Visiting Researcher

July 15, 2019 – October 15, 2019

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Mechanical Engineering Department, Boston

• Collaborated with Prof. Pierre F.J. Lermusiaux’s group to analyze the relocatable HOPS platform developed by MIT team.
• Performed high-resolution simulations with this platform to study the ocean circulation in the Massachusetts Bay

Visiting PhD Student

October 2009 – July 2011

European Southern Observatory (ESO), Garching, Germany

• Developed a radiative transfer code to model the structure of protoplanetary disks.
• Interpreted multi-wavelength (sub-)mm continuum interferometric observations to enhance our understanding of disk structures.

Training for the DSO National Laboratories (Singapore)

January 18 – 20, 2023 (Online)

• Focused on dynamical downscaling with the relocatable SURF and OPENCoastS platforms.

Training on Numerical Ocean Circulation Modeling and Downscaling

September 2022 (e-GEOS Headquarters, Rome)

• Covered numerical modeling systems and process automation using the SURF platform.

Training on Ocean Downscaling Modeling with SURF

July 2022 (Cuban Institute of Meteorology, Havana)

• Training focused on using the SURF platform for downscaling ocean forecasts.

Lecturer - Fundamental Physics of the Fluid Earth

2021 - 2023 (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna)

• Lectured for the II level Master in Space Mission Science, Design, and Application.

Lecturer - Numerical Laboratory of the Atmosphere and Ocean

2021 - 2022 (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna)

• Lectured M.Sc. students in the Physics of the Earth System program.

Trainer - ETOOFS International Group

June 2021 (Online)

• Trained participants in ocean downscaling modeling using the SURF platform.

Lecturer - Structure and Dynamics of Atmosphere and Ocean

2020 (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna)

• Lectured B.Sc. students in Environmental Sciences at the University of Bologna (Ravenna Campus).

Tutor - Giardino delle Imprese (Fondazione Golinelli)

June 1, 2016 - July 31, 2016 (Bologna)

• Tutor at the high school organized by Fondazione Golinelli.

PON TESSA Project: Sviluppo di Tecnologie per la Situational Sea Awareness

2012 - 2016

• Developed the SURF platform and collaborated with CMCC on the study of sub-mesoscale ocean analysis using multiple downscaling techniques, reaching a horizontal resolution of 500 m in the Gulf of Taranto.

ENI Tender Project: Meteo-Ocean Forecast and Hindcast Data Service

2017 - 2020

• Implemented of high-resolution oceanographic models across multiple domains in the Global Ocean for the offshore oil spill companies to optimize operational conditions and facilitate future risk and hazard mapping.

H2020 MARISA Project: Maritime Integrated Surveillance Awareness

2017 - 2020

• Performed analysis of extreme oceanographic events in the Mediterranean and North Sea. Developed and deployed the Sea Environmental Awareness system, enabling the statistical analysis of oceanographic (e.g., currents, waves) and meteorological data (e.g., wind) for the detection of anomalies and risks.

H2020 IMMERSE Project: Improving Models for Marine Environment Services

2019 - 2021

• Scientific lead for UNIBO,focusing on coupling the MEDSLIK-II oil spill model with the NEMO ocean model to simulate and reconstruct the 2002 Prestige oil spill incident along the coast of Galicia.

H2020 Edito-Model Lab Project: European DIgital Twin Ocean

2023 - 2025

• Scientific responsible for CMCC for the integration of the SURF Relocatable Platform into the Virtual Ocean Model Lab, as part of the EDITO-Infra Cloud initiative.