Some of his recent research activities include new media theories and new technologies in education, E-learning and long-distance teaching, and organizational processes in business and in education. Ferri has been working on a specific research carried out with the IBM Foundation-Italy. He is also a consultant for Le Monnier publishing house (Mondadori Publishing Group) for Educational and E-learning projects, as well as the Director of the Italian Laboratory of Pedagogical and Psychological Experimentation. Professor Ferri has also been the author of more than 45 scientific publications.