Phd in INFRASTRUCTURES AND TRANSPORT

Research: “Participatory smart cities: a crowdsourced data integration model for sustainable mobility and road safety planning”

PhD Candidate in Infrastructures and Transport at Sapienza University of Rome. My research focuses on participatory smart cities, data-driven decision support, sustainable mobility, and road safety. Alongside my academic activity, I have more than six years of professional experience in digital communication and journalism, combining analytical, technical, and communication skills in multidisciplinary research environments.

Specifically, my work develops an integrated decision-support framework that combines crowdsourced citizen reports with official mobility and road safety data to support evidence-based planning and policymaking for sustainable mobility and safer transport systems. The research explores how participatory data can enhance urban planning, policy evaluation, and anticipatory decision-making within smart city contexts.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Crowdsourcing, Citizen Science, Data Integration, Sustainable Mobility, Road Safety, Transport Planning

TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Data collection, preprocessing and analysis
- Python programming for data analysis and machine learning
- Natural Language Processing (NLP) and data visualization
- CMS-based website management (WordPress, Drupal)
- Digital communication and social media management
- Proofreading and scientific editing
- Graphic design and image editing (Canva, GIMP)

EDUCATION
- PhD in “Infrastructures and Transport” at Sapienza University of Rome (November 2023-ongoing)
Research project: “Participatory smart cities: a crowdsourced data integration model for sustainable mobility and road safety planning”

- PhD Visiting Period at DTU - Technical University of Denmark (February 2025-May 2025)
Conducted research on crowdsourcing platforms adopted by Danish municipalities, attended advanced courses in business analytics and machine learning, developed and tested the proposed data integration framework through case studies (Aarhus, Odense and Gentofte), and presented the research outcomes to the DTU Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) research group.

- Master's degree in "Business communication and public communication" at University of Salerno (October 2014-February 2018)
Rating: 110/110 with honors
Experimental thesis in Digital Policies: "Open source, a development opportunity for Italian SMEs"

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
- Enrolled in the Register of Public Journalists
Order of Journalists - Campania Regional Council (April 2022)

- First-level Master in "A18: Teaching of philosophical and humanistic subjects in secondary schools: teaching methodologies" at eCampus University (February 2023-July 2023)

- Master in Global Marketing, Communication & Made in Italy
Italy USA Foundation and Centro Studi "Comunicare L'Impresa" (December 2020)

- Professional Accredited by the Italy USA Foundation (May 2019)
Recognition achieved as part of the attendance of the "Master in Global Marketing, Communication & Made in Italy" and obtained on the occasion of a ceremony held in the Hall of Parliamentary Groups of the Chamber of Deputies in Rome