Teaching experience

University courses: tenured holder

Since the academic year 2024/2025

Course “Transnational Organised Crime”
Department “Faculty of Law”, University of Trento

It aims to equip students with the knowledge and tools needed to understand the criminological and legal issues associated with transnational organized crime.

Since the academic year 2015/2016

Course “Digital criminology”
(“Criminologia digitale”)

Department “Faculty of Law”, University of Trento

The course deals with the connections between digital society, crime and deviance. Specifically: a) criminal activity in digital society; b) perpetrators and victims of crime in digital society; c) social reaction in digital society; d) criminological research in digital society (former title of the course untill the a.y. 2021/2022: "eCriminology").

Since the academic year 2021/2022

Course “Urban security: legal and criminological issues”
(“Sicurezza urbana: questioni giuridiche e criminologiche”)

Department “Faculty of Law”, University of Trento

The course aims to provide participants (both students and employees of the Municipality of Trento) with information, strategies and methods to address urban security issues (objective security, sense of insecurity and urban disorder) through a multidisciplinary (legal and criminological) and innovative approach.

Since the academic year 2023/2024

Lab “Financial crime and risk analysis”
(“Criminalità finanziaria e analisi di rischio”)

Department “Faculty of Law”, University of Trento

The lab aims to introduce participants to the problems and professional world of risk analysis, with a particular focus on financial crime applications.

Since the academic year 2021/2022 to the accademic year 202/2023

Course “Legal and criminological aspects of the Mafia"
(“Aspetti criminologici e giuridici del fenomeno mafioso”)

Department “Faculty of Law”, University of Trento

The course aims to deepen, from an interdisciplinary perspective (criminology / sociology of deviance and criminal law), the development and characteristics of organised crime and mafia-type groups, as well as national counterstrategies. It offers students the opportunity to reflect on the interaction between law and social phenomena in the field of organised crime.

Since the academic year 2018/2019

Course “Business security and brand protection”
(“Sicurezza aziendale e brand protection”)

Department “Faculty of Law”, University of Trento

The course deals with business security, an activity by which a company protects itself from risks associated with negative events for business continuity. Particular emphasis is placed on brand protection, an activity by which a company seeks to prevent losses caused by the illegal exploitation of its brand.

University courses: teaching assistant

Since the academic year 2013/2014

Course “Criminology”
(“Criminologia”) - Chair: prof. Andrea Di Nicola

Department “Faculty of Law”, University of Trento

The course deals with business security, an activity by which a company protects itself from risks associated with negative events for business continuity. Particular emphasis is placed on brand protection, an activity by which a company seeks to prevent losses caused by the illegal exploitation of its brand.

Since the academic year 2013/2014

Course “Applied criminology”
(“Criminologia applicata”) - Chair: prof. Andrea Di Nicola

Department “Faculty of Law”, University of Trento

The course deals with the connections between digital society, crime and deviance. Specifically: a) criminal activity in digital society; b) perpetrators and victims of crime in digital society; c) social reaction in digital society; d) criminological research in digital society (former name of the course till the a.y. 2021/2022: "eCriminology).

Masters: academic specialist

Since 2023

LL.M. in Cybercrime, Cybersecurity and International Law

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) - United Nations University for Peace (UPEACE) - CSSC

The Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Cybercrime, Cybersecurity and International Law aims at training participants in international laws and applied practices to investigate and combat malicious cyber activities, as well as providing them with the knowledge on existing cybercrime prevention strategies, with a focus on the international dimensions of cybercrime and cybersecurity

Teaching activites - international institutes

05 May 2021. Course “Prevention and fight against terrorism and subversion”, International School of Higher Education for the prevention and the fight against Organised Crime. Title (lecture module): Violent extremism on social media.
26 April 2021. Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Transnational Crime and Justice 2020/2021 - United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI). Title (lecture): Transnational Organised Crime.
10 November 2020. Course “Understanding and Preventing Violent Extremism: programs and methods”, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) & University of Siena. Title (lecture): Understanding violent extremism - A focus on hate speech and hate crime.
30 November 2017. United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI). Title (lecture): Organised crime in cyberspace - Case studies on migrant smuggling, human trafficking and falsified medicines.

