The EAR Project Team
Academy of Fine Arts in Rome (ABAROMA)
The Academy of Fine Arts in Rome is the primary centre of education for advanced training and research in the field of visual arts. It promotes the study, transmission and progress of contemporary creative expression, pursuing and increasing the cosmopolitan role of the city and the Institute through the creation and development of a system of cultural exchanges aimed at mutual artistic and cultural growth.
The Academy, which traces its origins back to the ancient art workshops and the Renaissance academies, and the Accademia di San Luca in particular, is committed to preserving traditional artistic methodologies and developing the research and application of new techniques and technologies aimed at expanding the range of teaching activities for educational and creative purposes.
The educational offering is divided into three Departments (Visual Arts, Design and Applied Arts, Communication and Art Education) and ten schools (Painting, Sculpture, Decoration, Art Graphic Design, Scenography, Artistic Design for Business, New Art Technologies, Communication and Promotion of Contemporary Artistic Heritage, Art Education, and Cinema, Photography and Audiovisual).
Project Manager WP1
After graduating with honours in Business Administration from the Luigi Bocconi Commercial University in Milan, Arianna Angelini began her career at Procter & Gamble, where she had the opportunity to work in various international locations and hold positions of increasing responsibility, including Management from 2006. During her career, she has worked in diverse markets such as Italy, Western Europe, CEEMEA, the USA, Asia, India and Australia. A professional with over 20 years of experience in the sales and commercial sector, characterised by a strong passion for business development and people management, in 2018 she decided to take on a new challenge in the public sector and joined MUR AFAM as an administrative accounting officer, combining her managerial experience gained in an international corporation with the mission of improving the efficiency of the public sector in education, in the AFAM sector.
Scientific Coordinator of the Project
WP1 Coordinator
Beatrice Peria is an art historian with a background in iconology. She has published specialist studies on the iconography of 16th-century Venetian art, as well as on the relationship between word and image, on 19th-century Italian and French painting, and on the artist’s book. She has collaborated with “Il Trovaroma – La Repubblica”, the RAI School and Education Department, the ICCD and the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape of Molise. Since 1989, she has been a permanent lecturer in Art History, currently at ABA Rome, where she is also Head of International Relations. She is also a System Expert, Coordinating Expert and ANVUR Assessor Lecturer for AFAM. She was an Erasmus Coordinator for over 15 years, and one of the leaders and a member of the Steering Committee of the European project EU4ART (European Universities) and EU4ART_differences (Horizon2020). She recently published La prospettiva invisibile. Forme visuali della temporalità dell’arte (The invisible perspective. Visual forms of temporality in art) (2022, L’Erma di Bretschneider), Attori senza racconto: la narrazione disattesa di Degas, in “Zeusi. Linguaggi contemporanei di sempre” and Vanitas: una serie di lunga durata, in the collective volume Giardini di conversazione. Studi in onore di Augusto Gentili.
WP1 Project Assistant
Angelica Speroni is a researcher at Université Paris 8, where in 2024 she obtained a PhD in Aesthetics, Sciences and Technologies of the Arts. She is the curator of the Lucia Romualdi Archive and a Subject Specialist at ABA Rome for the Exhibition Design and Visual Communication course (since 2022), as she was for the Aesthetics course (2019–2021). Between 2020 and 2023, she worked on the European project EU4ART (European Universities), and since 2023 she has been teaching at the Europass Teacher Academy, also as part of the Erasmus+ programme.
In addition to numerous articles in scientific journals, she has published and presented the monograph Raggiungere l’orizzonte. Significato, valore e funzione della ricerca artistica (L’Erma di Bretschneider, 2024). Among the most recent international conferences, she has taken part in DIMMI (Trento 2024) and CIM (Turin 2024) and delivered seminars in Italy and abroad. She has curated several exhibitions in prestigious spaces, including INASA-Palazzo Venezia, Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa, Palazzo Ajutamicristo, Sala Colleoni, ABA Roma.
WP2 Coordinator
Costanza Barbieri is a lecturer in History of Modern Art and History of Drawing at ABA Rome and curator of national and international exhibitions, from the Renaissance to Modern Art. With two PhDs in Art History (Sapienza University of Rome; Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), she is the author of about a hundred scientific publications dedicated to the visual culture of the Renaissance, collecting, contextual iconology, and non-invasive diagnostics for the reconstruction of the creative process of the work of art.
