, CSS and Javascript.
Other software that I use for work are: Arcgis 10, AutoCAD 2007, Corel Draw 12, Golden Software’s Voxler and Surfer, End-Note v.10.