Key Figures

Name Position Affiliation Skill & Experience
Pierpaolo CampostriniPierpaolo Campostrini Project Coordinator & WP4 Leader CNR
Associate researcher to ISMAR CNR. Managing Director of CORILA. Italian national expert in the Program Committee of the H2020 Societal Challenge “Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research & the bio-economy”; played the same role in the FP7 Program Committee “Environment (including Climate changes)”. Member of the Executive Committee of the Management Board of the JPI Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans, appointed by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research.
Andrea BarbantiAndrea Barbanti WP3 Leader
Project management. Coordination of international projects both in Research and Consultancy. Coastal Oceanography and ICZM.
Paola FocacciaPaola Focaccia Lead Partner Financial Manager
Administrative and financial management of international projects
Francesco MuscoFrancesco Musco WP1 Coordinator & Tasks Leader 1.1 and 1.3 Environmental planning  with particular attention to climate change and extension of planning system towards coastal and marine environments
Elena GissiElena Gissi Task 1.2 Coordinator for Adriatic-Ionian macroregion / Task 3.1 Leader MSP methodology considering barriers and bottlenecks in elaboration and implementation. Evaluation of MSP experiences with respect to key principles from directives and MSP literature
Renzo MosettiRenzo Mosetti Task 1.2 Leader; Task 1.3 Coordinator for Northern Adriatic region OGS
Ecosystem modelling and environmental-economic problems. Physical oceanography, ocean-climate interactions,hydrodynamic and marine coastal modeling, socio-economic analysis and modeling, data management and observational network in coastal areas
Marina LipizerMarina Lipizer Task 1.2 Leader; Task 1.3 Coordinator for Northern Adriatic region OGS Physical, chemical and biological oceanography, impact of human activities on coastal environments; multidisciplinary data collection, quality control and management and map distribution of environmental data
Simonetta FraschettiSimonetta Fraschetti Task 1.2: Southern Adriatic - Ionian Area Coordinator; Task 3.3 leader CON
 Field descriptive research, manipulative experiments and spatial analysis techniques with the aim of gaining a better understanding of the pattern of distribution of marine biodiversity and of the processes shaping marine communities
Michele ScardiMichele Scardi Task 1.2 MSFD descriptors CON
Expertise in data analysis techniques. Implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive for Italy
Harry CoccossisHarry Coccossis Task 1.4, 3.5, 3.7 Leader
Urban and regional development, environmental management and planning;  coastal zone and islands' management, tourism and environmental planning
Alessandro SarrettaAlessandro Sarretta WP2 Coordinator
Collection, analysis and processing data on morphology, sedimentology, bathymetry, hydrodynamics, effect of human interventions on coastal systems. Expertise in standardization and interoperability of geospatial data and systems, web-based Spatial Data Infrastructures, international standards (ISO, OGC, INSPIRE)
Alessandra GiorgettiAlessandra Giorgetti Task 2.1 Leader OGS
Oceanographic data management, scientific data validation and processing
Vassiliki VassilopoulouVassiliki Vassilopoulou WP5 Coordinator HCMR
Potential of implementing Marine Spatial Planning in greek waters.  Study of  pressures and impacts of human uses on the marine ecosystem under the MSFD perspective. Extensive interaction with stakeholders and organization of  outcomes dissemination
Mairi ManiopoulouMairi Maniopoulou Task 5.1 Leader HCMR
Coordination of dissemination activities, as Policy Scientist and Communication expert  
Loredana AlfarèLoredana Alfarè Task 5.2 Leader
Project monitoring, participation processes; socio-economic analysis of the coastal zone
Paraskevi KarachleParaskevi Karachle Task 5.3 Leader HCMR Interactions with stakeholders, contributing for an adaptive management process. Reporting and dissemination, organization of meetings and workshops, promotion of networking between scientists and stakeholders
Frank MaesFrank Maes Advisory Board Member Ghent University
International and European environmental law, also related to climate change, fresh water  and protection of oceans and seas. Maritime spatial planning legal framework and local ecological fisheries knowledge.
Vanessa StelzenmüllerVanessa Stelzenmüller Advisory Board Member TI Institute for Sea Fisheries
Development of practical tools for marine spatial planning and the strategic support for implementation of MSFD. Analysis of conflicts between fisheries and other uses such as the offshore renewables and valuable ecosystem components, using integrated temporal and spatial modelling approaches and probabilistic risk assessment of spatial management options.
Vittorio BaraleVittorio Barale  Advisory Board Member JRC
Monitoring of near-coastal environment scenarios for Integrated Coastal Management  and MSP techniques, concentrating primarily on  the ecosystem-based approach. Remote sensing for studies of the marine environment and use of optical observations for the assessment of marine and coastal processes.