The SQUAS project
Advancing Remote Sensing & Modeling for Water Quality Management
Advancing Remote Sensing & Modeling for Water Quality Management
People
I am a researcher in Water Resources Engineering and Management, with experience in numerical modelling and in-situ and satellite-based water quality monitoring. My previous research has focused on understanding the interactions between main channel and riparian vegetation zones in large rivers. In the SQUAS project I work on developing an integrated decision support system for near real-time water quality monitoring and forecasting.
As an environmental engineer committed to addressing environmental challenges, I am driven by a passion for leveraging technology and innovation to enhance water resources management by developing advanced monitoring approaches. Through my research, I focus on the reconstruction of water quality data using machine learning and remote sensing techniques. In the SQUAS project I work on developing an integrated decision support system for near real-time water quality monitoring and forecasting.
I am a limnologist and my research focuses on investigating the links between physical and biological processes in inland waters. In the office I enjoy developing simple models to describe complex processes, while in the field I observe turbulence and gas fluxes at the air-water interface. I am particularly interested in modelling and observing water temperature and deep mixing processes.
I am an associate professor of Hydraulics with more than 15 years of experience in the field of physical limnology. My research interests cover different areas of environmental fluid mechanics: hydrodynamics, thermal dynamics of water bodies, sediment transport, morphodynamics of rivers and tidal environments, eco-hydraulics. In the regional context, I have coordinated several research and consultancy projects on the state of the main lakes in Trentino on behalf of the Provincial Agency for Environmental Protection (APPA) of Trento.
I am an entrepreneur with more than 10 years of experience in the hydrological sector. After some experience in marketing and sales in the industrial sector, I decided to pursue my interests in snow and hydrology. In 2014 I founded MobyGIS, winning numerous awards in competitions for start-ups in the Water, Energy and Space sectors. After launching the Mysnowmaps project for real-time snow mapping, in 2017 I launched Waterjade, a forecasting system capable of predicting river flows, currently used in the hydropower sector for the optimisation of trading and reservoir levels.
I am a physicist with experience in electromagnetic methods for the exploration of Earth and planets. During the PhD and my scientific career I've worked in many international research groups, carrying out laboratory measurements and field campaigns, and developing modeling in different geophysical topics. In 2018 I've participated to the discovery of liquid water beneath the southern polar cap of Mars trough the use of the orbiting radar MARSIS. In MobyGIS I work as Earth Observation data analyst and physical model developer.
I am an environmental engineer, specialising in hydrological and snow modelling. During my studies and working career, I have been able to greatly improve my IT skills, from programming to managing cloud systems. I am the CTO at MobyGIS and supervise the modelling, algorithms and products of the various services offered to customers.
With a strong passion for technology, I'm a software engineer specialized in system architecture. I thrive on tackling complex challenges and enjoy using my problem-solving abilities and creativity to develop innovative solutions. My experience spans across various projects where I've designed and implemented robust systems. Outside of work, I love to climb, which helps me find balance in life.