
Alessio Giustolisi
POLISS research theme
Place-Specific Factors and the Design and Implementation of Smart Specialisation Strategies
Host institution
University of Vienna
Secondment institutions
University of Stavanger
Lower Austria Provincial Government
Supervisory team
Main supervisor:
Michaela Trippl
Co-supervisor:
Axel Priebs
Mentor:
Kerstin Koren
Background
Alessio is a PhD researcher at the Department of Geography and Regional Research (University of Vienna). He studied Human Geography at the University of Cologne and University College Dublin and obtained a Master’s degree from the University of Amsterdam in Economic Geography. He has research experience in Germany and Southeast Asia. Alessio is interested in regional structural change and the role of innovation in regional development.