She has participated in the European project EU4ART_differences (Horizon2020) and has been on the doctoral board of the National Research Doctorate in Visual Arts of the Tor Vergata University of Rome and the Italian Art Academies since 2022, with the curriculum New Technologies for Cultural Heritage. She recently published Gli astri benigni di Agostino Chigi. Baldassarre Peruzzi, Sebastiano and Raphael in the Loggia of Galatea (L’Erma di Bretschneider, 2023), the first monograph dedicated to the original decorative design of the loggia of the Villa Farnesina.
Project Assistant WP2
Currently enrolled on the Master’s course in Art History at the Roma Tre University since October 2024, Noemi Zappalà graduated with honours with a first-level diploma in Communication and Promotion of Contemporary Artistic Heritage from ABA Roma. Her academic background has focused on the conservation of cultural heritage, with a particular focus on non-invasive diagnostic techniques applied to artistic heritage. She has gained experience in the use of tools such as IR reflectography, XRF, laser profilometry and UV fluorescence.
In February 2024, she was part of a research team engaged in diagnostic investigations on the Spasimo di Sicilia, a copy by Raphael, in collaboration with INFN Roma Frascati and INFN Roma Tre, contributing with historical and documentary research and participating in the measurements. This research was the subject of her diploma thesis. The results of the project were presented at the Research and Development at the DAΦNE-L and LASR3 Laboratories seminar (October 2024).
WP2 Expert
Roberto Bellucci is a restorer and has been a conservator of paintings since 1974 at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure and Restoration Laboratories in Florence, with which he still collaborates. He is an Honorary Academician of the Academy of the Arts of Drawing in Florence, an Associate of the CNR-INO, and was a member of the Scientific Committee for the restoration of Leonardo da Vinci’s Belle Ferroniere in the Louvre. He has written over 100 scientific articles on conservation issues and technical topics. He has devoted himself to research in the fields of non-destructive testing and aqueous cleaning processes, and to the research and experimentation of new scientific methods of investigation on works of art. He is a specialist in the study of underdrawing and in early medieval and Renaissance painting techniques. He has undertaken numerous extensive research projects on the painting techniques of Masaccio and Masolino, Piero della Francesca, Gentile da Fabriano, Botticelli, Sebastiano del Piombo and Leonardo da Vinci (among others). He has given lectures at the Met (NYC), the Musée du Louvre, the National Gallery (London), the Kunsthistorisches Institut (Florence), the Nàrodni Galerie (Prague), the Yale Conservation Center (New Haven, USA), and the Renaissance Society of America.
As part of the EAR project, he is an expert restorer in diagnostic investigations.
WP2-WP4 PhD student
Flavia Coccioletti, born in Rome, attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, where she obtained a Level II Diploma in Art Education and Communication, specialising in curation. In 2022, she embarked on a doctorate in Cultural Heritage Studies, focusing her research on museum accessibility for blind and visually impaired people. As part of her doctoral studies, she is participating in the PNRR project MAXXI per TUTTI at the MAXXI museum in Rome, actively collaborating with the working group on visual impairments. She is also a volunteer for the MUSEUM association, with which she promotes cultural activities aimed at people with visual impairments. In the EAR project, she participated in the realisation of the Tiziano Tangibile. La Pala Gozzi.
WP2 Expert
Lorenza D’Alessandro, qualified to practise as a restorer at the ICR in Rome and a graduate in History of Modern Art from La Sapienza University of Rome, has been working as a freelancer for public and private institutions in Italy and abroad since 1984. Specialising in the conservation of paintings and stone materials, she has overseen the restoration of important works ranging from archaeological to contemporary. Since 1986, she has been teaching (ICCROM, Indiana University, Trinity College of Rome). She is currently a lecturer at the University of Tuscia. She has published numerous technical and conservation-related works.
As part of the EAR project, she deals with conservation and restoration, focusing on issues related to the genesis of the creative process in the work of art and the peculiarities of copy painting.
