Curriculum Vitae

Education and academic position

• 1/11/2024 - To date, Professor, Department of Civil, Computer Science and Aeronautical Technologies Engineering, Roma Tre University

• 1/2/2019 – 31/10/2024, Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Computer Science and Aeronautical Technologies Engineering, Roma Tre University

• 1/2/2002 – 31/1/2018, Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering, Roma Tre University

• June-August 2013, Visiting Assistant Researcher at the University of California Irvine, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

• 2003, Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Roma Tre

• 1999, M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Roma Tre (cum laude)

Awards

• 2019, Hydrological Sciences Journal Associate Editor Award, IAHS

• 2016, Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Water Resources Research

• 2013 IAHS Tison Award for young hydrologists with the paper: 

Lombardo F., Volpi E. and D. Koutsoyiannis, 2012. Rainfall downscaling in time: theoretical and empirical comparison between multifractal and Hurst-Kolmogorov discrete random cascades – Hydrological Science Journal, 57(6)

Professional activities

Editorial

• 12/2023- To date,  Co - Editor for Journal of Hydrology X

• 2023, Associate Editor for Journal of Hydrology

• 2022-To date, Editorial Board Memeber of Water Security

• 2017-2022, Subject Editor for Hydrology Research

• 2015-To date, Associate Editor for Hydrological Sciences Journal

• 2021-2022, Guest Editor of the Special Issues “Artificial Intelligence in Hydrology” and "Innovations, Advances and Future Challenges for the Hydrological Community" from Hydrology Research

• 2013, Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Facets of Uncertainty” from Hydrological Sciences Journal

• Reviewer for several International Journals: Water Resources Research, Journal of Hydrology, Advances in Water Resources, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Hydrological Sciences Journal, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, Scientific Data, Wires Water, Hydrology Research, Hydrology, Water, Geophysical Research Letters etc. 

Memberships and conferences

• 07/2025-07/2027, Past president of ICSH (STAHY) Statistical Hydrology Commission of IAHS

• 07/2019-07/2025, President of ICSH (STAHY) Statistical Hydrology Commission of IAHS (President Elect until July 2021)

• 2019-To date, member of the Scientific Committee of Water Resources Research and Documentation Center (WARREDOC) Università per Stranieri di Perugia (UNISTRAPG, Perugia - Italy)

• 07/2015-07/2019, Secretary of ICSH (STAHY) Statistical Hydrology Commission of IAHS

• Membership: International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), European Goephysical Union (EGU), Gruppo Italiano Idraulica (GII), Società Idrologica Italiana (SII)

• Convener of some sessions at IUGG General Assembly, IAHS General Assembly, EGU General Assembly

• Member of the Organizing/Scientific Committee of the annual STAHY Workshop