I am an Associate Professor in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Idaho; until 2012 I was with the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, as Assistant Research Scientist (2005-2009) and Associate Research Professor (2009-2012).
I held research fellowships at the Italian national Research Council (2004-2005) and at the Institute for Environment and Sustainability of the European Commission’s Joint Research Center (2002-2004), and was a visiting scientist at the Natural Resources Institute - University of Greenwich (2000-2002).
Areas of Interest
- Global scale applications of low and medium resolution satellite data
- Remote sensing of fire
- Multitemporal algorithms
- Validation of low resolution thematic products
- REDD+
Degrees
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Degree TypeMSDegree DetailsEnvironmental Engineering, 2000, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
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Degree TypePh.DDegree DetailsGeodesy and Geomatics, 2005, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
The overarching theme of my research is the use of remote sensing as tool for global environmental monitoring, with a focus on the generation of systematic, multiannual measurements of climatic variables. The current observations from environmental satellites are going to be an essential part of future data records, and will increasingly have a key role in allowing us to understand our changing planet.
Since 2005 I have been part of the team developing the MODIS Global Burned Area Product; more recently, I have used the experience matured on the MODIS Science Team to apply the same automatic and systematic approach, to test the generation of Landsat scale continental and global products for fire, and for forest disturbances.
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NASA MODIS Science Team
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CEOS Cal Val, Land Cover Product Validation Subgroup, Fire Product Validation focus area, co-Chair
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GOFC-GOLD Fire Implementation Team, member
