Staff

Head

Patrizia Falzetti

Technology Executive

BiographyPatrizia Falzetti, Technologist Director, she is the Head of the INVALSI Area of the Evaluation Research, of the SISTAN Statistical Office and of the INVALSI Statistical Department which manages data acquisition, analysis and return about both national and international surveys on learning (OECD and IEA). She coordinates and manages the process about returning data and statistical analysis to every school and to the Ministry of Education and Merit.

patrizia.falzetti@invalsi.it

Research group

Paolo Barabanti

Researcher

BiographyPaolo Barabanti, sociologist in the field of education, PhD in Evaluation of Educational Processes and Systems. He has been a teacher at primary school and university lecturer; he is currently a researcher at INVALSI. His main fields of work and research are about learning outcomes through standardized tests, high achieving students, multicultural schools and school principals’ and teachers’ data literacy.

paolo.barabanti@invalsi.it

Andrea Bendinelli

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyAndrea Bendinelli, graduated with honors in Statistical, Demographic and Economic Sciences, is a member of the INVALSI Statistical Department. He carries out support activities for statistical analyzes on large databases and research activities in the field of counterfactual evaluation.

andrea.bendinelli@invalsi.it

Leonardo Boulay

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyLeonardo Boulay. Technical research collaborator. Web developer and database administrator. Responsible for the development of the web framework and database designer to manage data of the national and international surveys. Master degree in pure and applied mathematics.

leonardo.boulay@invalsi.it

Emiliano Campodifiori

Technologist

BiographyEmiliano Campodifiori, graduated in Statistics and Economics at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. Currently works for the INVALSI Statistical Department where he performs statistical analysis of the National Assessment data.

e.campodifiori@invalsi.it

Michele Cardone

Researcher

BiographyMichele Cardone holds a Degree in “Statistics for demographic and social sciences” and a Master (I level) in ‘Statistics for the management of information systems’ (Università di Roma “La Sapienza”). Working for INVALSI since 2004, member of the Statistical Department since 2010, mainly involved in the analysis of the school tests data and in the management of the annual data return to schools.

michele.cardone@invalsi.it

Federica Valeria Collia

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyFederica Valeria Collia. Technical research assistant. Software analist and full-stack developer at INVALSI since 2018 where she deals with software designing and implementation for the display, management and storage of data from educational institutions. She specializes in International OECD and IEA projects.

federicavaleria.collia@invalsi.it

Ettore De Sossi

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyEttore De Sossi è collaboratore tecnico di ricerca all’INVALSI da febbraio 2024, per le attività di supporto nell’ambito del settore informatico, secondo le esigenze organizzative e funzionali dei servizi statistici. Svolge attività di estrazione e memorizzazione di dati INVALSI per le elaborazioni statistiche ai fini delle Rilevazioni Nazionali e delle Indagini Internazionali.

ettore.desossi@invalsi.it

Alessandro Gaeta

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyAlessandro Gaeta, graduated in Data Analytics at Univanvitelli University in Caserta. Since February 2024 He is working at INVALSI in the Statistical Service area.

alessandro.gaeta@invalsi.it

Paola Giangiacomo

Prima Ricercatrice

BiographyPaola Giangiacomo, researcher at INVALSI Statistical Department, where she holds the position of National Data Manager for the surveys promoted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Her main activities concern the revision and adaptation of survey instruments, the definition of sampling plans, the statistical analysis of quantitative and qualitative data on large data bases of National and International surveys, the drafting of technical and scientific reports, training activities for data analysis. She also makes national and international data available for scientific research or dissemination purposes.

paola.giangiacomo@invalsi.it

Patrizia Giannantoni

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyPatrizia Giannantoni holds a PhD in statistics and demography from a multinational program with University of Rome and Lund and Max Plank Institute in Rostock. She has worked on psychometric evaluation of developmental tests in collaboration with CNR and University of Parma and participated in research projects on migration as research fellow at University of Naples. Since 2017 she has joined the INVALSI Statistical Department, keeping her research interests on migrant integration, and educational inequalities.

patrizia.giannantoni@invalsi.it

Pierangelo Grosso

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyPierangelo Grosso. He graduated with a master’s degree in Economic Statistics from the University of Rome "Sapienza". Since January 2021 he has been employed as a research technician at INVALSI. He was first involved in the collection of data for OCSE/IEA surveys in the International Area and he currently works on the analysis of data on students' performances at the Statistical Department. Among his research interests are social and territorial differences in education.

pierangelo.grosso@invalsi.it

Jana Kopecna

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyJana Kopecna, Technical research assistant. Skilled in Full Stack development and project and data management. PhD in Demography. Principal research interests: educational integration of migrants and study of geographical differences in student performance.

jana.kopecna@invalsi.it

Fabrizio Lasorsa

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyFabrizio Lasorsa is a research technician at INVALSI since 2022. He carries out support activities for IT environments, management of reports relating to the progress of the National Surveys and International Surveys and data extraction for statistical processing related to the CBT National Surveys.

