Diana Palma
Head
Born in Teramo in 1969, she graduated in Electronic Engineering in 1996 from the University of L’Aquila. She is an expert in Information Systems and the management of large-scale relational databases, with advanced skills in data warehousing and data mining. Since 2002, she has served as a Technical Manager at the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise, where she worked at the National Service Centre (CSN). Since 1 April 2024, she has been Head of the Data Analysis and Information Quality Unit.
Born in Teramo in 1969, she graduated in Electronic Engineering in 1996 from the University of L’Aquila. She is an expert in Information Systems and the management of large-scale relational databases, with advanced skills in data warehousing and data mining. Since 2002, she has served as a Technical Manager at the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise, where she worked at the National Service Centre (CSN). Since 1 April 2024, she has been Head of the Data Analysis and Information Quality Unit.
She has over 20 years of experience as a project manager, software analyst, and database administrator on Oracle platforms. She was part of the working group responsible for the design, development and implementation of the National Livestock Register (BDN) database and its web applications.
She leads the design and implementation of the data warehouse for information stored in the BDN and related veterinary information systems, with a focus on innovative methodologies for Big Data Analysis, Machine Learning, and Predictive Analysis.
She provides technical consultancy, oversees needs analysis, and designs advanced reporting systems for the data managed within the national veterinary information systems (Vetinfo portal), working in collaboration with Departments II, III and VI of the Directorate-General for Animal Health and Veterinary Medicines (DGSAF) of the Italian Ministry of Health.
She also participates, as an expert in national information systems, in DGSAF working groups focused on drafting the Operational Manual for the I&R system, surveillance plans for brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis, and the National Animal Welfare Plan.
