Dr Paci is Technology Director at DSCTM of Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR, Italy) in the area of organization and management. Dr. Paci has developed a sound scientific, professional and managerial experience in the field of R&D policies, multiannual R&I programmes and impact assessment, strategic foresight S&T for technological and industrial innovation and related research roadmaps. Dr Paci is the author of  40 publications. EU Commission Boards: Advisory Board for H2020 LEIT-NMBP;  Rapporteur Working Group ‘Maximizing Impact’ 2018-2020; Expert Group 'Strategic Foresight for R&I Policy in H2020' (SFRI) of EC DG Research & Innovation from 2015 for the next H2020 Workprogrammes and FP9 design 2015; Advisory Board of EU Projects (EU FP7 Project ‘Recreate’ 2014-2018) GRC International Scientific Council 2016, International Panels: International Panel of Mesoscience (IPM) China Association of Science and Technology (CAST) 2018-2022, European Technology Platform for manufacturing technologies (ManuFuture);  Transition Task Force ICSU-ISSC 2017-2018.

CNR Panels: Deputy CNR Representative International Organization ISC 2019, Task Force for European Strategies 2014-2015; Task Force ‘Open Science’ 2016, Executive Committee Foresight S&T Project 2015- 2019, Committee for Framework Agreement between CNR and Società Chimica Italiana 2018-2023