Capacity bulding and thematic expertise in the fields of sustainable urban planning, nature-based solutions, circular economy, social innovation, mobility, community-led local development.

I am an Expert for the European Urban Initiative Innovative Actions, a Moderator for the EUI City-to-City Exchanges, as well as a Validated Lead Expert for URBACT IV.

Design of EU project proposals for urban areas under different programmes and initiatives (European Urban Initiative, URBACT, Horizon Europe, Interreg, etc...).

Here's a selection of the most important approved EU-projects I contributed writing:

• EUI-IA CULTIGEN Copenhagen

• UIA SPIRE Baia Mare

• URBACT NEXTAGRI

• Interreg DTP AGORA

• H2020 INCA

Management and coordination of European projects

Academic research on urban-related topics. You can find my publications HERE

I am a Board Member of LDnet, the Local Development Network bringing together knowledge and people in local development 

[2024-present] Lead Expert for the URBACT Innovation Transfer Network CITISENSE led by the Municipality of Piraeus (EL)

[2024-present] Ad-hoc Expert for the URBACT Action Planning Network S.M.ALL led by the Municipality of Ferrara (IT)

[2024-present] EUI-IA Expert for the We-Z Project led by District III of Rome-Montesacro (IT)

[2024-present] EUI-IA Expert for the InterACT Green Project led by the Municipality of Varazdin (HR)

[2020-2024] Project Manager at the Municipality of Milan (IT) in charge for the coordination of the Horizon2020 Project CENTRINNO

[2021-2024] UIA Expert for the Urban Innovative Actions project AIR BREAK led by the Municipality of Ferrara (IT).

READ MY EXPERT OUTPUTS HERE

[2019-2023] Project Manager and Technical & Scientific Coordinator at URBASOFIA for the Urban Innovative Actions project SPIRE Baia Mare (RO)

[2021] Ad-hoc Expert for the URBACT UIA Transfer Mechanism Network NEXTAGRI.