Luca has a BSC and MSC in forestry with a PhD in ecology at the University of Tuscia focused on linking tree-ring and remote sensing data. His following research activity aimed to understand the dynamics of old growth forests and how they are responding to climate change effects. His expertises span from dendroecology to remote sensing, data analysis and programming. He works as a junior researcher at IAFES within the ICOS project, dealing with data processing and analysis.