**Luisa Frati**

Luisa Frati, PhD, is one of the founders and project managers of TerraData environmentrics, a spin-off company of the University of Siena (Italy). She received a degree in Natural Science from the University of Siena and was awarded her PhD on the effects of atmospheric nitrogen pollution on lichen diversity. She is an expert in lichen biology and biodiversity. Her research interests concern environmental monitoring and biomonitoring, the applicability of bioindication and bioaccumulation techniques, and environmental alteration of risk areas. She has published more than 60 papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals and scientific books.
