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Stefano Aliani is Science Director at the Lerici section of the Institute of Marine Science of the National Research Council of Italy. He leads the Plastic Pollution Laboratory and has served as principal investigator and coordinator of national and international research projects, as well as chief scientist on multiple oceanographic cruises, including polar expeditions. His research integrates physical oceanography and ecology, focusing on how oceanographic processes shape marine ecosystems. Since the 1990s, he has investigated the distribution of marine debris and the dispersal through ocean currents. He is also actively engaged in science‑policy activities, among them the Plastic Treaty, and serves on several international working groups and expert panels. Stefano Aliani has also served as Vice President of SCOR and ISC expert for plastic pollution.