Ugo Rizzo
Ugo Rizzo is an associate professor of Economic Policy at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Ferrara (Italy). He obtained the PhD from the University of Ferrara and was a visiting student at the University of Manchester (UK). He was a visiting researcher at the Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Management INGENIO [UPV-CSIC] (Valencia, Spain), and at the University of Southampton. Ugo is now part of the team of the UNESCO Chair in ‘Education, Growth and Equality’ and member of SEEDS (Sustainability, Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies), an inter-university research centre in the field of environmental economics. His research focuses on the economics and management of innovation, and in particular on the economics of science, university-industry relations and entrepreneurship.
Giacomo Roberto Lupi
Giacomo Roberto Lupi is a Research Fellow at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Ferrara. His profile combines innovation economics, applied econometrics and experience with technology-related empirical research. His recent publication in Technological Forecasting and Social Change analyzes the technological impact of green technology-based startups using large-scale US patent data and indicators of patent impact, novelty in recombination and inventor-team technological distance. He obtained his PhD in Environmental Sustainability and Wellbeing cum laude at the University of Ferrara. He was a visiting researcher at the Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Management INGENIO UPV-CSIC in Valencia, Spain, and he is currently a member of SEEDS (Sustainability, Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies), an inter-university research center specializing in environmental economics. He graduated from the University of Pavia (LM-56) with 110/110 and holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Bologna (L-33).
Mariavittoria Castellucci
Mariavittoria Castellucci is a PhD candidate in Economics and Management of Innovation and Sustainability at the University of Parma, in a joint program with the University of Ferrara and the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Piacenza. Her research explores innovation, higher education, and environmental issues from an economic perspective. She studied Economics at the University of Ferrara, where she completed both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, specializing in Green Economy and Sustainability at the Master’s level and graduating with 110/110 cum laude. During her PhD, she was a visiting researcher at Università della Corsica Pasquale Paoli in France.
Guido Sciavicco
Guido Sciavicco holds a Bachelor, a Master, and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Udine (Italy). He has been working as junior and senior Post-Doc researcher at the University of Murcia (Spain), and as visiting assistant professor at the University for Information Science and Technology (Macedonia) as well as the Middle East Technical University (Cyprus). Now, he is Associate Professor at the University of Ferrara. Guido Sciavicco is responsible for the Applied Computational Logic and Artificial Intelligence Lab. Guido Sciavicco has co-authored around 150 papers in several different areas of computer science, artificial intelligence, and data analysis, both theoretical and applied.
Nicolò Barbieri
Nicolò Barbieri is an assistant professor of Economic Policy at the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Ferrara and a member of the SEEDS – Sustainability, Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies research centre. He holds a PhD from the University of Bologna. He was a visiting research fellow at the Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Management INGENIO [UPV-CSIC] (Valencia, Spain), at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex (Brighton, UK), and at the TELECOM Ecole de Management – Institut Mines (Evry-Paris, France). Nicolò’s work focuses on different areas of environmental and resource economics. In particular, he studies the technological transition that stands at the heart of the green economy. His research focuses on the impacts and drivers of such transition, delving into the geography of technological change, the labour market dynamics, and the environmental policy actions to tackle the climate crisis. He has convened and taught courses on Eco-Innovation, Firms’ Performance and Policy; Cost-Benefit Analysis, and Economic Policy at the University of Ferrara.