He is a physicist, research manager working at the Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis (IMAA) of the National Research Council in Italy, leading the Satellite Remote Sensing
Laboratory. He was involved in several GMES/Copernicus initiatives and EU projects, like GMOSS, G-MOSAIC, PRE-EARTHQUAKES, EUNADICS, DORIS_Net, CORDINET, e-
SHAPE. He is presently the person in charge of the Basilicata Copernicus Relay. Since 2009, he is supporting Basilicata Region in NEREUS matters. Presently, he is member of EO/Copernicus
Working Group and of the NEREUS Standing Committee. He is author of more than 100 papers published on ISI journals and more than 200 publications on
books, reports and proceedings papers with peer reviewing and international distribution. He is Member of the Editorial Board of and acts as referee for several international scientific
Remote Sensing journals (e.g. Remote Sensing of Environment, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Natural Hazards, Remote Sensing, Sensors).