Lucio Pisacane is a researcher at the Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies (IRPPS-CNR). He works on studies and research focusing on human resources for science, gender equality, and diversity and inclusion in research organizations. He participated in the European H2020 project GENERA and is currently the CNR contact person for the H2020 project MINDTHEGEPS. He supports actions and measures to promote gender equality and diversity management in research organizations, with the belief that inclusive and diverse work environments foster creativity and improve the quality of scientific work.
Since February 2023, he has been coordinating the European project gEneSys, “Transforming Gendered Interrelations of Power and Inequalities for Just Energy Systems,” which focuses on the social and gender aspects of the energy transition.
In 2021, he served as a national expert for the European Institute for Gender Equality, and since 2022 he has been a member of the expert group at the European Commission on the consequences of the pandemic on the research and innovation system. Together with Cristiana Crescimbene, he represents the CNR in the technical monitoring group of the “No Women No Panel” campaign promoted by RAI.
His research interests include Open Science (through the OpenUP project) and the transformation of agricultural labor in Italy (in collaboration with the Placido Rizzotto Observatory of FLAI CGIL), as well as the Libera la Terra project on severe labor exploitation in the primary sector and the EATS project on social dialogue in agriculture (FAI-CISL).
In recent years, he has supported the drafting, management, and research activities of several European projects under the 7th Framework Programme, Horizon 2020, and Horizon Europe.