Aldo Zollo

Aldo Zollo (born November 9, 1959, Naples, Italy) is Full Professor of Seismology and Digital Signal Processing at the University of Naples Federico II, where he obtained the degree in Physics degree in 1983. He has defended his PhD thesis in Solid Earth Geophysics (Seismology) at the University of Paris VII in 1990. In his research, he deals with theoretical and experimental aspects of seismic wave propagation and fracture processes of the Earth's crust that occur during earthquakes. He has been responsible for several research projects funded by national and international agencies in the areas of seismic exploration of volcanoes, the seismic source process modelling and the development of early warning systems for earthquake prevention.

Born

November 9, 1959, Naples, Italy

Nationality

Italian

Education

University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Fields

Earth Sciences - Seismology/Seismics : seismic fracture modelling; seismic wave propagation; strong motion seismology and engineering applications; volcano structures and imaging; seismic exploration of the subsoil for hydrocarbon location.

Institutions

University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Notes

Top Italian Scientist in Natural & Environmental Sciences

He has been member of the National Group of Experts for the Evaluation of the Research for the “Earth Sciences” area (GEV04) in Italy (2011-2012), Member of the National Commission for Forecasting and Preventing Great Risks nominated by the President of the Council of Ministers (2012-2015), member of Scientific Councils of INGV (Italy) in two rounds (2006-2010 and 2020-2024) and ISTerre (France) (2012-2014), Editor of the Geophysical Research Letters (Solid Earth) (2001-2007). In 2007, the President of the Republic awarded him the honor of "Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana" for scientific merit. In 2020 he has been appointed as Member of the prestigious European Academy of Sciences.

Aldo Zollo is the Head of the Seismological Laboratory (RISSC-Lab,) at the Department of Physics of the University of Naples Federico II. RISSC-LAB is composed of two full professors, six associate professors/tenure-track/researchers, one lab-manager, two technologists, five Post-Docs and six PhD students from the Doctorate Programs in Physics and Structural Engineering, Geotechnics and Seismic Risk of the University of Naples and MERC Program of the Scuola Superiore Meridionale. RISSC-Lab has a consolidated international reputation in seismic data acquisition, analysis and modeling, including the kinematic and dynamic modelling of the earthquake source, wave propagation, static and time-varying three-dimensional tomography and ambient noise analysis. In recent years, RISSC-Lab developed an outstanding expertise in Earthquake Early Warning, significantly contributing to the research in the field and to the development of specific software for regional and onsite applications, through the participation to research European projects (i.e., SAFER (FP6), REAKT, NERA, GEISER (FP7), EPOS, GOBEYOND, TRANSFORM (H2020)). It operates the Irpinia Near Fault observatory INFO, grounded on the monitoring infrastructure ISNET (Irpinia Seismic Network), that delivers data and products (seismic bulletin, earthquake parameters, etc.) to the Civil Protection and the wide scientific community in Geosciences. ISNet is the backbone of the Early Warning System under experimentation in Southern Italy since 2009.

Education

• Master thesis in Physics at the University of Naples Federico II (1983)

• PhD in Internal Geophysics (Seismology) at the Université de Paris VII (Paris, France) (1990)

Current position

• Full Professor (Solid Earth Physics and Seismology) at the University of Naples Federico II (since 2002)

Previous positions

• 1997-2002 Associate Professor (Seismology) at the University of Naples Federico II

• 1993-1996 Associate Professor (Solid Earth Physics) at the University of Naples Federico II

• 1991-1992 Researcher at the University of Naples Federico II

• 1988-1990 EU fellowship at Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Paris, France.

• 1983-1987 Research contract at Osservatorio Vesuviano, Napoli.

Fellowships and awards

• 2007 Honour of "Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana" for scientific merit from the President of the Italian Republic

• 2013 Invited Professorship at Ecole Normale Superieure, Department of Geosciences

• 2015 Invited Professorship at Institut de Sciences de la Terre, Grenoble

• 2020 Elected Member of the Academy of Europe for the Earth & Cosmic Sciences section

Supervision of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows

• 31 Postdocs / 22 PhD / 50 Master Students at University of Naples Federico II

Teaching activities

• Full Professor in Earthquake Source Seismology and Digital Signal Processing, MSc Degree Course in Physics at University of Naples Federico II

Organisation of scientific meetings

• International Training Course and workshop “Seismology@School”, Italy, 2012, Organizer

