University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, ITALY
 | Daniela Basso Full Professor in Paleontology and Paleoecology at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). Research field: Ecology and paleoecology of macrobenthic communities; Bioconstructions and habitat engineers; Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific benthic Holocene associations as recorders of natural and human-induced environmental changes; Biogeological record of recent environmental changes in coastal areas; Systematics, ecology/paleoecology and biogeochemistry of living and Cenozoic calcareous algae Corallinophycidae (Rhodophyta) and their role in the bioconstruction and the global climate change https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9352-3569 Contact: daniela.basso@unimib.it |
 | Elisa Malinverno Associate Professor in Paleontology and Paleoecology at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). Research field: Mineralized phytoplankton (calcareous nannofossils, silicoflagellates, diatoms) from recent and past settings. Contact: elisa.malinverno@unimib.it |
 | Alessandra Savini Associate Professor in Physical Geography and Geomorphology at the Department of the Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). Research field: Submarine geomorphology, seafloor and habitat mapping, biogeomorphology, carbonate bioconstructions and cols seeps. Contact: alessandra.savini@unimib.it |
 | Valentina A. Bracchi Researcher in Paleontology and Paleoecology at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). Research field: Applied marine paleoecology and paleontology of the Quaternary Mediterranean carbonate coastal bioconstructions. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9918-7079 Contact: valentina.bracchi@unimib.it |
 | Giovanni Coletti Post-Doc in Paleontology and Paleoecology at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). Research field: Paleontology, paleoecology, carbonate sedimentology, coralline-algal and benthic invertebrate taxonomy. Contact: giovanni.coletti@unimib.it |
 | Luca Fallati Post- Doc in Coastal Geomorphology at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). Research field: Nearshore Eco-Geomorphology, High resolution remote sensing data acquisition and processing, photogrammetry, habitat mapping. Contact: luca.fallati@unimib.it |
 | Giulia Piazza Ph.D. Candidate in Paleontology and Paleoecology at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). Research field: Geochemical proxies of past climate in Mediterranean calcareous red algae Contact: g.piazza15@campus.unimib.it |
 | Alessandro Tibaldi Full Professor in Structural geology and Volcanotectonics at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan Bicocca (Italy). Research field: active tectonics in volcanic and non-volcanic areas; evolution of rift structures and orogenic belts; application of remote-sensing techniques and analogue modeling for the reconstruction of tectonic processes. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2871-8009 Contact: alessandro.tibaldi@unimib.it |
 | Fabio L. Bonali Researcher in Structural geology and in Volcanotectonics at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). Research field: active volcanic rift zones and active faults in contractional and extensional settings, numerical modeling of stress transfer both along active faults and volcanic arcs, analogue modeling experiments centred on reproducing tectonics and volcano-tectonics processes. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3256-0793 Contact: fabio.bonali@unimib.it |
 | Marco Bertolino Researcher in Marine Zoology at the Department of the Earth, Environment and Life Science, University of Genoa (Italy). Research field: Morphology, taxonomy, ecology, fossil and ancient sponge communities; siliceous sponge spicule dissolution. Contact: marco.bertolino@unige.it |
 | Gabriele Costa Postdoc in Marine Zoology. Department of Earth, Environment and Life Science (DiSTAV) University of Genoa (Italy). Research field: Porifera morphology, taxonomy and ecology. Studies of past sponge communities through fossil or ancient spicules. Contact: gabrielec1987@gmail.com; gabriele.costa@edu.unige.it |
 | Pietro Bazzicalupo Post-Doc in Paleontology and Paleoecology at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). Research field: Paleontology and paleoclimatology. Calcareous phytoplankton (nannofossils) from recent and past settings. Paleoclimatic reconstruction. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4011-6230 Contact: pietro.bazzicalupo@unimib.it |
 | Andrea Giulia Varzi Research fellow in geomorphology and habitat mapping at the Department of the Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). Research field: geomorphology, remote sensing data acquisition and processing, habitat mapping, photogrammetry. |
University of Catania, Catania, ITALY