WP2 Expert
Maria Beatrice De Ruggieri holds a PhD in Art History and studied at the Sapienza University of Rome and the University of Siena. For many years, her interests have been focused on the study of artistic processes, through diagnostic investigations and the study of technical sources. With the company Emmebi Diagnostica Artistica, of which she is a founding partner with Marco Cardinali, she has carried out investigations on a large number of 17th-century Roman and Neapolitan paintings, with a particular focus on the painting of Caravaggio, the Caravaggio school and the Roman Baroque. She has collaborated and continues to collaborate with international institutions (Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Prado Museum in Madrid, University of Stockholm) on research projects. The author of numerous publications, she has taught at the Sapienza University of Rome, the University of Tuscia, the Central Institute of Restoration, the University of Valencia and the University of Stockholm. She is currently an adjunct lecturer in History of Artistic Techniques at Roma Tre University.
As part of the EAR project, she deals with research activities relating to the documentation of the compositional processes of painting, in particular of the 17th-century Roman and Neapolitan periods, with a specific focus on diagnostic investigations.
WP2 Expert
A graduate in Art History from the University of Florence, Cecilia Frosinini was an art historian at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence (1990-2021). She has had many experiences with foreign institutions, including two fellowships at the CASVA (National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.). She is an academician of the Academy of the Arts of Drawing in Florence; an associate of the CNR-INO in Florence; and an adjunct professor at the Catholic University of Milan, the University of Pisa and the University of Florence, teaching courses on artistic techniques and the use of investigative techniques in the field of the conservation of artistic and historical heritage. She has been a member of scientific committees for international conferences and exhibitions, of the scientific committee for the restoration of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Sant’Anna” in the Louvre, and is currently a member of the Scientific Committee of the Uffizi Galleries. She conducts research on the technique of underdrawing in Italian paintings and on artistic techniques in general, with expertise in the field of scientific investigation. She has produced more than 200 publications on these topics.
As part of the EAR Project, she works as an Expert Art Historian, selecting particularly significant works of art to illustrate the various stages of the transition from idea to artistic production.
WP2 Expert
Daniela Luzi obtained a Diploma in Restoration in the field of “Conservation of Paintings” and a Specialisation in “Stone Materials” from the Central Institute of Restoration in Rome. In 1986, she founded L’ERRE Consorzio, of which she is President and Technical Director, and with which she has participated in projects for the conservation and restoration of the painting cycles of important architectural complexes. In the field of stone materials, she carried out the pilot project on the façade of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua; she participated in the work on the reliefs of the Protiro and the façade of the Church of San Zeno in Verona, with the rediscovery of the polychromy in the sculpted reliefs of the stories of the months of Niccolò. In the architectural complex of the Church of San Carlino alle Quattro Fontane in Rome, she took part in the restoration of the original Borrominian finishes of the stuccoes inside the Church and of the architectural surfaces on the external façades.
As part of the EAR Project, she presents a number of case studies relating to conservation and restoration work carried out during her career, which are emblematic in highlighting constitutive aspects of the process of elaboration of the work and experimentation with materials and techniques.
WP3 Coordinator
His professional field is the performing arts, in particular the direction of musical theatre and multimedia performance. He has been an actor (with Gaia Scienza by G. B. Corsetti), assistant director (in all the most important Italian and European theatres and festivals), associate director (with Luca Ronconi and Graham Vick), director (over forty titles, including numerous world premieres), producer (of the first Italian opera touring company, OPERAOGGI), and librettist (Tempo sospeso del volo for Nicola Sani). He has been teaching for over twenty years (IUAV, Scuola dell’Opera Italiana, Maggio Formazione, Accademie di Carrara, Torino, Brera), leading students to create performance projects (Dido & Aeneas and Donna non rieducabile in Carrara, The Prague and The Milan Experiment in Brera, The sense of (my) body at Fisad in Turin, Di me c’è qualcosa che esiste and Il nemico ritrovato in Rome). He was responsible for WP4 of the European project EU4ART_differences (Horizon2020) and a member of the MC of Cost Action 23158 – ARTinRARE.