Institutional responsibilities

• 2006-2012 Coordinator of the Doctorate School on Seismic Risk of the University of Naples Federico II

• Since 2016 Member of the Doctorate Schools Boards on Structural Engineering, Geotechnics and Seismic Risk (ISGERS) of the University of Naples Federico II

• Since 2021 Member of the Doctorate Schools Boards on Modeling and Engineering Risk and Complexity (MERC) of the Scuola Superiore Meridionale

• Since 2016 Past-President of RISS srl, Spin-off of the University of Naples Federico II

• 2020-2023 Member of the Scientific Council of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

• Since 2025 Coordinator of the Section Physics of the Universe of the Department of Physics at University of Naples Federico II

Reviewing activities

• Editor of the Geophysical Research Letters (Solid Earth) (2001-2007)

• Associate Editor of the Journal of Geophysical Research (1993-1996).

• Editor of Nature Scientific Reports (2024-present)

• Guest Editor of Frontiers Special Issue on Advances and New Methods in Reservoirs Quantitative Characterization Using Seismic Data (2024)

• Guest Editor of Scientific Reports Special Issue on Earthquake monitoring and Early Warning systems (2024-2025)

• Guest Editor of Energies Special Issue on Seismic Monitoring of the Subsoil for the Exploitation of Energy Sources (2022-2023)

Member of the:

• Scientific Committee of INGV, Italy (2011-2014 / 2021-2024)

• Scientific Council of ISTERRE, University of Grenoble, France (since 2012)

• National Group of Experts for the Evaluation of the Research for the “Earth Sciences” area (GEV04) (since 2011)

• Working group for the Guidelines on Induced Seismicity Monitoring, Italian Ministry of Economy, (2014-2019)

• National Commission for Forecasting and Preventing Great Risks nominated by the President of the Council of Ministers (2011-2015)

• Consultant for ENI Spa, Italy (since 2010)

• Consultant for RFI , Italy (since 2018)

• Evaluation committee of the laboratories LGIT-Grenoble (2002, 2005) and EOST-Strasbourg (2008), France

• Scientific Committee of GNDT-CNR, Rome, Italy (1997-1998)

Memberships of scientific societies

• International Association of Seismology of the Earth Interior (since 2007)

• European Geophysical Union (since 2004)

• European Seismological Commission (since 2002)

• American Geophysical Union (since 1994)

• Seismological Soc. of America (since 1994)

Major collaborations

• Dr. Pascal Bernard, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France (topic: earthquake source)

• Prof. D. Giardini, ETH, Zurich (topic: real time earthquake hazard assessment and motigation)

• Prof. Richard Allen, University of Berkeley (topic: earthquake early warning)

• Prof. Jean Virieux, ISTerre, Université Grenoble Alpes, France (topic: imaging)

• Prof. Fabrice Cotton, GFZ Potsdam, Germany (topic: earthquake source)

• Prof. Jindong Song, China Earthquake Adm, Harbin, China (topic: early warning)

Selected publications (past five years)