fabrizio.lasorsa@invalsi.it

Francesca Leggi

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyFrancesca Leggi. Graduated in Sociology, specializing in Economics, Labour and Organizations at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. Currently, I work at the INVALSI Statistical Department, focusing on the statistical analysis on large databases. Member of the editorial board of the series INVALSI per la ricerca, among my interests the theme of migration and integration in school.

francesca.leggi@invalsi.it

Giuseppina Le Rose

Researcher

BiographyGiuseppina Le Rose, psychologist, psychotherapist and expert in psychological evaluation and counseling, currently works at INVALSI. She has performed numerous educational and vocational interventions and collaborated in the preparation of psycho-aptitudinal, cognitive and personality tests.

giuseppina.lerose@invalsi.it

Lorenzo Maraviglia

Researcher

BiographyLorenzo Maraviglia is statistical researcher at INVALSI. Previously he worked as statistician for the Provincia di Lucca, a local administration with planning and administrative duties in the field of education, economy and environment. He collaborated with ISTAT at the implementation of the protocol for the development of the statistical function at the local level. In addition to education and the school system, he carries out research on topics related to the labor market, the integration of immigrants, the development of civil society and the third sector. He is also active in the development and dissemination of Data Science culture and techniques in the field of socio-economic disciplines.

lorenzo.maraviglia@invalsi.it

Michele Marsili

Funzionario Statistico

BiographyMichele Marsili, graduated in Statistics at Sapienza University of Rome. He worked in Business Intelligence consulting, providing software development solutions for analysis and support for company’s decision making in insurance and pharmaceutical industries. Since January 2018 he has been working in the INVALSI Statistical Department.

michele.marsili@invalsi.it

Giancarlo Mastrone

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyGiancarlo Mastrone has been a technical research collaborator at INVALSI since 2023 serving in the Statistical Office, where he carries out support activities for IT environments, statistical processing of learning data and processing related to CBT administrations of national surveys.

giancarlo.mastrone@invalsi.it

Marcello Napoli

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyMarcello Napoli, graduated in Marketing Analytics and Metrics at LUISS Guido Carli in Rome. He previously worked as a consultant in CEM and CRM areas. Since February 2024 he is working at INVALSI in the Statistical Service Area.

marcello.napoli@invalsi.it

Fiammetta Noccioli

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyFiammetta Noccioli graduated in Statistical, Demographic and Economical Sciences at the University of Rome "La Sapienza". She obtained the II Level Master degree in Big data and machine learning. Since november 2023 she has been working in the INVALSI Statistical Department.

fiammetta.noccioli@invalsi.it

Carlo Palmiero

Research Technician

BiographyTechnologist Manager at INVALSI, PhD in "Learning Analytics", he is senior coordinator and in charge for the general and the scientific management of the technical facility for the shift from pen-and-paper to computer-based tests (grades 10 and 13). He is also the head of the project Val.Pon.

carlo.palmiero@invalsi.it

Monica Papini

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyMonica Papini graduated in Statistics, at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, she obtained the II Level Master in Data Intelligence and Decision making strategies. She currently works in the INVALSI Statistical Department where she performs support activities for statistical analysis on large data bases of national and international surveys on learning. National Data Manager for ICILS 2018.

monica.papini@invalsi.it

Daniele Rowlett

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyDaniele Rowlett has been a technical research collaborator at INVALSI since 2023. He carries out activities to support IT environments, to manage the web platform about returning data to every school and INVALSI Statistical Department website.

daniele.rowlett@invalsi.it

Antonio Severoni

First Technologist

BiographyAntonio Severoni. First Technologist. Responsible for software development and database administration; responsible for IT partners involved in research activities. Experienced software analist and developer. Skilled in full stack development, team coordination and project management. IT professional with a Master's degree on sources, tools and methods of social research from Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza'.

antonio.severoni@invalsi.it

Massimo Smiraglio

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyMassimo Smiraglio, laureato in Ingegneria Informatica presso l’Università Alma Mater Studiorum di Bologna, attualmente lavora come Collaboratore tecnico di Ricerca. Collabora con l’INVALSI dal 2016 come analista e sviluppatore web full-stack per la progettazione e realizzazione di software atto alla presentazione, gestione e memorizzazione dei dati di provenienza scolastica. Progetta e implementa processi automatizzati di ETL per l’organizzazione dei dati e per l’interazione con sistemi esterni. Specializzato nell’ambito delle Rilevazioni Nazionali.

massimo.smiraglio@invalsi.it

Agnese Spoladore

Technical Collaborator Research Institutions

BiographyAgnese Spoladore, laureata in Pedagogia e scienze dell’educazione e della formazione presso Sapienza Università di Roma. Da febbraio 2024 lavora presso l’INVALSI nell’Area del Servizio Statistico.

agnese.spoladore@invalsi.it

Valeria Tortora

Researcher

BiographyValeria F. Tortora è ricercatrice presso l’INVALSI, dove è National Data Manager dell’International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). È dottore di ricerca in Educazione comparata con una tesi sull’utilizzo dei risultati OCSE-PISA da parte degli insegnanti per migliorare le proprie strategie didattiche. Le ricerche più recenti riguardano lo studio delle disuguaglianze sociali, le variabili legate al rendimento scolastico degli studenti.

valeria.tortora@invalsi.it