WP3 Research Fellow
With a PhD in Art Theory and Art History from the University of Beijing, Veronica Di Geronimo holds a degree in Art History and a master’s degree in Contemporary Art History from the Sapienza University of Rome. After graduating, she curated the exhibition Sincretismi. Dao tra Oriente e Occidente at Lo Studiolo and worked at the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome. In 2022 and 2023, she was a Junior Scientist at ABA Rome for the European project EU4ART_differences (Horizon2020), where she is currently a post-doctoral researcher.
As part of the EAR project, she deals with the theoretical and methodological aspects of artistic research, with a specific focus on the application of artificial intelligence.
WP3 Research Fellow
He is a researcher in the field of computational creativity and human-machine interaction, with a PhD in Media and Arts Technology from Queen Mary University of London. A musician and artist, he has exhibited and performed at international multimedia art festivals, including twice at Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria). He is also an alumni member of the Augmented Instruments Lab at Imperial College London.
In the EAR project, he deals with the development of teaching strategies supported by artificial intelligence, aimed at fostering innovation and experimentation in fine arts academies and music conservatories.
WP3 Expert
Volkan Okbay is a researcher who explores the convergence between computer vision, machine learning and robotics to address complex challenges in various fields. He obtained a Master of Science in Electrical-Electronic Engineering from the Middle East Technical University. His diverse technical background includes the role of Hardware Design Engineer at ASELSAN, where he focused on FPGA software and avionics, and Graduate Researcher at Thales, specialising in embedded systems and signal processing optimisation. In addition, he contributed to the development of edge-AI systems with CNN accelerators during his internship at Maxim-Analog Devices. More recently, he worked at the METU Center for Image Analysis on SLAM and medical image understanding. In the EAR project, he deals with the research, implementation and integration of image processing capabilities in a central chatbot structure to interpret the paintings of selected artists.
WP4 Coordinator
Dalma Frascarelli holds a PhD and is qualified as a second-tier university lecturer. She is a professor of History of Modern Art at ABA Rome, where she is deputy director. A member of the scientific committee of the Istituto Nazionale di Studi Romani and of the scientific committee of the Biblioteca barocca e dei Lumi series published by Argo, she is the coordinator of the Doctorate in Visual Arts Culture, Practices and Communication (ABA Rome). She has dedicated herself to the protection and promotion of artistic heritage at the Superintendencies of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and the Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica. Her research on art between the end of the 16th century and the first half of the 18th century focuses on collecting, the history of ideas and the relationship between art and the Counter-Reformation. She has published numerous essays in specialist magazines and collective books. Among her most recent monographs: Paolo Falconieri tra scienza e arcadia. Le collezioni di un intellettuale del tardo barocco romano (Campisano, 2012); La Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Jaca Book, 2012); L’arte del dissenso. Pittura e libertinismi nell’Italia del Seicento (Einaudi 2016).
WP4 Expert
Gianfelice Boncristiano began working in the video game industry as a freelancer at a very young age. In 2008, he founded Mobile Idea Srl, developing digital projects for PCs, tablets and smartphones. Since 2010, he has specialised in gamification, a field that allows him to collaborate with public and private partners, both nationally and internationally.
WP4 PhD Student
Floriana Boni attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, where she graduated with honours with a second-level Diploma in Communication and Promotion of Artistic Heritage, with a thesis on “Vanitas in the 17th century: between devotion and transgression”. She is currently enrolled on the 38th cycle of the doctoral programme of national interest in Cultural Heritage Sciences, provided by the Tor Vergata University of Rome, in association with the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. Her doctoral research explores the relationship between the poetry of Giovan Battista Marino and the figurative arts, with a focus on the mythological connections between the Galeria and Adone.
WP4 PhD Student
Fiorella Custodero works on digital communication and research in the field of cultural governance, sustainable tourism and new technologies, with a particular focus on the impact of gamification used in the educational sector and in the promotion of tangible and intangible cultural heritage. She recently contributed to the creation of an international volume with the publication of an essay entitled Gamification as a Strategy to Educate About Cultural Heritage and Develop Sustainable Cultural Tourism. As part of the EAR project, she is responsible for promoting and disseminating the digital project ©HOHENSTAUFEN – The game, the result of her doctoral research aimed at promoting the UNESCO site of Castel del Monte and the city of Andria, located in Puglia.
