Biography
About me
I am from Buttapietra, a town in the province of Verona, Italy. I studied telecommunication engineering and the University of Trento, Italy, focusing on remote sensing technology for Earth Observation. During my Ph.D. and postdoc at the University of Iceland, I worked in the Signal Processing Laboratory of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty where I developed machine learning-techniques for land-cover classification using hyperspectral sensors, a very fascinating technology.
After earning the Ph.D degree, I joined Berkeley Lab’s Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, where I’m currently a research scientist. My expertise spans across disciplines including remote sensing, signal/image processing, mathematical morphology, advance pattern recognition, and machine learning.
My current research focuses on advancing the use of remote sensing (optical high-resolution data, hyperspectral imaging, SIF, LiDAR) for environmental characterization and monitoring across different ecosystems and application areas, including watershed science, precision agriculture, and terrestrial-aquatic interface.
Experience
2020 - Present
Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division
2020
Scientific Engineer Associate, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division
2016-2020
Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division
2015-2016
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Iceland, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2011-2015
Ph.D. Student Researcher, University of Iceland and University of Trento
2011
Research Assistant, University of Iceland, Faculty Electrical and Computer Engineering
Education
2015
Ph.D. (joint degree - cotutelle) in Electrical and Computer Engineering (University of Iceland), and in Information and Communication Technology (University of Trento)
Thesis Title: Advanced spectral and spatial techniques for hyperspectral image analysis and classification
2011
M.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering, University of Trento
Thesis Title: A novel technique based on morphological attribute profiles for change detection in multi-temporal very high resolution images
2007
B.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering, University of Trento
