Luisa Salaris is an Associate professor in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at University of Cagliari. Previously, she worked as an Associate Professor of Demography and Social Statistics in the Italian Ministry of Education, Univeristy and Research (MIUR).

Luisa Salaris received a PhD in Social Sciences - Demography from Université Catholique de Louvain. She completed Masters in Population Studies from University of Groningen and a Degree in Political Sciences from University of Cagliari.