WP4 Expert
A museographer, scenographer, and designer of exhibition and multimedia installations, Giuseppe Di Giovanni trained as a Scenographer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and as an Interior Architect at L’ESAM Design in Paris. He subsequently obtained a diploma in Animated Cinema from the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples. His professional career began with theatre, first with the Liberanti company of the Casa Circondariale di Lauro, then with the Teatro Nuovo in Naples under the artistic direction of Antonio Latella. After training in Interior Architecture, he began working in the design of exhibition installations, first in the merchandising sector, then in the cultural heritage sector, joining the WPS Multimedia studio, where he has been creating museum projects and multimedia installations for the general public for 15 years. He has received commissions from numerous institutional and non-institutional clients: Superintendencies and Museum Centres in Campania, Calabria, Abruzzo, Lazio and the city of Rome, Municipalities and Publishing Houses. Finally, he has been working for several years as a Workshop Technician with ABAROMA, where he holds design laboratories and workshops for exhibition and multimedia spaces.
WP4 Project Assistant
Chiara Picco works on communication and research in the field of the arts. She graduated in Communication and Museum and Exhibition Events Education, combining her studies with experience in the dissemination of initiatives related to art and cultural heritage. She has collaborated with organisations such as Zètema and the Capitoline Superintendence of Cultural Heritage. Since 2022, she has been part of the Communication Office of the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, where she is responsible for organising and promoting the institution’s cultural and educational events through its official channels.
As part of the EAR project, she is responsible for the design and implementation of a database dedicated to doctoral programmes on artistic research for ABAROMA, mapping the educational offerings of national and international universities and institutions of higher education.
WP5 Coordinator
Veronica Cornacchione is a communications professional with over eight years of international experience in strategic roles requiring coordination, stakeholder management and collaboration with multicultural teams. Specialising in the development and implementation of communication strategies, she has led high-impact campaigns, institutional events and creative collaborations, helping to strengthen the visibility and positioning of organisations globally.
She has held senior communication roles for the World Health Organization (WHO) Health and Migration Programme, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) in Sudan and Ethiopia, and the European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN) in Brussels, developing effective strategies to engage institutional stakeholders. Selected in 2019 for the United Nations Italian Fellowships Programme, sponsored by the Italian Government and implemented by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), Veronica has consolidated her experience in institutional communication and the creation of strategic partnerships. A graduate in foreign languages and international relations, she was recently recognised as a Nova Talent.
End of contract: 4 August 2025
WP5 Coordinator
Enrica Murru is a freelance journalist and communications professional with solid experience in managing editorial and digital content.
Currently Coordinator of Work Package 5 “Dissemination, Cultural Mediation and Open Data” of the Enacting Artistic Research (EAR) project at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, she has developed cross-cutting skills in editing, copywriting, content strategy and in managing partnerships with institutional and non-institutional stakeholders, collaborating with major organisations such as Zètema Progetto Cultura and LazioCrea, with the publishing houses Castelvecchi and Coniglio Editore, and with numerous international luxury brands such as Armani, Moncler, Tod’s and Missoni. At the same time, she teaches at the IED – European Institute of Design.
Registered with the Order of Journalists of Lazio, she combines strong writing and research skills with organisational and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to coordinate diverse teams, developed over more than fifteen years of experience in publishing, fashion, culture and digital communication.
Academy of Fine Arts in Brera (ABABRERA)
The Accademia di Brera, a public university in the heart of Milan founded in 1776, is the centre for art, cultural heritage and design. It offers a wide range of knowledge and experience for those who want to turn their passion for art into a career. Its educational offering covers areas ranging from new technologies, set design, design, fashion, curating exhibitions and events, communications and exhibition installations, to the promotion and restoration of artistic and cultural heritage.
Brera is a point of reference for advanced artistic training, thanks in part to its strong link with the city of Milan. It is a brand that attracts students, artists, start-ups, creative companies and both national and international institutions.
