Giovanna Terrizzi is a Research Fellow at the University of Messina (Italy). Her research adopts mixed-methods approaches, applying advanced econometric and time-series models to analyze dynamic phenomena across different domains. She has already conducted an exploratory qualitative study on a pilot project investigating how agri-food enterprises in rural areas manage innovation processes by exploiting external collaborations. She is currently approaching quantitative research on the emergence and evolution of digital platform ecosystems. Her research has been published in the British Food Journal and received a Best Paper Nomination at the SIMA–Sinergie Conference.