Human resources

Alberto has a degree in Marine Bio-ecology from the University of Cagliari and has six years of experience working in the national field on topics ranging from data collection on cetacean populations with photo-identification and distance sampling to satellite tracking of animals and the use of oceanic instrumentation such as AIS buoys. At CIMA Research Foundation he mainly follows marine activities related to the National Biodiversity Future Centre, with a focus on the development and application of technologies related to satellite tracking and biologging.

Marine Ecosystems

Head of Networks and IT Services

Graduated with Honour in Computer Science, Alessandro is an expert in object oriented programming and geographic data management. He is the head of the Software Development Department of ACROTEC Foundation. Alessandro deals in particular with the design and development of complex web platforms for the environmental monitoring, satellite images manipulations, natural disaster risk reduction and forecast models. Moreover, he participates in national and international research programs and projects.

ICT

Alessandro is a Graphic Designer and Web Designer, freelancer since 2012. Since May 2019, Alessandro works in CIMA Foundation with the role of Web Designer and UX/UI Designer in ICT Department. Graduated in Electronics and Telecommunications. Alessandro has always had a passion for web design and web development in general. In his career, he has developed and created over 50 websites of various kinds. countless graphics and won several contests for the creation of company logos. The passion for his work, the determination in achieving the goals and the innate curiosity for all that is new, allowed Alessandro to find his place in this highly competitive sector.

ICT

Alessandro got a master's degree in Computer Science at the University of Bari. Since 2005 he works at CIMA Foundation as senior software developer. Over the years he has participated in several projects contributing to the development and design of technologies supporting satellite data procurement procedures, 2D/3D GIS tools and client-server platforms, acquiring a rich know-how in the analysis of problem related to environmental monitoring and emergency management.

ICT

Alessandro is a civil-environmental engineer specialized in forecasting, assessment and managing of natural risk reduction policies. He is researcher at the Hydrology and Hydraulics Department of CIMA Research Foundation. For the Foundation, he was from 2015 to 2017 the local coordinator of activities in Bolivia, implementing and managing a forecasting and warning system in collaboration with the local government and the international institutions. Alessandro deals in particular with hydrologic modeling, floods mapping and managing of the technical and engineering projects. He is expert in the gathering, managing and analysis of geo-database of large dimensions. He is also interested in scientific dissemination of environmental topics.

Hydrology and Hydraulics

ICT

Andrea is a civil-environmental engineer with a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering achieved at the Politecnico di Torino. Since 2019, he has been working in the Hydrology and Hydraulics Department of CIMA Research Foundation on the improvement of the flood risk modelling. His interests are focused on the spatial characterization of extreme rainfall fields with statistical approaches, exploiting the information provided by both traditional and innovative remote-sensing instruments. His scientific interests have also led him to deal with civil protection issues for both flood risk assessment and mitigation and scientific dissemination for increasing citizens awareness.

Hydrology and Hydraulics

Communication

Andrea got a diploma as IT technical expert in 1994. Since then, he has acquired more than 20 years of experience in computer programming. Andrea works with the Meteorology and Climate Department of CIMA Research Foundation since June 2019, dealing in particular with meteorological models integration.

Meteorology and Climate

Andrea got the high school diploma with a specialisation in surveying at the “Paolo Boselli” Institute of Upper Secondary Education, Alberti Section, subsequently obtaining the relative qualification for the exercise of freelance. Before working at CIMA Foundation, he obtained a professional qualification as a “Technician for the Energy Efficiency of existing buildings”, also dealing with topics related to environmental monitoring. Within the Foundation, he works in the User Community Department on the management, administration and profiling of users within the various portals, testing the various software both in the pre- and post-publication phase, detecting any issue found in the systems (for applications competence).

Networks and IT Services

Andrea Trucchia got his BSc in Mathematics at University of Camerino (Italy) and his MSc in Mathematical Engineering at Polytechnic of Turin (Italy); He then got a PhD degree in Mathematics and Statistics (2019) at the University of the Basque Country UPV-EHU (Spain). He is a Mathematical Engineer with more than 5 years of expertise in several fields of applied mathematics. The principal scientific fields he contributed to are: computational wildfire science; uncertainty quantification and sensitivity analysis of numerical models; mathematical modelling, numerical simulation and statistical characterization of biofilms and anaerobic digestion processes. From 2019 he is working at CIMA Research Foundation as a Researcher in the Wildfire Risk Management and Forest Conservation unit, developing models for wildfires forecasting, wildfires hazard mapping and wildfire simulation.

Wildfire Risk Management and Forest Conservation

Project Support

In 2019 Anna got her master's degree in Marine Biology at the Marche Polytechnic University in Ancona, with a research thesis developed at CIMA Research Foundation in 2018. In 2017 she started her collaboration with the Marine Ecosystems Department of CIMA Research Foundation, taking part in the Cetasmus training program. In 2019 thanks to a scholarship of the University of Genoa, she could continue her research activity with the Marine Ecosystems Department. Since November 2020 she has a research doctorate scholarship funded by CIMA Research Foundation. Her aim is to study the movement patterns of Cuviers's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) in the North-West Mediterranean Sea and identify areas of high acoustic disturbance from shipping, using data from satellite tags applied to the animals.

Marine Ecosystems

Anna got a master‘s degree in Environmental Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. She carried out research activities on hydrogeological risk prevention in Switzerland and developed skills in the use of satellite data to support emergency response to natural disasters, working with UNOSAT. She worked in Bolivia supporting local civil protection in strengthening institutional capacities for disaster risk reduction, including preparation and issuance of warnings. She is currently a researcher in the Hydrology and Hydraulics Department at CIMA Research Foundation. For the Foundation in 2019-2020 she has been the local coordinator of activities in Bolivia, working on the implementation of a drought monitoring system and of the situation room of civil protection, in collaboration with the local government and international institutions. Anna deals with early warning systems and the strengthening of technical-institutional capacities for monitoring and forecasting of extreme hydrological events.

Hydrology and Hydraulics

After a master's degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics at the University of Pavia, Anna got a specialization in Science Communication at the International Superior School of Advanced Studies (SISSA) in Trieste. She writes for various Italian newspapers, websites and scholastic publications. She works at CIMA Research Foundation within the Communication Department, dealing mainly with the website updating and the social media managing.

Communication