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monitoring. During his activities he has developed skills in GIS, land surveying with GPS or Laser Scanners and data analysis by R programming. He is a member of NATRISK - Research Centre on Natural Risks in Mountain and Hilly Environments, in the same University. He acts as a freelance consultant, in the same topics, for other research bodies, training agencies and professionals, too. Outside his research and professional activities, he carries on his passion for mountain by practising hiking, snowshoeing and climbing. Additionally, he is a, martial arts and self-defence, instructor.

University. She is actively involved in outreach and soil awareness raising activities targeting kids and the large public, and in international training

activities focusing on mountain development and management.

Danilo Godone holds a PhD in "Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences", doctorate's topic was cryosphere's phenomena monitoring by geomatic methodologies. Currently he is a PostDoc grant holder, at Turin University, studying geomatic contribution in land management and analysis. His main research interests are, however, landslide, glacier and, more generally, natural disasters

Silvia Stanchi holds a PhD in "Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences", with a focus on fractal theory approaches for the study of soil aggregation and structure. Currently, she is a PostDoc at Turin University working on soil hazards and vulnerability in mountain areas. Silvia Stanchi is a member of NATRISK - Research Centre on Natural Risks in Mountain and Hilly Environments, in the same
