Curriculum
Full Professor- SSD ICAR/06 “Topografia e Cartografia”- 08/A4 “Geomatica” at DISAFA – Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Sciences, University of Torino.
Research topics
Remote Sensing and Digital Photogrammetry
Applications for Precision Farming, Arboriculture and Viticulture based on satellite/aerial/UAV imagery; Phenological modelling of vegetation by satellite-derived spectral indices time series for agro-forestry and climate change-related applications; Geometric, spectral and radiometric processing of satellite, aerial and UAV datasets; Multispectral and multitemporal image classification (included AI algorithms); Data simulation, fusion and inter-calibration; Spectral and geometric accuracy assessment of remotely sensed imagery; Aerial LiDAR (ALS); Satellite SAR image processing (polarimetry) for agro-forestry applications.
GIS and Spatial Analysis
Landscape analysis; Landscape and Urban planning; Entomological modelling; Forest management and planning.
Academic curriculum
1996 MS in Environmental Engineering at Politecnico di Torino
2004 PhD in Geodesy and Geomatics at Politecnico di Milano
2004-2006 Post-Doc Position in Geomatics at Politecnico di Torino
2006-2015 Assistant Professor in Geomatics
2015-Present Associate Professor in Geomatics SSD ICAR06
Scientific curriculum
Publications
Author of more than 180 papers (94 peer-reviewed) on international and Italian journals and proceedings.
Membership in Academies, Scientific Societies, Scientific Groups/Networks
- President of the Italian Association of Remote Sensing (AIT)
- President of the Scientific Committee of ASITA
- Member of the Directive Council of ASITA
- Chair of the AGRICULTURE Special Interest Group of the European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL) since 2021.
- Ordinary Member of the Academy for Agriculture of Torino
Lecturer in BSc, MS, post-graduate masters and PhD courses since 2002.
Author of more than 150 papers in National and International Scientific Proceedings, Journals and Books.
Editorial board member in MDPI Remote Sensing, MDPI Geomatics and MDPI Agronomy.
Guest editor of Special Issues: MDPI Land, MDPI Remote Sensing, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change.
Unit research responsible or participant to various national and European competitive research projects since 2007.
Scientific Responsible of various contracts with institutional players or private companies related to the adoption of geomatic techniques.