Mario Basevi has a Master Degree in Sociology and PhD in Social Science Research. He is a sociologist with extensive experience in data analysis and field research, he works for Italian Institute of Statistics (ISTAT). Demography, economy, network analysis and simulation models are his primary interests. He has worked as researcher and adjunct professor for the Universities of Rome, Pisa and l'Aquila and as researcher and methodological supervisor for private research agencies. In ISTAT he has worked as demographic and economic research supervisor in Milan and now he is working on census population survey.