CV

Education

2023 Ph.D. candidate in the Archaeology program, Harvard University

2009 MA in Archaeology and Ancient Culture, University of Bologna. Dissertation “Ships and Navigation in Ancient Egypt”

2006 BA in Archaeology, University of Padua. Dissertation “Iconography of Divinity in Heliopolis”. 

Research

2023 Fellowship for the project “AUU-Italian Contribution to the Education Sector Development Program (ESDP) – Post-graduate Program (PGP)”, Role: Development of an archeological geodatabase in ArcGIS Pro indicating the archaeological evidence to facilitate the reconstruction of the patterns of occupation in the area, scientific advisor Prof. Andrea Manzo. 

2021-2022 Fellowship for the project “Publication of the final reports of the Italian Archaeological Mission to the Sudan, Kassala, and Butana Archaeological projects”, Role: Development of an archaeological geodatabase in ArcGIS Pro including the data collected during the field seasons between 1980-1995 in Eastern Sudan, scientific advisor Prof. Andrea Manzo.

Previous archaeological projects

2023 Prehistory Survey Project, NEOM, Saudi Arabia

2022-today Archaeological investigation at Mersa Gawasis (harbor site – Red Sea Coast), L’Orientale University of Naples, Italy

2022-today Archaeological investigation in Sicily (Siracusa area), EOS Project, Washington University in St. Louis, and University of Connecticut

2021/2023 Archaeological survey in Erbil (Iraq), EPAS, Harvard University2020-2019 Archaeological excavation at Ayn Sokhna (harbor site – Red Sea Coast), Sorbonne University

2019 Archaeological Excavation Mahal Teglinos, Kassala, Sudan, Univerista’ L’Orientale di Napoli

2019 Underwater Excavation Croatia, International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar

2016 Archaeological Excavation at Khor Karfot, Dalqut (Oman), Khor Kharfot Foundation.

2015 Italian Archaeological Mission in Sudan – Gebel Barkal, University of Venice.

2015 Archaeological Excavation at Kurgus (Sudan), British Museum.

2014-2016 Elkab Desert Survey Project, Archaeological Research Mission Yale University, Luxor area.

2015-2016      also part of the Moalla Survey Project, Yale University

2010-2016 Archaeological Excavation at Nag el –Qarmila (Aswan, Egypt). Aswan-Kom Ombo    Archaeological Project, Yale University- Bologna University. Predynastic and Paleolithic sites.

2013 Archaeological Excavation at Chaglinka (Astana region, Kazakhstan), Italian Archaeological Expedition Kazakhstan, University of Bologna.

2008 Archaeological Excavation at Bakchias (Fayyum, Egypt). University of Bologna (Sergio Pernigotti). 

Linguistic skills

Italian (native)

English (fluent)

Spanish (good)

French (good)

Arabic (basic)

Technical skills

Good knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS Pro, Agisoft Photoscan and Metashape, Structure for Motion, ESRI Drone2Map, DJI Maverick, Phantom, Blender, RTI, laser scanner, GIS, photogrammetry, Suite Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator Basic knowledge of Adobe in Design, Unity

Other activities

Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals:

1. Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (DAACH)

2. Advances in Archaeological Practice