Associate Professor in Petrology at the Department of Physics and Geology, University of Perugia. I focus my research on the characterisation of magmatic systems with emphasis on time-scales of pre-eruptive dynamics. Since 2002, I’ve carried out an intense laboratory work mainly focused on the development of analytical protocols for laser ablation mass spectrometry. Since 2014, I have started a new research line focused on the application of machine learning techniques to Earth Sciences.