Subject Area
Marine Geology, Geophysics
Activities
• Marine Exploration - Geology – Geophysics
• Seabed Mapping - Morphology Tectonics and Structure
• Geomorphological – Sedimentological processes in deep sea slopes and basins, Submarine landslides – Underwater volcanic structures.
• Deep Sea Extreme marine environments, Mud Volcanoes, Brine lakes.
My main field of interest focuses on the seabed detailed mapping and the
sea floor type identification via the acoustic backscattering. Moreover, I
enjoy the development of new algorithms and mathematical techniques for
enhancing features - structures, and extracting information from geophysical– topographical and remote sensing data. I’ve been specialized in studying the synergy of multi-frequency deep-tow sidescan sonar data, multibeam swath data and coincident acoustic imagery for sea floor type identification.
Sea regions of study
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
Skills
Technical skills Work effectively with a wide range of
devices, applications, hardware and software tools, organizing and
leading research missions, effectual planning acquisition and data processing.
Business skills
Effective work in multi-disciplinary and cross cultural teams,
effective communication (written and presentations), learning and
adaptability, building and managing a research team, contractor
management, report writing, critical thinking, analyzing multisource information.
Computer skills
Advanced knowledge of computer use and management of computer networks
in several environments: DOS / WINDOWS - UNIX (HP, SUN, SGI) -OS / 2 and
GNU / LINUX (Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse).
Keen programming ability with various software tools in the fields of
Processing - Management and Visualization of geophysical, geological and
geospatial data, digital processing of remote sensing images and GIS.
