Federico Mattei spent six months in Bangkok during a high-school exchange program in 2012, having the opportunity to discover a new culture and different ecosystem types that aroused him the interest and passion for the natural world. In 2020 he received a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Science from La Sapienza University and in 2024 he obtained a Master’s degree in Ecobiology from La Sapienza University after 9-months internship period accomplished at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) where he developed the skills in geospatial analysis and satellite data processing by working on a project focused on studying the trade-offs in the provision of Ecosystem Services in Vietnam using Earth Observation techniques. After obtaining his Master’s degree he decided to undertake a journey along Central-South America and South-East Asia, focused on reaching places of high naturalistic and ecological value, experiencing first-hand the current threats and effects of Land Cover-Land Use change driven by climate change and economic developments on biodiversity and ecosystems. This experience stimulated him to participate to the XL cycle of the PhD program in Sustainable, Development and Climate Change, organized by IUSS PAVIA working on a project focused on monitoring rapidly shifting landscape in Southeast Asia using innovative Earth Observation techniques. Currently, he is deepening the applications of Machine Learning techniques and Geospatial Foundation Models in satellite data processing and analysis.
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