Rodolfo has a degree (MPhys) in Physics and a PhD in Tourism Management. After an extensive experience in the information technology industry, he dedicated himself to university teaching in Italy and abroad, as well as to researching complex tourism systems and their relationship with information technologies. He is currently a research fellow at the Carlo F. Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policies at Bocconi University in Milan.
He is a member of the Italian Physical Society, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and has been a founding member of the Italian chapter of the Internet Society. In 2017, he received the Hannes Werthner Lifetime Achievement Award from IFITT (International Federation for Information Technology and Travel & Tourism) in recognition of his scientific contributions.