Pier Matteo Barone is an accredited criminalist, professor and consultant in Forensic Science, expert in Forensic Geo-Archaeology with a focus on geophysical prospecting (GPR, in particular), remote sensing, GIS and archaeology applied to crime scene investigations, missing persons and heritage crimes collaborating with several universities (such as CURML Lausanne in Switzerland, Nottingham Trent University in UK, American University of Rome, University of Roma Tre in Italy), institutes (INPEF in Italy, International Red Cross Committee-Switzerland) and national and international police forces. He has been senior lecturer in Forensic Science and director of the Master of Forensic Science program at Nottingham Trent University. He is Chair of Forensic Archaeology and co-chair of the Scene of Crime Group (SoC WG) of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI) and is appointed Crime Scene Adviser by the IUGS Initiative of Forensic Geology. Co-founder of Geoscienze Forensi Italia®-Forensic Geoscience Italy and member of ANCRIM (National Association of Criminologists and Criminalists) CIfA (Chartered Institute for Archaeologists) and Conpef (National Coordination of Forensic Experts).