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Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli is an esteemed Professor Emerita at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in Physical Oceanography. Throughout her career, she has made significant contributions to numerical theoretical modeling, particularly in connection with the Venice MOSE barrier project. Her research interests encompass a wide array of topics, including modeling and investigation of nonlinear coherent structures, oceanic rings, and atmospheric blocking. Malanotte-Rizzoli has extensively studied water mass formation processes in marginal and semi-enclosed seas such as the Mediterranean and Black Sea, focusing on shallow water ecosystems in the northern Adriatic and Black Sea shelf. She is also recognized for her work in developing novel theoretical methods for the assimilation of oceanic observations into general circulation ocean models (OGCMs). More recently, her research has emphasized the development and application of regional climate coupled ocean/atmosphere models to enhance understanding of climate predictions and future climate scenarios, particularly in the South Asia Maritime Continent. Additionally, she maintains a profound interest in studying and predicting extreme flooding events affecting the city of Venice and has contributed to the design of mobile barriers for lagoon protection.