VITTORIO GALLESE - University of Parma
Vittorio Gallese, MD and specialist in Neurology, is Full Professor of Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Parma, where he is Director of the Laboratory of Social Cognitive Neuroscience. He is a Senior Research Scholar at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University, New York, USA, Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Philosophy at the School of Advanced Study of the University of London, UK; Honorary member of the American College of Psychiatrists and member of the Academia Europaea. He is one of the cognitive neuroscientist that discovered the “mirror neurons”. His research focuses on the relationship between the sensorimotor system and social cognition, investigating the neurobiological bases of intersubjectivity, psychopathology, language and aesthetics. He is the author of over 300 scientific publications and six books.
GIOVANNI PIETRO VITALI - University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines – University of Paris-Saclay
Giovanni Pietro Vitali is an associate professor of Cultural History and Digital Humanities at the Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines – Université Paris-Saclay. His research focuses on the cultural history of contemporary conflicts, writing practices in situations of violence, and digital methodologies applied to 20th-century archives. He is a member of the scientific committee of the CDEC Foundation and an associate researcher at the University of Oxford, where he co-directs the Prismatic Translation project. He was awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant for the Last Letters project and has worked at various French and international universities. He is the author of Voices of Dissent and numerous studies on the modelling and visualisation of historical data, particularly relating to deportations from Italy during the Second World War. He coordinates the AVALANCHE, FRONT_JUSTICE and URésistant projects.
SOPHIE ROBERT-HAYEK - University of Paris Sorbonne
Sophie Robert-Hayek is currently an Associate Professor (Maître de Conférence) in Computer Science at Sorbonne University in Paris, focusing on the application of computational linguistics to the study of ancient Greek and Latin texts. Her research focuses on the intersection of computational linguistics, paleography, and textual criticism, with a particular emphasis on quantitative approaches for the analysis of textual transmission. She currently investigates the interrelationships among manuscript witnesses to the Gospels in their Greek and Latin translations.
STEFANO MORIGGI - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Stefano Moriggi is an associate professor of Digital Citizenship, Algorithmic Culture and Philosophy of Digital Education at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, where he chairs the Degree Course in Digital Education. He is a permanent member of the McLuhan Foundation in Toronto and CREMIT at the University Cattolica of Milan. He studies the relationship between technological evolution and learning styles, the epistemology of education, postmedia studies and the philosophy of technology. He hosted the programme E se domani (What if tomorrow) on Rai 3. His recent publications include 'Cultural Analytics. L'analisi computazionale della cultura' (editor of the Italian edition of L. Manovich), 'Postmedialità' (with M. Pireddu), 'L'intelligenza artificiale e i suoi fantasmi' and (with V. Gallese and P.C. Rivoltella) 'Oltre la tecnofobia'. He edits the 'Nuvole' series for Ledizioni.