Giorgio Franceschini studied physics
at the Technical University of Berlin. Since 2005 he has been working as a
Research Associate at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) and from
2009 to 2011 at the Technical University of Darmstadt. From 2003 to 2005, Mr.
Franceschini has worked as ICT consultant first in Munich and after in Milan. In 2009 he was a Visiting Fellow at
the James Martin
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
(CNS) in Monterey, California. His research focus lies on
technical and political aspects of nuclear arms control. Among Mr. Franceschini's
recent papers are ‘Peaceful uses of nuclear energy in the Middle
East', 'The NPT
review process and strengthening the treaty: peaceful uses', and ‘Nuclear
Weapons Research and Modernization Without Nuclear Testing The CTBT in
danger?'.