1. Muzellec, T., De Landro, G., Camanni, G., Adinolfi, G.M., Zollo, A., 2025. The complex 4D multi-segmented rupture of the 2014 Mw 6.2 Northern Nagano Earthquake revealed by high-precision aftershock locations. Tectonophysics 898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2025.230641
2. Palo, M., Zollo, A., 2024. Small-scale segmented fault rupture along the East Anatolian fault during the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake. Commun. Earth Environ. 5. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01597-z
3. Iervolino, I., Cito, P., De Falco, M., Festa, G., Herrmann, M., Lomax, A., Marzocchi, W., Santo, A., Strumia, C., Massaro, L., Scala, A., Scotto di Uccio, F., Zollo, A., 2024. Seismic risk mitigation at Campi Flegrei in volcanic unrest. Nat. Commun. 15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55023-1
4. Rea, R., Colombelli, S., Elia, L., Zollo, A., 2024. Retrospective performance analysis of a ground shaking early warning system for the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake. Commun. Earth Environ. 5. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01507-3
5. Scotto di Uccio, F., Lomax, A., Natale, J., Muzellec, T., Festa, G., Nazeri, S., Convertito, V., Bobbio, A., Strumia, C., Zollo, A., 2024. Delineation and Fine-Scale Structure of Fault Zones Activated During the 2014–2024 Unrest at the Campi Flegrei Caldera (Southern Italy) From High-Precision Earthquake Locations. Geophys. Res. Lett. 51. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL107680
6. Tarantino, S., Poli, P., D’Agostino, N., Vassallo, M., Festa, G., Ventafridda, G., Zollo, A., 2024b. Non-linear elasticity, earthquake triggering and seasonal hydrological forcing along the Irpinia fault, Southern Italy. Nat. Commun. 15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54094-4
7. Wang, Y., Colombelli, S., Zollo, A., Li, S., 2024. Near-epicenter-based partial matching crossover algorithm for estimating the strong-shaking zone of large earthquakes. Bull. Earthquake Engin. 22, 5545–5570. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-024-01981-2
8. Nazeri, S., Abdi, F., Ismail, A., Rahimi, H., Zollo, A., 2023. Earthquake source parameters in Zagros region (Iran) from the time-evolutive P-wave displacement. Sci. Rep. 13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45119-x
9. Palo, M., Picozzi, M., De Landro, G., Zollo, A., 2023. Microseismicity clustering and mechanic properties reveal fault segmentation in southern Italy. Tectonophysics 856. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2023.229849
10. Zollo, A., Colombelli, S., Caruso, A., Elia, L., 2023. An Evolutionary Shaking-Forecast-Based Earthquake Early Warning Method. Earth Space Sci. 10. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EA002657
11. Zollo, A., Nazeri, S., Colombelli, S., 2022. Earthquake Seismic Moment, Rupture Radius, and Stress Drop from P-Wave Displacement Amplitude Versus Time Curves. IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens 60. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2021.3119909
12. Adinolfi, G.M., Cesca, S., Picozzi, M., Heimann, S., Zollo, A., 2019. Detection of weak seismic sequences based on arrival time coherence and empiric network detectability: An application at a near fault observatory. Geophys. J. Int. 218, 2054–2065. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggz248
13. Adinolfi, G.M., Picozzi, M., Cesca, S., Heimann, S., Zollo, A., 2020. An application of coherence-based method for earthquake detection and microseismic monitoring (Irpinia fault system, Southern Italy). J. Seismol. 24, 979–989. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-020-09914-7
14. Amoroso, O., Festa, G., Bruno, P.P., D’Auria, L., De Landro, G., Di Fiore, V., Gammaldi, S., Maraio, S., Pilz, M., Roux, P., Russo, G., Serlenga, V., Serra, M., Woith, H., Zollo, A., 2018. Integrated tomographic methods for seismic imaging and monitoring of volcanic caldera structures and geothermal areas. J. Appl. Geophys. 156, 16–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2017.11.012
15. Bianco, F., Capuano, P., Del Pezzo, E., De Siena, L., Maercklin, N., Russo, G., Vassallo, M., Virieux, J., Zollo, A., 2022. Seismic and Gravity Structure of the Campi Flegrei Caldera, Italy, in: Active Volcan. World. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 55–94. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37060-1_2
16. Bracale, M., Colombelli, S., Elia, L., Karakostas, V., Zollo, A., 2021. Design, Implementation and Testing of a Network-Based Earthquake Early Warning System in Greece. Front. Earth Sci. 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.667160
17. Carranza, M., Mattesini, M., Buforn, E., Zollo, A., Torrego, I., 2021. Four Years of Earthquake Early Warning in Southern Iberia: 2016–2019. Front. Earth Sci. 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.696191
18. Colombelli, S., Carotenuto, F., Elia, L., Zollo, A., 2020a. Design and implementation of a mobile device app for network-based earthquake early warning systems (EEWSs): Application to the PRESTo EEWS in southern Italy. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 20, 921–931. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-921-2020
19. Colombelli, S., Festa, G., Zollo, A., 2020b. Early rupture signals predict the final earthquake size. Geophys. J. Int. 223, 692–706. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggaa343
20. D’Agostino, N., Silverii, F., Amoroso, O., Convertito, V., Fiorillo, F., Ventafridda, G., Zollo, A., 2018. Crustal Deformation and Seismicity Modulated by Groundwater Recharge of Karst Aquifers. Geophys. Res. Lett. 45, 12,253-12,262. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL079794
21. De Landro, G., Amoroso, O., Russo, G., D’Agostino, N., Esposito, R., Emolo, A., Zollo, A., 2022a. Decade-long monitoring of seismic velocity changes at the Irpinia fault system (southern Italy) reveals pore pressure pulsations. Sci. Rep. 12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05365-x
