CV
Education
- Ph.D in Comparative Literature (Interactive Narratives), University of Tartu, Estonia, 2025
- M.A. cum laude in Modern Philology, University of Milan, Italy, 2018
- B.S. in Humanities, University of Milan, Italy, 2016
Work experience
- September 2025: Postdoctoral Researcher
- University of Technology of Compiègne, Sorbonne University, France
- Duties includes: Narrative and experience design of immersive mixed reality experiences for the representation of life in the internment and deportation camp of Compiègne-Royallieu. Evaluation and testing of the interactive scenarios.
- Supervisor: Prof. Serge Bouchardon
- November 2025: Knowledge Transfer Project Manager
- University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Cultural Research
- Duties includes: Managing two knowledge transfer projects: “Interactive Narrative Design for Representing Complexity” and “Making Research Accessible through Generative AI” (ASTRA Project PER ASPERA).
- Supervisee: Ahmed Pasha Faisal, Dr. William Ruddock Primett
- November 2024 - September 2025: Research Assistant
- University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Cultural Research
- Duties includes: Assisting in research activities within the Institute of Cultural Research, drafting and submitting funding applications.
- Supervisor: Prof. Marina Grishakova
- October 2022 - August 2024: Junior Research Fellow in Comparative Literature
- University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Cultural Research
- Duties includes: Conducting research on interactive digital narratives and complexity representation, teaching courses such as “Introduction to Cognitive Humanities” and “Narrative Studies”.
- Supervisor: Prof. Marina Grishakova
- September 2018 - June 2019: Team Leader, Web Design and Development
- EIT Services, Camorino, Switzerland
- Duties includes: Leading the web design and development team.
- Supervisor: Marco Losito
- June 2015 - September 2025: Business Manager
- Bellagio Villas, Lezzeno (Como), Italy
- Duties includes: Managing business operations including marketing, revenue management, investment policies.
Service and leadership
- 2025 - present: Member of the board of experts, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology of the European Commission (DG CNECT) (via Technopolis Group)
- 2025 - present: Member of the board of experts, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission (DG RTD) (via Technopolis Group)
- 2025 - present: Advisory Board Coordinator and Management Committee Member, COST Action CA24169 SiDNet
- 2024 - present: General Board Member and Membership Officer, Association for Research in Digital Interactive Narratives
- 2022 - present: Member, ICLA Research Committee on Literature, Arts and Media
- 2022 - 2024: Work Group 2 Vice Chair, COST Action CA18230 INDCOR
- 2021 - 2022: Virtual Networking Team Member, COST Action CA18230 INDCOR
- 2020 - 2021: Management Committee Substitute, COST Action CA18230 INDCOR
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