0009-0007-3458-2060 About
From the beginning of my career I have been working with satellite technologies for the environment, disaster management and agriculture to put digi-tech at the service of people. I held various trainings in Kenya to local staff on flood management, drought and other humanitarian catastrophes. During my studies on Land Surface Temperature I also focussed on the thermal properties of vegetation and the nexus between water, temperature and soil.
Lately I engaged also in the following:
• sustainable Carbon solutions (https://www.cropin.com/blogs/zero-carbon-farms)
• local Smart Agri-insurance schemes based on remote sensing data for farmers in Kenya (watch video https://vimeo.com/482149396 )
Out of English, I speak German (I lived in Bonn 5 years), Italian and I manage some Swahili and French.
Other relevancies
1993: UN soldier in the peace-keeping mission in Mozambique “Albatross” (medal awarded).
1998: Award of the Certificate of Expert Image Interpreter from the IGBP (International Geosphere Biosphere Programme) from the University of California SB.
from 2004: Member of editorial board of “Afriche e Orienti” journal (www.comune.bologna.it/iperbole/africheorienti)
from 2010: EC expert evaluator in the panel of the FP7 and H2020 programmes (for REA and GSA).
from 2010: Chartered Geographer in the Royal Geographical Society with Institute of British Geographers.
from 2013: Selected peer reviewer for ELSEVIER in several scientific journals.
Employment
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CropIn Senior2021 - Present
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Airbus UK Senior technical Lead2009 - 2021
Education
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University of Milan PhD1995 - 1998
Projects & Funding
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