Function and Responsibilities:

GEOFON Program Manager
http://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/

Research Interests:

• Real-time seismology
• GNSS real-time data/products integration in seismology
  
• Instrumental seismology
• Quality metrics for seismic data
• Analysis of seismic signals
• Tsunami and Earthquake early warning systems
• Data Management best practices development
• Identifying and testing the suitable instruments for seismic noise recordings
• Development and application of quick and non-invasive methods for earthquake microzonation.
• Estimation of local site amplification effects.

Career:

2015-Present: GEOFON Group Leader, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences.
Section 2.4, Seismology.

2011-2015: Postdoc, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences.
Section 2.4, Seismology.
Coordination of the PROTECTS seismological capacity building program.

2010-2011: Postdoc, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences.
Section 2.1, Earthquake Risk and Early Warning.
Coordination of the Work Package 4 ERN, Networking European Rapid response Networks.
Testing seismological equipment and communication systems suitable for rapid deployments of realtime seismic networks.

2008-2010: Coordination and research activities (Doctorate), Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences.
Section 2.1, Earthquake Risk and Early Warning.
Design, Installation and startup of a cross-border rapid response network (CAREMON); Earthquake Microzonation studies for the Bishkek test-site; Capacity building program.

Education:

2005-2010: Ph.D. Geophysics, University of Potsdam, Germany.
Development of techniques for earthquake microzonation studies in different urban environment.

1997- 2004: M.Sc. Geology, University of Basilicata, Italy.
Site effects of the 2002 Molise earthquake, Italy: analysis of strong motion, ambient noise, and synthetic data from 2D modeling in San Giulano di Puglia.

Projects:

Current projects

2022-2026: Geo-INQUIRE - Geosphere INfrastructures for QUestions into Integrated REsearch

Funding Agency: EC Horizon Europe programme, Project Number: 101058518

2021-2023: eFAIRs - Enhancing FAIRness in seismological data management.

Funding Agency: Helmholtz Association Initative and Networking Fund (INF).

2020-2023: EWRICA - Early-Warning and Rapid Impact Assessment with real-time GNSS in the Mediterranean.

Funding Agency: DE BMBF.

2020-2023: EPOS-SP - European Plate Observing System - Sustainability Phase.

Funding Agency: EU Horizon 2020.

2019-2022: EOSC-Pillar - Coordination and harmonization of national initiatives to support EOSC.

Funding Agency: EU Horizon 2020.

Former projects

2018-2020: EOSC-hub - Integrating and managing services for the European Open Science Cloud.

Funding Agency: EU Horizon 2020.

2017-2020: SERA - Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Research Infrastructure Alliance for Europe.

Funding Agency: EU Horizon 2020.

2018-2019: GDN - Geo Data Node.

Funding Agency: DE BMBF.

2015-2019: EPOS-IP - European Plate Observing System - Implementation Phase.

Funding Agency: EU Horizon 2020.

2015-2018: EUDAT2020.

Funding Agency: EU Horizon 2020.

2011-2014: PROTECTS - Project for Training, Education and Consulting for Tsunami Early Warning Systems.

Funding Agency: DE BMBF.

2010-2011: NERA - Network of European Research Infrastructures for Earthquake Risk Assessment and Mitigation.

Funding Agency: EU FP7.

2008-2010: CASCADE - Central Asian Cross-border Natural Disaster prevention.

Funding Agency: DE Federal Foreign Office.

2005-2006: DPC-S3 - Shaking scenarios and expected damage potential in areas of priority and/or strategic interest.

Funding Agency: IT Civil Protection - University of Basilicata.

Research Boards and Committees:

• ORFEUS Executive Committee member (since 2019)
  
• ORFEUS Secretary General (2015-17)
• EIDA Management Board Chair (2015-17)
• EIDA Technical Commission Chair (2013-15)