Antonello Lobianco's general Curriculum Vitae

Note: latest version of this CV can be retrieved from http://www.lobianco.org/antonello/cv

Antonello Lobianco
Born on 1975, male, single, Italian.
Agricultural Economist (Associated Researcher)
UNIVPM, Department of Economics, P.le Martelli 8, 60121 Ancona, Italy

• Social modelling using agent-based simulation and partial equilibrium econometric models
• Linkage between social simulation, spatial dimension and biophysical environment
• Economic policy modelling in the agricultural and rural development domains
• Data analysis and reporting
• Mathematical programming
• Usage of statistical and mathematical packages (GAMS, GRETL, TSP…)
• Capacity of writing scientific papers

• C++ programming and GUI programming using the Qt toolkit
• GIS usage and scripting (Grass/QGis/ArcGis), spatial analysis
• Install and administer LAMP (Linux/Apache/MySql/PHP|Phyton|Perl) servers
• Install, personalise and administer Content Management Systems (e.g. Drupal) or Course Management Systems (e.g. Moodle)
• Advanced spreadsheet usage (Excel, OpenOffice Calc)
• Scripting/macro languages (visual basic/star basic/python/perl/php)
• Database and user interface design

• Ability of working within international teams while respecting deadlines
• Ability to express my opinions selecting the correct language according to the specific audience
• Organise complex initiatives involving several actors (e.g. e-learning courses)
• Speak and write in Italian (mother tongue) or English

• |2006 - current| Founder of the research project RegMAS - Regional Multi Agent Simulator
• |2004 - 2006| Member of the EU research IDEMA – The impact of decoupling and modulation in the enlarged union: a sectoral and farm level assessment
• |2004| Visiting student at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO)
• |2002 - 2004| Member of the EU research AG-MEMOD - Agricultural sector in the member states and EU: econometric modelling for projection and analysis of EU policies on agriculture, forestry and the environment
• |2002 - current| Member of the Agreco Research Group at the Department of Economics of Marche Polytechnic University with Franco Sotte and Roberto Esposti, among others.
• |2001 - 2002| Brief stage at the Department of Agronomy, Forest and Land management of Turin University in the matter of Geographical Information Systems applied to Forest Management.
• |2000| 6 months “Erasmus” scholarship at the Umeå University, Sweden

The following items are thought to show skills I used:

• List of academic publications: http://lobianco.org/antonello/publications
• List of IT related projects I has been involved in recent years: http://lobianco.org/antonello/portfolio

Following is a list of results from oDesk.com tests I recently attended:

• |2004 - 2007| Ph.D. on Agricultural Policies at University of Tuscia (Viterbo)
• |1995 - 2001| Five years degree in Forest and Environmental Sciences at Turin University (full marks with honour). Final paper of degree on the Environmental Kuznet's Curve.
• |1990 - 1995| “Liceo Scientifico”