Massimiliano Schiavo currently serves as Assistant Professor in the Agricultural Engineering Group at the Free University of Bolzano. He received his Ph. D. in Groundwater Hydraulics at the Politecnico di Milano and previously graduated in Civil Engineering (hydraulics specialization) at the University of Padua. He teaches the course of Advanced Geomatics (47032A · AGR/10). He is a member of the Advisory Board for Geosciences (MDPI) and Guest Editor for Water (MDPI)  while being a reviewer for more than 15 international peer-reviewed journals. His research vectors span agricultural engineering, geostatistics, groundwater, debris flows, and fractal networks.