Sofia Tisocco

Data Technologist

Research Interests

Sofia is a Data Technologist working on the integration of new sustainability metrics into the National Farm Survey. She holds a background in agriculture and a PhD in Engineering, where her research focused on assessing and optimizing the anaerobic co-digestion of slurry and grass silage from technical, economic, and environmental perspectives. Her research interests include farm systems modelling, bioenergy production, data analysis, and the application of machine learning in bioenergy and agriculture.

Current Projects

MEASURE – Modelling Estimates for Agricultural Sustainability Using Real Evidence. Funded by DAFM.

Publications

Tisocco, S., Lenehan, J. J., Zhan, X., Crosson, P. (2025). Financial assessment of integrating anaerobic digestion with cattle farming for biomethane production–Implications for farm economics and the supply chain. Biomass Bioenergy, 195, 107702.

Tisocco, S., Beausang, C., Zhan, X., Crosson, P. (2024). Integration of anaerobic co-digestion of grass silage and cattle slurry within a livestock farming system in Ireland: Quantification of greenhouse gas emission reduction and nutrient flow. Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 206, 107650.

Tisocco, S., Weinrich, S., Lyons, G., Wills, M., Zhan, X., Crosson, P. (2023). Application of a simplified ADM1 for full-scale anaerobic co-digestion of cattle slurry and grass silage: assessment of input variability. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng. 18(4), 50.

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Presentations

Tisocco, S., Weinrich, S., Møller, H. B., Ward, A. J., Kilmartin, L. Zhan, X., Crosson, P. Process-based and machine learning models for simulating biogas production from a full-scale agricultural biogas plant. International Sustainable Resource Recovery Strategies Toward Zero Waste (FULLRECO4US) 2025, Basel, Switzerland.

Tisocco, S., Lenehan, J., Zhan, X., Crosson, P. Financial assessment of integrating cattle farming with anaerobic digestion for biomethane production. BSAS Conference 2025, Galway, Ireland.

Tisocco, S., Beausang, C., Lenehan, J., Zhan, X., Crosson, P. Integration of anaerobic co-digestion of grass silage and cattle slurry within a livestock farming system in Ireland. SEAI National Energy Research & Policy Conference 2024, Ireland.

Tisocco, S., Beausang, C., Zhan, X., Crosson, P. Integration of anaerobic co-digestion into a sustainable livestock farming system. 10th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management 2023, Chania, Greece.