Simona has an Executive Master in Auditing and Management Control. She has worked over 17 years as Project Manager both in private and public Institutions with a specialization in management of research and development projects, with particular reference to the European programmes, in the field of Cultural Heritage, Archaeology, Telecommunication Engineering of (primarly but not limited to) the Space sector and Bioengineering. She is also an administrative and financial expert and contributes to the communication and dissemination of research results.