Curriculum Vitae

Mauro Cardinali is a senior research scientist at the Italian Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection in Central Italy (IRPI), Perugia. Cardinali graduated in geology from the University of Perugia in 1983 and joined CNR IRPI in 1988. In 1989-90 he was a visiting scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, working on small-scale landslide inventory maps for the State of New Mexico (USA).

Cardinali has worked on a number of items, including: (1) landslide mapping and landslide cartography in different morphological and climatic environments, using field surveys and interpretation of aerial photographs; (2) preparation of geomorphological landslides inventory maps, detailed multi-temporal inventory maps, landslide-events inventory maps, at the regional and the local scale; (3) development of photo-geological techniques for the acquisition of geological and structural information; (4) analysis of landslide types and patterns in relation to different geological settings; (5) methods for landslide susceptibility, hazard, vulnerability and risk evaluation; (6) acquisition and use of historical information on landslides and floods for hazard and risk assessment.

Cardinali participated in a number of national and European projects. Cardinali was Head for the photo-geological mapping in the “Città di Castello” and “Teramo” areas, as part of a national geological mapping program (CARG). Cardinali participated to the CNR technical and scientific activities for the National Department of Civil Defense, in the areas affected by: (i) the 24 August and 30 October 2016 Central Italy earthquakes, (ii) the 6 April 2009 L’Aquila earthquake, (iii) September 1997- April 1998 Umbria-Marche earthquakes and (iv) the 1 October 2009 Messina landslides event, Italy.

From 2013 to 2018, Cardinali held a teaching position for a course in “Remote Sensing” at the University of Perugia, Department of Physics and Geology.

From 2016 to 2021, Cardinali was Head of WP5 – “Preparation of geomorphological landslides inventory map of the Daunia Apennines, southern Italy” as part of a CNR-IRPI project with the Puglia Region (P.O.R. Puglia 2014-2020, Axis V, Action 5.1).

Cardinali is co-author of more than 100 papers, reports and maps, including more than 50 papers in peer-reviewed international journals.