Guest lectures

30 November 2023. Universidade da Coruña - Facultade de Dereito. Grado en Derecho, course "Criminal Law - Special Part". Title (lecture): AI, Image-Based Sexual Abuse and Gender Violence.
28 November 2023. Universidade da Coruña - Facultade de Dereito. Grado en Derecho, course "Criminal Law - Special Part". Title (lecture): From the Sicilian fields to artificial intelligence: the evolution of the mafia and the anti-mafia system.
7 November 2023. University of Trento, School of International Studies, Master Degree in International Security Studies, course “Global Markets and Security Issues”. Title (lecture): The illegal trade of medicines.
31 March 2023. CAIT - University of Verona - University of Trieste - University of Udine - [...]. Master in "law of foreigners" (Corso di formazione in diritto degli stranieri). Title (lecture): "Il diritto penale dello straniero come diritto d’autore? Spunti per un’analisi sociologica e criminologica del diritto penale dello straniero: i fenomeni criminali che coinvolgono i migranti quali vittime e quali autori di reato; immigrazione e integrazione nel contesto della prevenzione del crimine. Reati “culturalmente orientati”: compatibilità dell’eventuale condanna con la finalità rieducativa della pena ex art. 27 Cost.” (EN: "Criminal law of the foreigner as "author law"? Hints for a sociological and criminological analysis of the criminal law of the foreigner: the criminal phenomena involving migrants as victims and as perpetrators of crime; immigration and integration in the context of crime prevention. "Culturally oriented" crimes: compatibility of any conviction with the re-educational purpose of the sentence pursuant to art. 27 of the Constitution".
11 November 2022. University of Trento, School of International Studies, Master Degree in International Security Studies, course “Global Markets and Security Issues”. Title (lecture): The illegal trade of medicines.
21 December 2021. University of Torino, Department of Philosophy and Educational Sciences, Bachelor degree in Professional Education, course “Sociology”. Title (lecture): Criminologia e sociologia della devianza (EN: Criminology and sociology of deviance).
19 November 2021. University of Trento, School of International Studies, Master Degree in International Security Studies, course “Global Markets and Security Issues”. Title (lecture): The illegal trade of medicines.
21 May 2021. University of Torino, Department of Philosophy and Educational Sciences, Bachelor degree in Professional Education, course “Sociology”. Title (lecture): Criminologia e sociologia della devianza (EN: Criminology and sociology of deviance).
11 December 2020. Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele (Milan), Master for public and private security professionals (Corso di Formazione per Professionisti della Sicurezza Pubblica e Privata). Title (guest): Criminology and security (modules e and f) - ID thefts and frauds / social media and security.
4 December 2020. Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele (Milan), Master for public and private security professionals (Corso di Formazione per Professionisti della Sicurezza Pubblica e Privata). Title (guest): Criminology and security (modules c and d) - Counterfeiting / online illegal trades.
9 October 2020. Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele (Milan), Master for public and private security professionals (Corso di Formazione per Professionisti della Sicurezza Pubblica e Privata). Title (guest): Criminology and security (modules a and b) - Cigarette smuggling / predictive policing.
4 November 2020. University of Trento, School of International Studies, Master Degree in International Security Studies, course “Global Markets and Security Issues”. Title (lecture): The illegal trade of medicines.
13 November 2019. University of Trento, School of International Studies, Master Degree in International Security Studies, course “Global Markets and Security Issues”. Title (lecture): Title (lecture): The illegal trade of medicines.
26 July 2019. University of Trento, Department of Information Engineering and Science, EIT Digital Summer School “Digital Cities as infrastructures for Smart Mobility (DCSM2019)”. Title (guest lecture): eCriminology.
18 March 2019. University of Trento, Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Master Degree in Human-Computer Interaction, course “Design for social inclusion”. Title (guest lecture): eCriminology - Multidisciplinary applied research to fight against crime, and to support victims.
8-9 November 2018. University of Trento, School of International Studies, Master Degree in International Security Studies, course “Global Markets and Security Issues”. Titles (lectures): The illegal trade of medicines / Migrant smuggling.
20 June 2018. Franklin University (American University Switzerland, Lugano). Course “Criminology”. Title (lecture): Crime and ICT.
14 July 2017. University of Trento, Department of Information Engineering and Science, EIT Digital Summer School “Cybersecurity and Privacy 2017 (CSP2017)”. Title (guest lecture): eCrime - From theory to practice.
20 June 2017. Franklin University (American University Switzerland, Lugano). Course “Criminology”. Title (lecture): Security and information society.
8 November 2016. Università di Ferrara, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Bachelor degree in Professional Education, course “Sociology”. Title (lecture): Il farmaco che uccide: la falsificazione dei medicinali (EN: The medicine that kills: the falsification of pharmaceuticals).
7 July 2016. University of Trento, Department of Information Engineering and Science, EIT Digital Summer School “Security and Privacy in Digital Life (SPDL)”. Title (guest lecture): How organised crime does business thanks to the ICT.
a.y. 2014/2015. University of Ferrara, Deparment of Medicine and Surgery, Beachelor degree in Professional Educations, course “Sociology”. Title (lecture): Criminalità organizzata e traffico illecito di medicinali (EN: Organised crime and the online trade of falsified medicines).
a.y. 2014/2015. University of Ferrara, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Bachelor degree in Professional Education, course “Sociology”. Title (lecture): Criminali razionali e il commercio di farmaci falsificati (EN: Rational offenders and the online trade of falsified medicines).

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