Raffaella holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics (University of Cagliari, Italy). She started her experience at CRS4 in 2000, working on her experimental degree thesis in Fluid Dynamics.From 2000 to 2010 she has worked as a software engineer for the ICT Programme, improving her knowledge in distributed applications development (with Java technologies) and Agile Methodologies for software lifecycle management (XP-eXtreme Programming, Scrum, etc.). She entered several research projects publishing articles for both national and international conferences.Since 2008, she has focused her interest on project management and fund raising for scientific research, in particular European funds, programs and agendas, also national and regional. She constantly empowers her knowledge in these fields.From June 2010 to May 2016 she worked as an expert technologist in the CRS4 Project Office, supporting the research teams in project development and partnership building.In 2015 she has spent one year of unpaid leave working as project developer and marketing assistant in Entando (http://www.entando.com), an Italian IT company active in the field of DXP platforms.In June 2016 she joined the CRS4 “Smart Environments and Technologies” research group as expert in project management, proposal development and partnership building in the smart cities sector.She is PMP® Project Management Professional certified (License 2149870) and CSM® Certified ScrumMaster® (Certificant ID 000941328, BadgeCert ID 1067585).
