“Resource Use Efficiency and Environmental Impact of Plant Factories”

Giuseppina Pennisi
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM University of Bologna

Dr Giuseppina Pennisi is a Tenure Track Researcher at the Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna (Italy). She received a PhD from the University of Turin (Italy). She was co-convener of the 3rd International Workshop on Vertical Farming (VertiFarm2024), organized under the aegis of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). She will be co-convener of the Symposium (S12) of the II International Symposium on Urban Horticulture for Sustainable Food Security: Toward Food-Secure Cities (UrbanFood2026) at the 32nd International Horticultural Congress (IHC 2026). She co-authored more than 80 indexed scientific publications. Her research focuses on plant physiology, vertical farming, artificial lighting, and hydroponics.