R&D, Innovation manager with long-standing experience in working with and for cities on a series of topics dealing with innovation deployment: urban mobility, climate adaptation, digital transition. UIA Project officer with a portfolio of 15 projects on urban poverty, social cohesion, jobs and skills, innovative cities governances. Strong experience in transportation and mobility research with engineering background and senior management and technical coordinator of EU-funded projects on innovation for solving environmental issues; development and implementation of mobility and logistics ICT solutions; impact assessment of technological advances; impact quantification of energy initiatives in mobility. Extensive experience gained in private, academic and research, and international environments during the last 16 years. Expert evaluator and reviewer for the INEA, REA, COST actions and EIT Mobility.