Home

I am currently a Researcher at the Forest Ecology Unit at the Research and Innovation Centre, Edmund Mach Foundation (Italy).

My research focuses on applying remote sensing techniques—such as LiDAR, SAR, optical satellite data, and hyperspectral imagery—to forest and vegetation monitoring. Over the years, I have worked on a range of topics, including forest disturbance detection (e.g., windthrows, bark beetle infestations, and heartwood rot), tree species mapping, biomass estimation, plant trait diversity assessment, and grassland monitoring. I collaborate closely with forest practitioners and local stakeholders to address practical challenges in forest management while also contributing to the development of innovative methodologies for processing remote sensing data in forestry and ecological applications.

I received my PhD in Information and Communication Technologies from the University of Trento (Italy) in 2010, and Bachelor and Master Degrees in Telecommunication Engineering from the same University in 2003 and 2006, respectively.

I am a referee for many remote sensing journals.