Alessandro is a Contract Agent of the European Commission’s ERNCIP (European Reference Network for CIP), which is a supporting project of the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP) that addresses the needs of a more harmonised and efficient European approach to Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP).  He has been part of the ERNCIP Project since December 2010.  He has also assessed and analysed the impact of security-related policies and regulations on European Union’s Member States and extracted best practices and key performance indicators. He is author of the book ‘European Critical Infrastructure Protection’ published by Springer Inc. in 2014.

His areas of expertise include Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience, Physical and Cyber Security of Critical Infrastructures, Information Sharing for CIPR, policy and strategy making for CIP, advanced qualification and training for security managers, transboundary cooperation and crisis management.

As one of his first projects on behalf of IACIPP Alessandro will launch a new working group on “Fostering Cooperation Around Common Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities: A Public and Private Perspective”. The Group will work under the coordination of Alessandro.

The goal of the Group is to produce a simple guide for practitioners that have a role in fostering or improving neighbouring countries' cooperation in the field of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience. It is recognised, in fact, that many neighbouring countries still have no framework for allowing cooperation on CIPR-related matters. Therefore, the document produced by the Group should suggest a potential roadmap, elements to consider and a focus on the avoidance and joint reaction to transboundary externalities. The sectors considered by this work would be energy and possibly transports. 

John Donlon QM Chairman of the IACIPP said: “We are delighted to welcome Alessandro to the association. He brings a dynamism and enthusiasm plus a wealth of experience and knowledge to our community of CIP professionals.”