Currently employed as Research Fellow at the Department of History and Cultures (UNIBO), he holds a PhD in History and Archaeology and he has been trained as a field archaeologist and pottery specialist while collaborating with different archaeological projects in Iraq (QADIS, Nineveh) and Turkey (Karkemish). His research topics include the interaction of ancient communities through the study of their pottery assemblages, the evolution of ceramic technology and production and, in general, the material culture of Western Asia in the 1st millennium BCE.
He also had an active role in the activities and management of the BANUU Project, an ERASMUS+ Capacity Building (2020-2023) focused on defining and fostering internship programs in the field of Humanities in Iraqi universities.
Currently Junior Assistant Professor at the Department of History and Cultures (UNIBO), his main interests encompass Landscape Archaeology with a special focus on water management and hydraulic works in ancient societies. His past and present works covered the man-environment interaction and the documentation and analysis of the archaeological record (field survey and excavation) through Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) applications.