22. De Landro, G., Amoroso, O., Russo, G., D’Agostino, N., Esposito, R., Emolo, A., Zollo, A., 2022b. Author Correction: Decade-long monitoring of seismic velocity changes at the Irpinia fault system (southern Italy) reveals pore pressure pulsations (Scientific Reports, (2022), 12, 1, (1247), 10.1038/s41598-022-05365-x). Sci. Rep. 12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20912-2
23. De Landro, G., Picozzi, M., Russo, G., Adinolfi, G.M., Zollo, A., 2020b. Seismic networks layout optimization for a high-resolution monitoring of induced micro-seismicity. J. Seismol. 24, 953–966. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-019-09880-9
24. De Landro, G., Serlenga, V., Amoroso, O., Russo, G., Festa, G., Zollo, A., 2019. High Resolution Attenuation Images From Active Seismic Data: The Case Study of Solfatara Volcano (Southern Italy). Front. Earth Sci. 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2019.00295
25. Festa, G., Adinolfi, G.M., Caruso, A., Colombelli, S., De Landro, G., Elia, L., Emolo, A., Picozzi, M., Scala, A., Carotenuto, F., Gammaldi, S., Iaccarino, A.G., Nazeri, S., Riccio, R., Russo, G., Tarantino, S., Zollo, A., 2021. Insights into mechanical properties of the 1980 irpinia fault system from the analysis of a seismic sequence. Geosciences 11, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11010028
26. Festa, G., Picozzi, M., Caruso, A., Colombelli, S., Cattaneo, M., Chiaraluce, L., Elia, L., Martino, C., Marzorati, S., Supino, M., Zollo, A., 2018. Performance of earthquake early warning systems during the 2016-2017 Mw5-6.5 central Italy sequence. Seismol. Res. Lett. 89, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220170150
27. Gammaldi, S., Amoroso, O., D’Auria, L., Zollo, A., 2018. High resolution, multi-2D seismic imaging of Solfatara crater (Campi Flegrei Caldera, southern Italy) from active seismic data. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 357, 177–185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2018.03.025
28. Gammaldi, S., Ismail, A., Zollo, A., 2022. Fluid Accumulation Zone by Seismic Attributes and Amplitude Versus Offset Analysis at Solfatara Volcano, Campi Flegrei, Italy. Front. Earth Sci. 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.866534
29. Ismail, A., Ewida, H.F., Al-Ibiary, M.G., Nazeri, S., Salama, N.S., Gammaldi, S., Zollo, A., 2021. The detection of deep seafloor pockmarks, gas chimneys, and associated features with seafloor seeps using seismic attributes in the West offshore Nile Delta, Egypt. Explor. Geophys. 52, 388–408. https://doi.org/10.1080/08123985.2020.1827229
30. Ismail, A., Ewida, H.F., Nazeri, S., Al-Ibiary, M.G., Zollo, A., 2022. Gas channels and chimneys prediction using artificial neural networks and multi-seismic attributes, offshore West Nile Delta, Egypt. J. Pet. Sci. Eng. 208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109349
31. Ismail, A., Gammaldi, S., Chiuso, T., Zollo, A., 2020c. Seismic imaging of the Solfatara crater (Campi Flegrei caldera, southern Italy): New evidence of the fluids migration pathways in the shallow structures. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2020.107005
32. Nazeri, S., Colombelli, S., Zollo, A., 2019. Fast and accurate determination of earthquake moment, rupture length and stress release for the 2016-2017 Central Italy seismic sequence. Geophys. J. Int. 217, 1425–1432. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggz097
33. Nazeri, S., Zollo, A., Adinolfi, G.M., Amoroso, O., Picozzi, M., 2022. The 2017 Ischia Earthquake (Southern Italy): Source Mechanism and Rupture Model from the Inversion of a Near-Source Strong Motion Record. IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens 60. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2021.3111400
34. Picozzi, M., Bindi, D., Spallarossa, D., Oth, A., Di Giacomo, D., Zollo, A., 2019a. Moment and energy magnitudes: Diversity of views on earthquake shaking potential and earthquake statistics. Geophys. J. Int. 216, 1245–1259. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggy488
35. Picozzi, M., Bindi, D., Zollo, A., Festa, G., Spallarossa, D., 2019b. Detecting long-lasting transients of earthquake activity on a fault system by monitoring apparent stress, ground motion and clustering. Sci. Rep. 9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52756-8
36. Supino, M., Festa, G., Zollo, A., 2019. A probabilistic method for the estimation of earthquake source parameters from spectral inversion: Application to the 2016-2017 Central Italy seismic sequence. Geophys. J. Int. 218, 988–1007. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggz206
37. Tarantino, S., Colombelli, S., Emolo, A., Zollo, A., 2019. Quick determination of the earthquake focal mechanism from the azimuthal variation of the initial P-wave amplitude. Seismol. Res. Lett. 90, 1642–1649. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220180290
38. Trabattoni, A., Festa, G., Longo, R., Bernard, P., Plantier, G., Zollo, A., Strollo, A., 2022. Microseismicity Monitoring and Site Characterization With Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS): The Case of the Irpinia Fault System (Southern Italy). J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth 127. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JB024529
39. Wang, Y., Colombelli, S., Zollo, A., Song, J., Li, S., 2021. Source Parameters of Moderate-ToLarge Chinese Earthquakes From the Time Evolution of P-Wave Peak Displacement on Strong Motion Recordings. Front. Earth Sci. 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.616229
40. Zollo, A., Caruso, A., De Landro, G., Colombelli, S., Elia, L., 2021. A Bayesian Method for Real-Time Earthquake Location Using Multiparameter Data. J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth 126. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB020359

