CV: Research Assistant

Personal information

Nationality

Italian

Date of birth

27 February 1972

Gender

Male

Work experience

Dates

November 2006 - onwards

Occupation or position held

Research Assistant

Main activities and responsibilities

Earth observation research in CORE-H2O ESA projects (ESTEC CONTRACT NO:

20756/07/NL/CB), Use of Bi-Static Microwave Measurements for Earth Observation (ESTEC 19173/05/NL/GLC) and Italian Space Agency (ASI)  project for flood forecasting (NOWCASTING).

Use of Microwave (active and passive) and optical data to retrieve some parameters of the hydrological cycle (soil moisture maps, snow cover maps, snow water equivalent).  

Use of electromagnetic models for the analysis of the interactions microwaves/bare soils and snow water equivalent retrieval from vegetated areas. Temporal and spatial analysis of polar ice surface (DOME-C, South Pole) by means of AMSR-E data. Ground-truth  measurements campaigns during the ENVISAT satellite remote sensing acquisition.

Name and address of employer

Institute of Applied Physics “Nello Carrara” National Research Council (IFAC – CNR)

10, Via Madonna del Piano, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy

Dates

November 2003 – October 2006

Occupation or position held

Temporary scientist (PhD)

Main activities and responsibilities

Earth observation research in ESA projects: FloodMan (Proposal n. EVK1-2001-00237-FloodMan),  ENVISNOW (Proposal n. EVG1-CT-2001-00052)

Data processing of SAR images: radiometric and geometric calibration, extraction of backscattering coefficient, use of algorithms for the retrieval of snow covered area in alpine areas and soil moisture maps in agricultural areas by means of SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) data. Ground-truth  measurements campaigns during the satellite remote sensing acquisition.    

Name and address of employer

Italian National Research Council, Institute of Applied Physics "Nello Carrara", 10 Via Madonna del Piano, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Fi), Italy

Dates

February 2003 - October 2003

Occupation or position held

Temporary scientist

Main activities and responsibilities

 Software analysis  ser for processing of data acquired by microwave sensors

Name and address of employer

Institute of Applied Physics “Nello Carrara” National Research Council (IFAC – CNR)

10, Via Madonna del Piano, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy

Education and training

Dates

1st September – 30th November 2005

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered

Research experience in NORUT IT (Norway): Retrieval algorithm of snow covered area on Norwegian test sites. Comparison between microwave (SAR) and optical (MODIS) data acquired over snow covered soils.

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

NORUT IT Institute, Tromsø, Norway

Dates

November 2003 – October 2006

Title of qualification awarded

PhD

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered

Title of the thesis: “The microwave remote sensing contribution in flood forecast: soil moisture and snow cover maps”. The objective of this work is the retrieval of soil moisture and snow maps by means of ENVISAT/ASAR data. This activity has been possible thanks to two European projects: FLOODMAN and ENVISNOW.

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Universities of Basilicata, Florence, Genoa and Pisa (Italy). Doctoral program in "Methods and Technologies for Environmental Monitoring"

Level in national or international classification

ISCED 6

Dates

1991 - 2002

Title of qualification awarded

University degree in Telecommunications Engineering

Principal subjects / occupational skills covered

Thesis title: “Artificial neural networks applications for mobile phones”.

Electronics theory and technology, applied electromagnetics, network theory and techniques, applied mathematics, measurement techniques, remote sensing, telecommunications and information theory.

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

University of Florence, Italy

Level in national or international classification

ISCED 5A

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue

Italian

Other language

English