Research Interests

  • Artificial Intelligence applied to Geosciences (Deep Learning, LLMs, RAG)
  • FAIR Data and Open Science
  • Virtual Research Environments (VRE)
  • Integration of data and services for distributed research infrastructures
  • Big Data systems and Cloud platforms (Kubernetes, Docker)

Project Coordination

  • INGV Scientific Coordinator — ENVRI-HUB-NEXT
    ENVironmental Research Infrastructures delivering an open access Hub and NEXT-level interdisciplinary research framework providing services for advancing science and society
    Horizon Europe Programme, Grant Agreement 101131141
    Period: 01/02/2024 – 31/01/2027

  • INGV Scientific Coordinator — GREAT
    The Green Deal Data Space Foundation and Community of Practice
    Grant Agreement 101083927
    Period: 01/09/2022 – 29/02/2024

  • INGV Scientific Coordinator — VRE4EIC
    A Europe-wide interoperable Virtual Research Environment to Empower multidisciplinary research communities and accelerate Innovation and Collaboration
    Grant Agreement 676247
    Period: 01/10/2015 – 30/09/2018

  • INGV Scientific Coordinator — EGI-ENGAGE
    Grant Agreement 654182
    Period: 01/03/2015 – 31/08/2017

Participation in Projects

  • ENVRI-HUB-NEXT (2024–2027) — Contribution to the integration and interoperability of services across European environmental research infrastructures.
  • Geo-INQUIRE (2022–2026) — WP6 Leader for metadata standardisation and interoperable access to research infrastructure services.
  • DT-GEO (2022–2025) — Coordination of Task 2.4 on metadata and workflow interoperability for geophysical Digital Twins.
  • SKILLS4EOSC (2022–2025) — Support and training on FAIR data and interoperability within the EOSC ecosystem.
  • GREAT (2022–2024) — Contribution to the architecture and interoperability of the Green Deal Data Space.
  • ENVRI-FAIR (2019–2023) — Co-leader of WP7 for the harmonised implementation of FAIR principles and ENVRI services.
  • EPOS-SP (2020–2023) — Development and integration of EPOS services for sustainability and data access.
  • EOSC-FUTURE (2021–2023) — Contribution to the EOSC federated architecture and interoperability framework.
  • EOSC-HUB (2018–2020) — Support to scientific communities through the EPOS Competence Centre.
  • ENVRI-PLUS (2015–2019) — Development of solutions for metadata management, cataloguing, and environmental data interoperability.
  • EPOS-IP (2015–2019) — Co-leader of WP7 for the design and development of EPOS Integrated Core Services.
  • EOSC-PILOT (2017–2018) — Development of FAIR-based interoperability demonstrators.
  • VRE4EIC (2015–2018) — Contributions to interoperability, metadata, Data Management Plan, and project governance.
  • EGI-ENGAGE (2015–2017) — Integration of EPOS computational resources and services within EGI infrastructures.
  • ENVRI (2012–2014) — Development of common e-science components for environmental research infrastructures (WP4).
  • EUDAT (2012–2015) — Analysis of EPOS stakeholder requirements for integration with the Collaborative Data Infrastructure.
  • EPOS-PP (2010–2014) — Contribution to the definition of the EPOS architecture and implementation plan.

Editorial Board Memberships

  • Editorial Board Member — Frontiers in Environmental Science
    Section: Environmental Informatics and Remote Sensing
    Period: since 19/09/2022

  • Editorial Board Member — Nature Scientific Data
    Period: since 10/12/2024

Training and Teaching Activities

  • Training Project Lead and Course Coordinator — INGV, Introduzione all’Intelligenza Artificiale: i 5 approcci dell’AI, AI generativa, prompt engineering ed etica dell’AI, 11–15 May 2026, 20 hours.
    Certificate: </docs/attestato-responsabile-formazione-ai-ingv-2026.pdf>

  • Lecturer — INGV, Introduzione all’Intelligenza Artificiale: i 5 approcci dell’AI, AI generativa, prompt engineering ed etica dell’AI, 11–15 May 2026, 16 teaching hours.
    Certificate: </docs/attestato-docente-ai-ingv-2026.pdf>

  • Trainer — Open Science Café, EPOS Data Portal: i principi FAIR nelle Scienze della Terra Solida, with Massimo Cocco and Federica Tanlongo, 11 January 2024.
    URL: https://learning.garr.it/enrol/index.php?id=270

  • Lecturer — Training ReDi, Disaster management and natural disaster risk reduction: a multidisciplinary training, Camerino, 26–30 September 2022.
    Talk: Presentation of the EPOS portal – Dr. Daniele Bailo, European Plate Observing System.

  • Lecturer — Practicing Open Science in Earth and Environmental Sciences, course organised by OpenAIRE, 1 December 2021.
    URL: https://www.openaire.eu/item/praticare-l-open-science-nelle-scienze-della-terra-e-dell-ambiente

  • Training contribution — ICT Workshop INGV 2021, Rome, 5–6 October 2021.
    Talk: EPOS Data Portal – una piattaforma FAIR per l’accesso a dati e servizi multidisciplinari delle Scienze della Terra solida.

  • Lecturer — Training Provenance Tracing in ENVRI Research Infrastructures workshop, 16 December 2018.
    Talk: The EPOS Approach using the main catalogue, with Keith Jeffery.
    URL: https://envri.eu/training-provenance-tracing-in-envri-research-infrastructures/

  • Secondary school teacher — Istituto Tecnico Commerciale Arangio Ruiz, teaching Computer Science and Systems, class A042, 1 January – 8 July 2011.