Project Contact Person
WP1 and WP4 Contact Person
An art historian, curator and PhD in Audiovisual Studies, Claudia Maria D’Alonzo is a lecturer at the NTA School of ABA Brera, a member of the board of the Doctorate in Research and Digital Transition in Museum Institutions and Art Galleries (ABA Brera) and of the Doctorate in New Media and Critical-Curatorial Practices of Contemporary Creation (ABA Turin). Since 2023, she has been the curator of the Lydia contemporary art prize, organised by the Fondazione Il Lazzaretto in collaboration with PAC Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea, Milan. Other recent curatorial projects: Blue Diamond, solo exhibition by Rachele Maistrello, Project Room – PAC, Milan, 2023; All of Your Base solo exhibition by IOCOSE, Aksioma, Ljubljana, 2022; INBTWN, digital art exhibition, Centrale Fies, 2020-2022; When the Towel Drops Vol. 1 by Radha May (Elisa Giardina Papa, Nupur Mathur, Bathsheba Okwenje), ICA Milan, 2019–2020. She has written for Alfabeta2, digimag, doppiozero, Exibart, MCD – Musiques&Cultures Digitales, Castelvecchi, Amsterdam University Press, Mimesis International and Treccani.
Organisational coordinator WP1
A curator and researcher, Marialaura Ghidini’s work focuses on the relationship between digital technologies, culture and society, with a particular focus on curatorial practices between online and offline contexts. She obtained a practice-based research doctorate in Curating New Media Art from the University of Sunderland (2015), where she investigated the impact of online curation on cultural production, distribution and participation. She has curated and conceived exhibition and research projects in international contexts, including the online projects or-bits.com (2009–2015) and #exstrange (2017), the publication Silicon Plateau (Bangalore, 2015–present), the archive curating.online (winner of the Italian Council 2020) and the symposium Codici Magici (Brescia, 2023). She regularly carries out research, teaching and public speaking activities in international academic and institutional contexts, including Aalto University, MAP Bengaluru and Liverpool John Moores University. After working in the United Kingdom and India, she currently lives in Italy.
WP2 Contact Person
An art historian, Chiara Nenci teaches Museology and Cultural Heritage at the Brera Academy, where she directs the School of Communication and Promotion of Artistic Heritage. She contributes to exhibitions and volumes on the 19th century with writings on landscape painting, fine arts exhibitions, and the relationship between literary sources and artistic creation. A scholar of Giuseppe Bossi, she edited Le Memorie di Giuseppe Bossi (Milan 2003) and Le Ruins by Robert Adam (unpublished translation by Giuseppe Bossi, Milan 2025). She coordinates projects for the study and enhancement of the historical heritage of the Academies of Fine Arts and has published on these topics: Nel segno di Appiani. Nove letture e un progetto d’artista (2021, with R. Ruscio) and Elogio al segno. Luigi Sabatelli (2025, with R. Ruscio and A. Zanella). She has been a member of the doctoral college Techniques and tools for the study, production, conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage (Brera) since 2024.
As part of the EAR project, she studies the creative process in the 19th-century works of art of Brera’s artistic heritage.
WP2 Contact Person
Rosanna Ruscio is a permanent lecturer in Art History at the Brera Academy. Specialising in 20th-century art, she has been an author and consultant for the Treccani Biographical Dictionary and for the publishers De Agostini and Electa, and has written numerous texts for books and exhibition catalogues. Among her publications are Lettere a Wart. Il fondo Arslan: studi e percorsi di uno storico dell’arte (2006); La vocazione artistica nell’epoca dell’Antropocene, in Biennale Art Contemporary (Malta 2020); Nel segno di Appiani. Nove letture e un progetto d’artista (with C. Nenci, 2021); Elogio al segno. Luigi Sabatelli (with C. Nenci and A. Zanella, 2025); She recently curated the study day: Questione di tecniche: dialoghi aperti tra storia e materiali (Milan 21-2-25). She has been a member of the doctoral college Techniques and tools for the study, production, conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage (Brera) since 2024.
As part of the EAR project, she deals with historical and artistic research on the creative process in the 20th-century works of art present in Brera’s artistic heritage.
WP2 Collaborator
Currently enrolled on the five-year PFP2 Restoration course at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brera, Milan, Simona Marzullo has a strong interest in the restoration and conservation of cultural heritage. Her training has enabled her to acquire technical skills in the analysis of the state of conservation of works, in the knowledge of materials and in restoration practices, while developing scientific rigour, attention to detail and sensitivity to conservation issues.
