Currently Head of Research Support Office at Sapienza University, providing research services and training for researchers on European projects. Since 2007 expert and Vice Chair, on behalf of the European Commission, within FP7 and Horizon 2020 (in particular MSCA, Blue Growth, Inclusive Societies and SWAFS). 2012-2014: Head of Technology Transfer Office at Politecnico of Milano. 2014–2016: in charge of the Directorate “Promotion and valorisation of Research” at OGS (National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics). 2015-2017: member of the Commission aimed at assessing the Third Mission of Italian Universities and Public Research Centres, on behalf of ANVUR, the Italian Agency for the Evaluation of University and Research System.