1971 Born on September 26 in Venezia (Italy). 1994 Graduated in Civil Engineering. Universitá degli studi di Padova. 1998 PhD in Hydraulic Engineering. Universitá degli studi di Padova. 1998 - 2000 Postdoctoral fellow. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Soil Physics, ETH-Zurich. Switzerland 2000 - 2003 Assistant Professor. University of Padova. Italy. 2003 - 2011 Assistant Professor (tenured). University of Padova. Italy. 2011 - Associate Professor. University of Padova. Italy.