He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Brescia (1990) and obtained a PhD in Sanitary Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano (1996). Currently Full Professor of Sanitary-Environmental Engineering (since March 2005) at the University of Brescia and Director of the Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture, Territory, Environment and Mathematics. Author of over 380 scientific publications (over 100 on Scopus). Co-inventor of 7 patents.