II come from, Australia and more recently New South Wales. I have approximately 5 years of professional experience in forest planning, management and consultancy and chose to study further here in Europe.

I completed my bachelor degree in forestry in Australia with a focus on agroforestry systems and my master degree in forest science and natural resource management in Padova, Italy.

My master's thesis title was "The role of formal institutions in forest decline: exploring institutional failure". My current focus is now toward technological applications in sustainable forest management.

PhD project: IoT Applications: sustainable forest management

FEM Department and supervisor : Department of Sustainable Ecosystem and Bioresources, Dr. Damiano Gianelle

Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Department and Supervisor: Department of Innovation in Biology, Agri-food and Forest systems (DIBAF), Prof. Riccardo Valentini

Email: jim.yates@guests fmach.it or jim.yates@unitus.it