Aldo Ferrari is a professor at the Ca’Foscari University of Venice, where he teaches Armenian language and literature, history of Eurasia, history of the Caucasus and Central Asia, and coordinates the Observatory of Politics and International Relations (OPRI). He directs the research program on Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia at the Institute for ISPI in Milan. He is the President of the Association for the Study of Central Asia and the Caucasus in Italy (ASIAC).