Who is behind it?
FISH&I is supported by IDEAAS, a company that specializes in designing and providing customized IT solutions. We develop web and mobile management platforms, IoT solutions for monitoring and data collection, CRM/ERP systems with integrated alerts, leveraging open-source technologies to optimize costs. Additionally, we implement cloud architecture and business intelligence tools to ensure efficient and integrated management of the FISH&I aquaponic facility.
For this project, we utilize CRM/ERP implementation or focus solely on developing IoT monitoring platforms. We also employ cloud architectures and DevOps techniques alongside business intelligence analysis to enhance operational efficiency and analytical capabilities for data-driven decision-making.
Furthermore, we collaborate with other partners to ensure that the implemented technologies are scalable and replicable. This collaboration contributes to creating an open and shared information management model.
Several key professionals are working on this project together with IDEAAS.
Paola Zallocco
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Project Manager, specializing in project management and quality assurance. Her expertise includes developing software for data monitoring, user interface design, and system integration for information management and application of data collected from facilities. In this project, Paola oversees team coordination, development phase planning, and ensures the successful completion of the project. She is also responsible for coordinating/supervising sensors and instrumentation: installation and maintenance of specific sensors to monitor the aquaponic facility.
Gianluca Cavallari
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Chief Technical Officer with a background in programming (software/mobile), project management, cybersecurity for collected and transferred data, Big Data analysis/Machine Learning expertise. He is well-versed in IoT communication protocols as well as data analysis techniques using machine learning and artificial intelligence. In this project, Gianluca serves as Project Manager responsible for designing, developing, and implementing IoT solutions within the aquaponic facility including sensor devices and necessary communication networks for monitoring systems. His responsibilities include coordinating/supervising sensors/instrumentation: installation/maintenance of specific sensors to monitor the aquaponic facility; coordinating/supervising networks/communications: ensuring reliable connectivity among various components of the facility while managing efficient data transmission.
Both Paola Zallocco’s organizational skills and Gianluca Cavallari’s technical expertise are crucial to ensuring that all aspects of the project run smoothly from conception through implementation.
Simone Righi
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Simone specializes in developing web, mobile, and microservices solutions along with integrations. As a software/mobile engineer and data scientist with expertise in Big Data/Machine Learning, he is well-versed in IoT communication protocols, hardware/software development technologies, and cloud platforms. His role involves developing software for data monitoring, user interfaces, and system integration to manage information collected from facilities. He analyzes the data to extract meaningful insights, identify trends, and provide recommendations to optimize aquaculture conditions.
Eleonora Montesanti
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Eleonora focuses on creating web, mobile, and microservices solutions along with integrations. She is a Symfony PHP specialist and DBA (Database Administrator), also skilled as a software/mobile engineer with expertise in Big Data/Machine Learning. Her knowledge spans IoT communication protocols as well as hardware/software development technologies and cloud platforms. She develops monitoring software for data collection systems while analyzing the gathered data to uncover significant information patterns that help optimize aquaponics conditions.
Andrea Cavallari
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Andrea serves as an analyst programmer responsible for junior programming tasks at the Service Desk level. He contributes to developing monitoring software for collecting data from facilities while integrating user interfaces into these systems. His work includes analyzing facility-collected data to identify important trends that inform strategies for optimizing aquaponics operations.
With our extensive experience in the aquaponics and fish nutrition sectors, we serve as a testing ground for implementing innovations. We offer our facility as a living laboratory, allowing direct experimentation with proposed solutions and ensuring their practical applicability and effectiveness.
The active participation of NUTRITECH personnel, including expert managers, guarantees that adopted solutions are seamlessly integrated into daily operations.
Consequently, we will play a pivotal role in demonstrating the project’s practical efficacy. We promote best practices and contribute to disseminating the knowledge gained from this collaboration.
Simone Vetturini
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Simone holds a Ph.D. in Food Quality and Safety and a Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. As the Research & Development Manager at Nutri-Tech, he has accumulated over 15 years of experience in experimentation, research, and analysis. This expertise has enabled him to develop innovative, efficient, and sustainable aquaponics systems. His skills include applied sensor technology in aquaponics, serving as Project Manager for aquaponic facilities.
Carlo Venturini
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Carlo is a Project Manager at Nutri-Tech responsible for overseeing nutrition management and health care for both small and large animals. With extensive experience as director of numerous national and international entrepreneurial ventures, he has actively contributed to genetic development projects such as the DUNEL pig genetics program through collaborations with Dutch groups. He specializes in designing feed that provides adequate nutrient intake tailored to fish nutritional needs based on species, age, and production phase while ensuring compliance with regulations regarding raw materials usage.
Both Simone Vetturini’s technical expertise in food safety research combined with Carlo Venturini’s broad experience in animal nutrition management play crucial roles in optimizing the efficiency of Nutri-Tech’s operations within the aquaponics sector.
Valentina Rosari
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Laurea in Tecniche erboristiche, controllo statistiche di processo IE CV “Controllo Statistico di Processo” – AICQ “Auditor interno del sistema di gestione della qualità” – CERMET -, responsabile di preparazione campioni, di tecniche analitiche strumentali e tecniche analitiche chimiche, microbiologiche e tematiche. Controllo analitico e studio di ricerca, controllo materie prime mangimi e prodotti finiti mangimi, creazione degli standard analitici per i sensori, confronto con tecniche ufficiale da laboratorio (tarature sensori per confronto con standard ufficiale).