Full list of publications

The full list of publications is available at Aldo Zollo - Google Scholar

Citation metrics

(website access date 10/04/2024)

• Scopus: 232 docs, H-index 49, 4037 citations

• Google Scholar: 665 docs, H-index is 58, 10640 total times cited

Research monographs and books

• Zollo A. and Emolo A., 2011. Terremoti ed onde: Metodi e pratica della sismologia moderna, Liguori Ed, Napoli, pp 440, ISBN-13978- 88-207-3585-2

• Iannaccone G. and A. Zollo, 2010 Metodi e Tecnologie per L’Early Warning Sismico, Ed. Doppiavoce, pp 466, ISBN 978-88-89972-20-5

• W. Marzocchi and A. Zollo, 2008. Conception, verification and application of innovative techniques to study active volcanoes, Ed. Doppiavoce, pp 495, 978-88-89972-09-0

• Zollo A., Capuano P. and M. Corciulo, 2006, Geophysical Exploration of the Campi Flegrei (Southern Italy) Caldera' Interiors: Data, Methods and Results. Doppiavoce, NAPOLI, pp. 88-99. ISBN 978-88-89972-04-5

Invited lectures

• 2025 Conferencia Alerta Temprana, Madrid on Impact-Based earthquake Early Warning

• 2025 Return Academy Lecture on Sistemi di early Warning dei Terremoti, Naples

• 2024 Distinguished Lecture at Scuola Superiore Meridionale on Il puzzle del vulcano dei Campi Flegrei Il contributo della Scienza nella gestione multi-rischio dell’emergenza vulcanica

• 2024 Invited lecture at the National Council of Engineering on Earthquake Early Warning

• 2023 Invited Talk Institut de Physique du Globe Paris “Exploring the physical grounds of earthquake early warning and its effective implementation”

• 2022 Invited Talk JRC/DG-ECHO/IOC Joint Hybrid-Workshop on Earthquake Early Warning Systems

• 2022 Invited Talk MasterClas Jean Virieux, ISTERRE Grenoble “The puzzle of neapolitan volcanoes”

• 2022 Invited Talk ETH, Zurich GeoSeminars “Toward the effective use of an earthquake early warning system for the high-speed rail network in Italy”

• 2021 Invited Talk Congresso Forense Rischi, Ricordo di Pietro Greco

• 2020 Invited talk on seismic early warning at the 1st INGV Workshop, online

• 2019 Invited talk on seismic early warning at the EPOS workshop, Grenoble, France

• 2019 Invited talk on seismic early warning at the 4th Intl Conference on EEWS of Seoul, South Korea

• 2018 Short course and Invited talk on Earthquake Fracture and early warning at the Teheran University, Teheran, Iran

• 2017 Invited talk on Earthquake Fracture and early warning at the EOST, Strasbourg, France

• 2017 Invited talk on Earthquake Fracture and early warning at the Cargese School, Corsica, France

