With a degree in Maritime and Transport Economics, and a PhD in Engineering and Transport Economics, she has worked at the CIRT (Interuniversity Centre for Transport Research) at Genoa University for 15 years now, in planning and design of mobility of people and goods on an urban, metropolitan and regional scale. For 10 years she was one of the creators and organisers of the “Electric Cities” Conference, dedicated to technological innovation for mobility and transport. From the very first edition this was accompanied by an outdoor display of vehicles, an indoor display at the congress centre and technical visits.