Franco got his degree in Electronics Engineering from Politecnico di Milano in 1988. He has more than 35 years of experience in Information Technology engineering, having worked in many complex projects, conducted by interdisciplinary, national and international teams. In several of these projects, he has also covered the role of Project Manager. He has expertise in the eHealth and eInclusion fields and related impact assessment studies and he is currently working on the application of data-driven technologies in the fields of active and healthy ageing and oncology decision making.