Roberto holds a degree in Civil Engineering gained in 2008 and his final year dissertation project is related to hydraulic engineering and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). He continued his education by accomplishing a Ph.D. in Geosciences at the University of Lausanne. During his Ph.D. studies, he was also working at the Institute of Earth Sciences (SUPSI) of Lugano. Since January 2012, he`s been responsible for the research and development sector in Gter srl spin-off of the Engineering Faculty of the University of Genoa (UNIGE). He has also participated in numerous training GIS seminars organized by Gter and the University (USI, SUPSI, UNIGE). ©