Mereu Simone

Simone Mereu is a Researcher at the CMCC Foundation, working within the Institute for Climate Resilience and the Impacts on Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services Division. He is based in Sassari, Italy, and his research addresses critical challenges at the intersection of climate change, ecology, and sustainable resource management.

His primary research interests include climate change impacts on terrestrial ecosystems, agricultural systems under climate stress, forest ecology, and the application of advanced computational techniques such as machine learning and the Internet of Things for environmental monitoring and management. He also investigates the Water-Energy-Food-Land-Climate Nexus to develop integrated adaptation strategies.

Recent work by Dr. Mereu showcases a trend toward interdisciplinary approaches, combining ecological field studies with data-driven modeling. His publications cover topics such as machine learning in terrestrial ecology, biodiversity-productivity relationships, nitrogen deposition effects, and irrigation management under climate change. Much of his research focuses on Mediterranean ecosystems, particularly in Southern Italy and Sardinia.

As a member of the Impacts on Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services Division, Dr. Mereu collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to advance climate resilience science and inform policy through projects like SIM4NEXUS, which develops serious games for nexus exploration.