senior researcher at Italian National Research Council (CNR), Institute of BioEconomy. Background Studies at Agriculture Science Faculty, University of Bologna, fellowships at USDA Beltsville, and Columbia Unversity NYC, USA. Former VP of Commission of Agrometeorology, Word Meteorological Organization. Board of Directors MISTER Smart Innovation S.c.r.l., elected member at Clust-ER Agrifood, member of ClAN National AgroFood Cluster,. Advisor Steering Committe Accademia dei Georgofili,. Member of the Council Italian Society Agrometeorology