is Associate Professor in the Geology Division of the School of Sciences and Technology of the University of Camerino, Italy. His research activity is mainly addressed to the study of brittle deformation, and on its applications to solving regional and seismotectonic problems, as well as the recovery of geofluids from the subsurface. Specifically, he has carried out investigations on: 1) active tectonics of central and southern Italy, focusing on the seismogenic potential of active faults; and 2) nucleation and growth processes of faults and fractures in carbonate rocks.