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Paolo Bonivento

Paolo Bonivento

Editorial Board Member
Forensic Entomologist Italy Member since 2026

Biography

Paolo Bonivento is an Italian naturalist, forensic entomologist and Graduate Agricultural Technician based in Trieste. He graduated in Natural Sciences from the University of Trieste (1991), where he began his career as a researcher in zoology, histology, population genetics and toxicology, contributing to WHO and UNEP marine-monitoring projects. He later earned a Master in Forensic Biology and Entomology from the University of Florence.
For more than three decades he has combined scientific research with technology transfer and corporate leadership, serving as CEO, R&D director and senior project manager in innovative companies working on databases and GIS, biomedical devices, certification and nanostructured coatings. From 2015 to 2018 he was National President of the Federation of Innovative Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. His research focuses on urban, agricultural and anthropological biodiversity, on insects and fungi that damage cultural heritage, on invasive species and food safety, and on algorithms and AI applied to the life sciences. He is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of European Studies “Alcide De Gasperi”, where he leads a project on a data warehouse for AI systems supporting agriculture in Africa, and chairs the “Urban / Agricultural / Anthropological Biodiversity” unit of the Italian Society of Experimental Biology.
He teaches forensic entomology and mycology at the University of Naples “Federico II” and
has taught at several Italian universities. An expert witness for the Italian courts since 1995, he is the author of more than 60 scientific publications and co-holder of European and Italian patents.

Research Interests

Forensic Entomology Biodiversity Invasive Species Cultural Heritage Biomimetics AI-Driven Agriculture Food Safety and Marine Biotechnology

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