Maria Vittoria Fornari
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Maria Vittoria is a Master’s level Environmental Engineer with a specialization in Environmental Protection of Industrial Sites. She holds a first-level Master’s degree in this field. Her expertise includes designing water treatment systems, hydraulic installations, and renewable energy facilities. Her role involves revising hydraulic calculations and supervising renewable energy installations.
Anna Tebaldi
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Anna provides administrative support. Her role in the project involves organizing and archiving technical-scientific documents and diagnostic documentation. She oversees the classification plan, filing plan, and ensures the proper functioning of the document conservation system.
Giovanni Coviello
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Giovanni has extensive experience in traditional aquaculture and aquaponics. His responsibilities include managing fish feeding, health monitoring, fish capture activities, safe handling of fish during collection. He also prepares feed mixes for plants necessary to maintain a balanced aquaponic ecosystem.
Alessandro Barbi
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Alessandro possesses specific knowledge regarding the operation of machinery used in feed production lines as well as intervention methods. His role is that of a company manager overseeing production lines; he executes production based on set programs while optimizing inventory levels and ensuring biosafety conditions are maintained throughout.
Mara Carrus
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Consulting in the aquaponics and fish farming sector
MICAMO LAB
We focus on studying and utilizing microbial consortia to enhance the sustainability and efficiency of aquaponics. By characterizing microbial species and analyzing environmental impact through Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) and measuring Carbon Footprint, we provide a scientific basis for optimizing processes.
Our methods adhere to national, international, and ISO standards to ensure the highest quality of processes alongside reliable results. This enables our partner companies to maintain competitiveness at an international level. Consequently, MICAMO can comprehensively monitor the operations of partner companies by integrating its findings with those of collaborators while consulting daily on project progress.
Additionally, we are responsible for defining production standards and guidelines as well as focusing on creating innovative intellectual property. MICAMO LAB is committed to protecting and valorizing scientific results along with patentable innovations by promoting a collaborative approach to intellectual property management.
Micaela Tiso
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Micaela holds a degree in Biological Sciences with a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and specialization in Biotechnological Applications. She has extensive experience conducting research studies funded by both public and private entities, focusing on improving food product safety, quality, and sustainability. Her role involves managing and supporting the definition of standards to ensure quality and safety throughout the aquaponic process. Specifically, she will develop analytical protocols necessary for monitoring and evaluating aquatic environment quality as well as aquaculture products. She optimizes feed formulation processes, conducts continuous quality surveillance by identifying risks or issues, proposing appropriate solutions to ensure fish health and compliance with food safety standards.
Junio Valerio Rombi
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Junio has experience in the agro-food sector specializing in quality assurance, research & development, laboratory analysis. He is knowledgeable about European regulations managing regulatory aspects for both food companies and research projects. His expertise includes drafting HACCP manuals, risk assessment, creating analytical plans. In laboratory activities, he conducted various types of microbiological analyses (conventional & innovative), chemical-physical tests as well as sensory evaluations.
In this project, Junio focuses on ensuring food safety within the aquaponic system by assessing compliance with regulatory frameworks across production cycles through microbiological & chemical analyses.
He will define new production standards for aquaponics serving as guidelines while comparing IoT-monitored systems against traditional aquaculture methods including risk assessment & animal welfare evaluation.
Vittorio Capra
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Vittorio specializes in growth characterization of microorganisms with a focus on fungi using advanced molecular biology techniques such as PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction), DNA assembly methods like electroporation or ATMT (Agrobacterium-mediated transformation), genetic engineering via protoplasting techniques along with genome editing tools.
His responsibilities include conducting targeted analyses to identify optimal microbial populations for activities planned at the facility.
As responsible for designing experiments both in lab settings or directly at sites (in situ), he refines selected microbial consortia aiming to maximize efficacy within an aquaponic context.
Diego Armando Arellano Vazquez
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Diego is a researcher dedicated to developing solutions aimed at promoting sustainable production practices through climate change adaptation strategies that incorporate circular economy principles.
He specializes in process development control automation along with ISO standard implementation using AI-based technologies.
Additionally skilled in low environmental impact agriculture LCA analysis Carbon Footprint assessments his role involves performing comprehensive Life-Cycle Assessments evaluating carbon footprint impacts crucially quantifying environmental effects providing comparative data essential evidence demonstrating project effectiveness innovation sustainability offering before-after comparisons based concrete findings
Jacopo Giuliani
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Consulting at Nutri-Tech Srl – Villimpenta (MN), in the field of aquaponics and fish farming.
Simona Boccotti
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Employed as a laboratory analyst and researcher for the projects “EcoeFISHent – Horizon 2020 Green Deal Program,” “Fish Farming Innovation for Sustainable Husbandry & Intelligence (FISH&I),” and “Study and development of an innovative algae cultivation system through the reuse of industrial wastewater within a circular economy framework.”
Riccardo Delucchi
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- Statistical Models and Data Cleaning: Implemented statistical methods and performed thorough data cleaning to ensure accurate and reliable analyses.
- Reporting and Presentations (Data Visualization): Developed clear, data-driven reports and presentations.
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Analyst with experience in assessing the environmental impact of products, processes, and services according to ISO 14040/14044 standards. Proficient in using advanced LCA software (SimaPro, GaBi, OpenLCA) and evaluation methodologies such as Carbon Footprint, Water Footprint, Social LCA, and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). Skilled in data processing, scenario modeling, and the development of corporate sustainability strategies.
