Role
Director of the National Earthquake Observatory of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).
Bio
After graduating in Geology from Sapienza University of Rome in 1991, she specialized in seismology at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in Menlo Park, California. She then continued her training at the University of L'Aquila and at the INGV, where she joined on a permanent basis in 1999. Since 1998, she has participated in the activities of the Operations and Monitoring Room for the Civil Protection Agency.
Specializing in Earth sciences, she has led research groups focused on seismic data analysis and the deep structure of the Earth's crust and mantle. Her research analyzes seismic sequences to characterize active faults and seismic anisotropy using wave birefringence. She has coordinated major national and international projects such as RETREAT, AlpArray, the National Earthquake Observatory's mobile seismic network for emergency response during large earthquakes, and the development of the INGV Operations Rooms for earthquake monitoring in Italy.
Author of over 100 international scientific publications, she is active in the analysis of local seismic wave amplification and site effects. She regularly participates in INGV's outreach activities for schools and the media and manages operational agreements with the National Civil Protection Agency.