Key qualifications

Education

• 2015: PhD in River Science, Freie Universität (Berlin, Germany), and Queen Mary University of London (London, U.K.). 
• 2008: Master Degree in Analysis and Management of Natural Resources at University of Insubria of Varese, Italy. 
• 2005: Bachelor Degree in Analysis and Management of Natural Resources at University of Insubria of Varese, Italy. 

Worked in

• 2019–2021: Postdoctoral researcher and senior research assisstant at the Environmental Archaeology Lab, Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious studies, Umeå University, Umeå Sweden. 
• 2017–2019: Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of River Ecology and Conservation at Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum of Frankfurt, Gelnhausen, Germany. 
• 2015–2017: Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science at Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.

Conference contributions

• Pilotto F., & P.I. Buckland. A palaeoecological perspective on insect biodiversity decline.  Nordic Oikos conference. Reykjavík, Iceland, 3-5 March 2020. Oral presentation.  
• Pilotto F., & P.I. Buckland. Data infrastructures for conservation paleobiology. Conservation Paleobiology Symposium, Bologna, Italy, 3-4 February 2020. Oral presentation. 
• Pilotto F., & P.I. Buckland. Combining environmental archaeological and modern species distribution data for the conservation of insect biodiversity. INQUA, Dublin, Ireland, 25th – 31st July 2019. Poster presentation. 
• Buckland P.I., Pilotto F. & Sjölander M. Leveraging Big Data in palaeoentomology: direct linking and conceptually mapping between archaeology and palaeoecology. INQUA, Dublin, Ireland, 25th – 31st July 2019. Oral presentation. 
• Pilotto F., & P. Haase. Functional homogenization of aquatic invertebrate communities in central Europe over 25 years. SEFS 11 - Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences, Zabgreb, Croatia, 30th June – 5th July 2019.  Oral presentation. 
•  Pilotto F., B.G. Mckie, L.E. Polvi, C. Nilsson. 2017. Responses of benthic macroinvertebrate communities to restoration of boreal stream habitats. 2nd International Conference on Forests, Bavarian Forest National Park, 26- 29 April 2017. Oral presentation. 
• Pilotto F., L.E. Polvi, C. Nilsson. 2016. Responses of benthic macroinvertebrates to stream restoration after timber floating. 10th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Freising, Germany, 22–26 August 2016. Oral presentation. 
• Pilotto F., L.E. Polvi, B.G. Mckie, C.Nilsson. 2016. Restoring stream physical heterogeneity: effects on benthic macroinvertebrates. Annual conference of the Society for Freshwater Science, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A., 21–26 May 2016. Oral presentation. 
• Pilotto F., G. Harvey, G. Wharton, M.T. Pusch. 2015. Effects of single wood logs on surrounding patterns of flow, sediments and benthic invertebrate communities in a lowland river. Third International conference on Wood in World Rivers, Padova, Italy, 6-10 July 2015. Oral presentation. 
•  Pilotto F., G. Harvey, G. Wharton, M.T. Pusch. 2014. Diversification of stream invertebrate communities by large wood. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR, U.S.A., 18-23 May 2014. Oral presentation. 
• Pilotto F., A. Bertoncin, B. Grau Esteve, R. Han, G. Harvey, G. Wharton, M.T. Pusch. 2013. Small-scale Effects of large wood in a European lowland river: linking hydrogeomorphology and invertebrate diversity. SEFS 8 - Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences, Münster, Germany, 1-5 July 2013. Oral presentation. 
• Pilotto F., M. Bazzanti, V. Di Vito, D. Frosali, F. Livretti, L. Mastrantuono & A.G. Solimini. 2011. Effects of eutrophication, morphological alteration and habitat characteristics on the spatial distribution of littoral macroinvertebrate communities in natural Mediterranean lakes. SEFS 7 - Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences, Girona, Spain, 27th June – 1st July 2011. Oral presentation. 

Publications:

• Publications in CRIStin