Formazione

1997: Laurea in Giurisprudenza, 110/110 e lode, Universit di Catania

1998: Master in Diritto comunitario e nazionale dellambiente
1999: frequenza dei corsi di Criminal Law ed Environmental Law and Policy, University of
California, Berkeley
2000: frequenza del corso Protection of the Environment for the New Millenium, Universit di
Thessaloniki
2002: Dottore di ricerca in Diritto penale italiano e comparato, Universit di Pavia .
Esperienze professionali
2002-2008: assegnista di ricerca in Diritto penale, Universit di Catania
2008-oggi: ricercatore di Diritto penale, Universit di Catania
2010-2011: componente aggregato della Commissione del Ministro dellAmbiente per il
recepimento delle direttive CE 2008/99 e 2009/123
2012-oggi: componente della Giunta del Dipartimento Seminario Giuridico, Universit di Catania
Didattica
2004-2005 a 2011-2012: Diritto ambientale, Universit di Catania
2006-2007 a 2008-2009: Diritto penale, LUMSA
2007-2008 a 2012-2013: Diritto penale sostanziale e processuale, Universit di Varsavia (Visiting
professor)
2009-2010 a 2012-2013: Diritto penale, Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina legale, Universit
di Catania
2012-2013: Diritto penale e criminologia - Le figure delittuose associative, C.d.L.M. in Sociologia,
Universit di Catania
Ricerca
Attivit di ricerca presso lUniversity of Toronto (2005-2006, finanziamento dellUniversit di
Catania e del CNR) e lInstituto Ortega y Gasset, Madrid (2011)
Partecipazione ai Progetti di Ricerca di Ateneo dellUniversit di Catania (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006,
2007, 2008)
Partecipazione ai progetti PRIN 2000, 2005, 2007
Partecipazione al Progetto di Internazionalizzazione La costruzione dellidentit europea:
sicurezza collettiva, libert individuali e modelli di regolazione sociale (2006-2009)
Partecipazione al progetto internazionale Criminal Antitrust Research Project (2007)
Responsabile Scientifico per lUniversit di Catania del Progetto EFFACE - European Union
Action to Fight Environmental Crime, VII Programma Quadro (2012-2016)

Education
1997: Graduated cum laude in Law
1998: Master in European and Italian Environmental law
1999: Criminal Law and Environmental Law and Policy courses, University of California,
Berkeley
2000: Protection of the Environment for the New Millennium course, University of Thessaloniki
2002: Ph.D. in Italian and Comparative Criminal Law, University of Pavia
Professional experience
2002-2008: Research Fellow in Criminal Law, University of Catania
2008 to date: Researcher in Criminal Law, University of Catania
2010 to 2011: Member of the Ministry of Environment Committee for the implementation of EC
directives 2008/99 and 2009/123
Teaching
2004-2005 to 2010-2011: Environmental Law, University of Catania
2006-2007 to 2008-2009: Criminal Law, LUMSA University
2007-2008 to 2012-2013: Criminal Law and Criminal procedure, University of Warsaw (visiting
professor)

2009-2010 to 2012-2013: Criminal Law, School of Forensic Medicine, University of Catania

2012-2013: Criminal Law and Criminology - Organised Crime, University of Catania
Research
2000-2002: Research projects on The US federal system in criminal matters and on Protection of
the environment through criminal law, funded by University of Catania
2005-2006: Visiting scientist at University of Toronto, research funded by University of Catania
and CNR
2005-2010: Participation to Research Projects Criminal Law and Treaty establishing a Constitution
for Europe (PRIN 2005) and Development of criminal law in the areas of European interest in the
perspective of the new reform proposals of the Treaties (PRIN 2007)
2006-2009: Participation to the international research project Building an European identity:
security, individual liberties and social regulation models
2007: Participation to the international research Criminal Antitrust Research Project
2011: Visiting Scientist at Instituto Jos Ortega y Gasset, Madrid
2012-2016: Scientific Responsible for University of Catania of EFFACE research project
(European Union Action to Fight Environmental Crime), VII FP