Maria Teresa D'Alessio is the Principal Investigator of the MAPS Project. She is currently Full Professor in Methods of archaeological research, Dept. of Science of Antiquities, in Sapienza University of Rome where she teaches “Pompeian Archaeology” and “Methodology of the archaeological research”. Her scientific interests are mainly focused on the study of roman public and private architecture (with a special attention to Rome and Pompeii), ancient cults and related ritual objects, Roman topography, land use trends in ancient landscapes (Suburbium of Rome and Auditorium villa site), the foundation of Rome and the development of agrarian and urban landscapes.

She is the director of the PhD school in Archaeology (Sapienza University of Rome). Member of the board of directors of the Fascia A journals Archeologia Classica, Scienze dell’Antichità and GROMA and member of the scientific board of the series Studi Miscellanei edited by Erma di Bretschneider. Prof. D’Alessio is currently general secretary of AIAC (International Association for Classical Archaeology).

She has many research projects and she is also coordinator of excavations, surveys and workshops in Rome, Pompeii and Veii. Scientific Director of the Research and excavation project on the north-east slope of the Palatine hill in Rome (Parco Archeologico del Colosseo) and co-director of the project ‘Lazio Antico’ regarding the analysis and reconstruction of the urban and rural landscapes in ancient Latium.

Enrico Giorgi is Associate Professor of Landscape Archaeology and Urban Archaeology for the Master’s degree courses and for the Specialisation School in Archaeological Heritage at the University of Bologna, he heads the Tolomeo Lab, which develops innovative methods for the analysis and the documentation of landscapes and archaeological complexes, with Third Mission tasks.

He is member of the academic boards for PhD courses at the University of Bologna and at the Sapienza University of Rome. He is founder and editor of the open access peer-reviewed e-journal GROMA. Documenting Archaeology and the related publishing series and member of the scientific boards of Rivista di Studi Pompeiani, Vesuviana, Atlante Tematico di Topografia Antica, Ktisis, Diabaseis.

He is the President of the Centre for Study of Adriatic Archaeology in Ravenna (ArcAdria) and member of the scientific board of the Butrint Management Foundation. He is Director or Co-Director of several Research Projects in Italy and abroad and currently PI of the FortNet Project.

Federica Boschi is Associate Professor of Methods of Archaeological Research at the Department of History and Cultures (DiSCi) of the University of Bologna. She is particularly interested in non-invasive survey methods, preventive archaeology and landscape archaeology, for research, mapping and conservation purposes.

She coordinates national and international research projects (included the EU-funded TEMPUS, ArcheoNevola, AlmaIdea grant SEARCH), collaborating with various institutes. She is co-responsible for the Tolomeo Lab and associate editor of GROMA. Author of numerous scientific publications, she has presented at national and international conferences.

Sara Bossi is a post-PhD researcher for the MAPS Project at Sapienza University of Rome, where she also serves as a Teaching Assistant in Methodology of the Archaeological Research. A classical archaeologist specialized in the study of Rome, its architecture, construction techniques, and materials, her main research focuses on Rome, Ancient Latium, and Pompeii. From these contexts, she has developed innovative personal interests in ancient construction processes, architectural analysis and reconstruction, and experimental research, particularly highlighted in her doctoral work on building techniques in Ancient Latium. For years, she has participated in research teams for various Sapienza archaeological projects (Great Excavations, Research Projects, PRIN, and other funded initiatives), while also accumulating over two decades of field experience in Rome, especially on the northern and southern slopes of the Palatine Hill. Recently, with the support of a BE-FOR-ERC grant, she has been focusing on Regio VIII of Pompeii.

Valerio Bruni Valerio Bruni is a post-PhD researcher for the MAPS Project at Sapienza University of Rome, where he also serves as a Teaching Assistant in Pompeian Archaeology. His primary research focuses on ancient architecture, with an emphasis on private buildings. He has published a volume on the peristyle houses of Pompeii. His interests are mainly centered on architectural structures and their decoration, particularly from the late Republican to Imperial periods in Rome, Pompeii, and other Italian regions such as Abruzzo, Molise, and Sabina. He is involved in several research projects at Sapienza University, including the Pompeii Regio VII Project, the excavations on the northeast slope of the Palatine Hill, and the Atlas of Ancient Latium, as well as collaborations with other institutions like the Parco Archeologico del Colosseo and the CNR.