Matteo Picozzi

Seismologist, currently Director of the Seismological Research Center (Centro di Ricerche Sismologiche, CRS) at the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), based in Udine, Italy. Formerly Associate Professor of Solid Earth Physics at the Department of Physics "Ettore Pancini" of the University of Naples Federico II.

He graduated in Geological Sciences at the University of Siena in 2001 and obtained a PhD in Earth Sciences at the same university in 2005. From 2006 to 2011, he was a researcher at the GFZ – Helmholtz Centre in Potsdam (Germany), focusing on seismic risk and earthquake early warning systems. He later collaborated with the Italian Civil Protection Department and held academic and research positions at the University of Naples Federico II.

His scientific interests include the study of natural and induced earthquake sources, the characterization of ground shaking due to seismic waves, and the development of early warning and rapid response methodologies for earthquake risk mitigation.

He has authored over 90 peer-reviewed publications in international scientific journals and is co-founder of the academic spin-off "RISS – Real Time Innovative Solutions for Seismology." He has served as associate editor for several journals, including Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Earth Science – Geohazards and Georisks, Academic Platform Journal of Natural Hazards and Disaster Management, and Forecasting.

He has coordinated and participated in numerous national and international research projects, such as:

• TIMeS – Tracking Fluid Migration in Geothermal Fields by Seismic Interferometry
• DRAGON – How to Catch a Dragon King
• PREPARED – Intercepting the Preparatory Phase of Large Earthquakes from Seismic Information and Geodetic Displacement

He has led large-scale seismological field experiments, including the DETECT project in the Irpinia region, and has collaborated with public and private institutions—including the Italian Civil Protection Department, ENI, and Rete Ferroviaria Italiana—to develop advanced seismic monitoring and early warning systems.