I am a Senior Researcher at Transcrime, Administrator/Founding Partner of Crime&tech and Adjunct Professor of Methods and Techniques for Criminal Research at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano.I have extensive skills regarding data collection techniques, database management, and quantitative data analysis. In particular, I acquired a relevant expertise in analyzing socioeconomic and crime data.I have a thorough knowledge of spatial analysis techniques applied to socio-economical and criminal phenomena (e.g. crime mapping). Moreover, I have a good knowledge of qualitative analysis techniques and methodological aspects of social research.I have participated and coordinated several research projects at both the national and international level.Skills:Data Analysis (SPSS, STATA, LISREL)Data Management (MS Excel, MS Acces)GIS and Spatial Analysis (ArcGIS, Spatial Analyst, GeoDa, QuantumGis)Crime Mapping Tools (CrimeStat) Geomarketing (PTV Map&Market)Social Network Analysis (UCINET 6)