• 2016 Invited presentation on Earthquake Early Warning Systems at UCL,UK

• 2016 Invited talk on Earthquake Early Warning Systems at the University of Tel Aviv (TAU), Israel

• 2015 Invited talk on Earthquake Early Warning Systems at the Institut de Sciences de la Terre, Grenoble, France

• 2015 Invited talk on Earthquake Early Warning Systems at the China Earthquake Administration, Beijing, China

• 2013 Invited talk on Earthquake Source Processes at the Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France

Chair at international conferences

• Session The 2016 Central Italy Seismic sequence: Overview of data analyses and source models, EGU 2017

• Session Real time seismology and earthquake early warning, EGU 2017

• Session Real time seismology and earthquake early warning, EGU 2016

• Session Seismological Observation and Interpretation: Real-Time Seismology and Early Warning, IUGG 2015

• Short Course on Earthquake Early Warning: Approaches, Methodologies and Case Studies, EGU 2014

Fundings & Scientific coordination of research projects

• GOBEYOND (Multi-Risk Impact Based Early Warning Systems in Weather and Geo Hazards – EU H2020 – PI University of Naples Federico II – 2023-2026

• RETURN - Multi-risk science for resilient communities under a changing climate – MURPNRR Extended Partnership – Co-Spoke Leader (earthquakes & volcanoes) & Wp leader 2023-2026

• FLUIDS, Ministry of Research – PRIN 2017, 2019-2023, National Coordinator and Scientific Responsible for UNINA

• Seismic Early Warning for High Speed railways – RFI – 2018-2026, Scientific Responsible for UNINA

• Earthquake Monitoring in the Irpinia region – Department of Civil Protection – 2018-2022, Scientific Responsible for UNINA

• Seismic Event Analysis – ENI – 2018-2021, Scientific Responsible for UNINA

• MISE Proj - Ministry Economical Dev (UNMIG) – 2017-2019, Scientific Responsible for UNINA

• SERA – EU Commission - Directorate Generale Research & Innovation(Bruxelles, Belgio), 2006-2009, Work Package leader, 2017-2020

• SHEER – EU Commission - Directorate Generale Research & Innovation(Bruxelles, Belgio), 2015-2018, Third Party UNINA FEDII Coordinatore

• REAKT – EU Commission - Directorate Generale Research & Innovation(Bruxelles, Belgio), 2011-2014, Third Party UNINA FEDII Coordinatore

• RELUIS - Department of Civil Protection-INGV (Roma, Italia), il 2010-2014, Progetto Nazionale, Coordinatore

• NERA – EU Commission- Directorate Generale Research & Innovation(Bruxelles, Belgio), il 2010-2014, Work Package leader

• MATRIX – EU Commission- Directorate Generale Research & Innovation(Bruxelles, Belgio), 2010-2013, Work Package leader

• GEISER – EU Commission - Directorate Generale Research & Innovation(Bruxelles, Belgio), 2009-2012, Work Package leader

• SAFER – EU Commission - Directorate Generale Research & Innovation(Bruxelles, Belgio), 2006-2009, Work Package leader

• V4 - Department of Civil Protection - INGV (Roma, Italia), 2006-2008, Progetto Nazionale coordinatore

• STSS-500 - MIUR PON (Roma, Italia), 2005-2009, PI per Partner UNINA FEDII

• SPICE - EU Commission Directorate Generale Research & Innovation(Bruxelles, Belgio) 2004-2007, PI per Partner UNINA FEDII

• SISMA - MIUR PON (Roma, Italia) 2002-2006, PI per Partner UNINA FEDII

• SERAPIS - Department of Civil Protection Italia (Roma, Italia), 1999-2004, Progetto Nazionale coordinatore

• Tomoves - EU Commission Directorate Generale Research & Innovation(Bruxelles, Belgio), 1999-2000, progetto co-PI e Work Package leader

Main research expeditions

• 1996,1999 Tomoves internal structure of MtVesuvius volcano through high resolution 3D seismic tomography. active seismic campaigns with on-shore sources (1996) and off-shore (1997)

• 2001 SERAPIS - Seismic Acquisition Reflection / refraction for the seismic imaging project of complex volcanic structures, financed by the National Group of Volcanology and National Civil Protection

• 2005 ISNet - Irpinia Seismic Network, Early Warning Seismic Project in the Southern Apennines funded by the Campania Region