 | Antonietta Rosso Full Professor in Paleontology and Paleoecology at the Department of Biological, Geological & Environmental Sciences, University of Catania (Italy). Research field: Bryozoan taxonomy, (paleo)ecology of Pleistocene to present-day benthonic assemblages, Mediterranean marine sciaphilic bioconstructions. Contact: antonietta.rosso@unict.it |
 | Rossana Sanfilippo Associate Professor in Paleontology and Paleoecology at the Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania (Italy). Research field: Serpulid taxonomy, paleoecology of benthic marine associations, Cenozoic and Recent marine bioconstructions. Contact: sanfiros@unict.it |
 | Francesco Sciuto Associate Professor in stratigraphic geology and sedimentology at the Department of Biologic, Geologic and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania (Italy). Research field: facies analysis and evolution of marine sedimentary basins; paleoenvironmental, paleoclimatic and paleogeographic reconstructions, ostracods taxonomy, stratigraphy. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0306-9399 Contact: fsciuto@unict.it |
 | Gemma Donato Research fellow in Paleontology and Paleoecology at the Department of Biological, Geological & Environmental Sciences, University of Catania (Italy). Research field: Geobiological analysis of the benthic component, mainly serpulids and bryozoans, of the Mediterranean coralligenous bioconstructions Contact: gemmadonato.93@gmail.com |
 | Carla Altieri Research fellow in Stratigraphic and sedimentologic geology at the Department of Biological, Geological & Environmental Science, University of Catania (Italy). Research field: study of the microfauna of sediments associated with coralligenous bioconstructions, ostracods and foraminifera taxonomy. Contact: carla.altieri108@gmail.com |
 | Francesco D’Alpa Research fellow in Stratigraphic and sedimentologic geology at the Department of Biological, Geological & Environmental Science, University of Catania (Italy). Research field: study of the microfauna of sediments associated with coralligenous bioconstructions, ostracods and foraminifera taxonomy. Contact: Francesco.dalpa3@gmail.com |
University of Calabria, Cosenza, ITALY
 | Maurizio Muzzupappa Full Professor of Design and Methods of Industrial Engineering at the Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria (Italy). Research field: design methods; reverse engineering for terrestrial and underwater applications; rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing; concurrent engineering; virtual, mixed and augmented reality. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7717-7571 Contact: muzzupappa@unical.it |
 | Sergio Rizzuti Full Professor of Design and Methods of Industrial Engineering at the Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria (Italy). Research field: geometric dimensioning and tolerancing; geometric control via CMM; reverse engineering; sustainable design; design structure matrix; robust and axiomatic design; design creativit; education and learning. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3678-0718 Contact: rizzuti@unical.it |
 | Fabio Bruno Associate Professor of Design and Methods of Industrial Engineering at the Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria (Italy). Research field: underwater mechatronics and robotics; underwater 3D reconstruction techniques based on optical systems and acoustic sensors; virtual and augmented reality techniques and their application in industrial design and underwater cultural heritage. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9755-475X Contact: fabio.bruno@unical.it |
 | Adriano Guido Associate Professor in Paleontology and Paleoecology at the Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria (Italy). Research field: Paleoenvironmental and paleoecological reconstructions of carbonate systems, microbial and skeletal carbonatogenesis in cryptic environments, biogeochemical characterization of fossil organic matter. Contact: adriano.guido@unical.it |
 | Luigi De Napoli Researcher of Design and Methods of Industrial Engineering at the Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria (Italy). Research field: reverse engineering and geometric modeling; geometry inspection; product design and development methods; ecodesign; virtual prototyping (CAD/CAE/CAx). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3551-9772 Contact: luigi.denapoli@unical.it |
 | Loris Barbieri Researcher of Design and Methods of Industrial Engineering at the Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria (Italy). Research field: product design and development methods; human-centered design; virtual and augmented reality techniques and their application in industrial design and underwater cultural heritage. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7771-6582 Contact: loris.barbieri@unical.it |