WP2 Collaborator
Alessandra Motta is enrolled on the Five-Year Restoration Course at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brera, Milan, specialising in PFP2 – Painted artefacts on wooden and textile supports, carved wooden artefacts, wooden furnishings and structures, and artefacts made of processed, assembled and/or painted synthetic materials, and is currently in her thesis year. Her education has a solid scientific foundation, gained at the Liceo Scientifico Galileo Ferraris in Turin, and has been further developed during the five years of academic training in the technical-scientific field applied to restoration. She completed an internship in Turin under the supervision of the restorer Gherardo Franchino, in collaboration with the Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Torino, and has participated in restoration projects in collaboration with the Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan and with various museum institutions, particularly in Lombardy. In the EAR project, she contributes to the diagnostic activities applied to the works owned by the Academy of Fine Arts in Brera, with particular attention to the paintings of Francesco Hayez, a central figure in the history of the institution and the subject of her thesis research through the study of the work Ritratto del pittore Carlo De Notaris. She performs analyses by means of infrared reflectography to identify the underlying drawing and uses additional imaging techniques aimed at material characterisation and in-depth study of the state of conservation of the works.
WP3 Contact Person
Matteo Cremonesi is an artist and lecturer who works on contemporary art and digital cultures, with a particular interest in the aesthetic, social and political impact of the Internet and new technologies on artistic research and contemporary culture in general.
He is a professor of Interactive Systems and Cybernetics and Information Theory at the Brera Academy in Milan and was a member of the Link Art Center (2014-2019). He is part of the IOCOSE artist group, with which he has presented his work in various national and international venues.
WP3 Collaborator
Daniele Murgia is an Interaction Designer and PhD student (All But Dissertation, ABD) at the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism of Alghero (UNISS). He has held the position of assistant at the Interaction Design workshop of the Visual Culture Laboratory of SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland) and has taught creative coding in Genoa at the Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti.
In the EAR project, he deals with the design of the graphical interface of the Mixed Reality application for the digital platform °’°Kobi.
Academy of Fine Arts in Florence (ABAFI)
Established in 1784 by the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Pietro Leopoldo, who separated it from the Vasarian Academy of the Arts of Drawing, the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence is the oldest public institution in Europe dedicated to study and research in the field of art. It is currently chaired by Giovanni Iovane, an art critic and independent curator, and is directed by Gaia Bindi, a curator and art historian. Approximately 1,800 students are enrolled, coming from all over the world and attracted by a range of training courses that span from the visual arts to the applied arts, including museum education and new technologies.
Organised into three departments (Visual Arts, Design and Applied Arts, Communication and Art Education), the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence offers courses for the Level I Academic Diploma (Painting, Sculpture, Decoration, Art Graphic Design, Graphic Design, Scenography, Interior Design, Museum Education, New Art Technologies) and the Level II Academic Diploma (Painting Methodologies; New Expressive Languages: Decoration, Graphic Design, Painting, Sculpture; Illustration; Exhibit Design; Plastic Design for Theatre Scenography; Visual Culture: Art Education, Artistic Curation), professional Master’s degrees and PhD programmes in collaboration with leading bodies and institutions. The educational opportunities are completed by the Scuola libera del Nudo, founded in the 19th century by the Tuscan painter Giovanni Fattori.
Numerous training opportunities are also organised throughout the year, including workshops, meetings with artists and art professionals, seminars and exhibition events open to the city.
Conservatory of Music Santa Cecilia in Rome (CONSROMA)
The Conservatory of Music Santa Cecilia took its current name in 1923 but has its roots in the ‘Congregazione de’ Musici di Roma sotto l’invocazione di S. Cecilia’, established in 1595.
The Academic Hall boasts an organ of exceptional historical and artistic importance, built in 1894 by the Walker company and expanded in 1966 by the Tamburini company. The Library, with over 300,000 books, holds 8 incunabula, 10,000 manuscripts, rare printed editions and phonographic materials.
The Conservatory ranks among the most prestigious institutions nationally and internationally in terms of the quantity and quality of its training, music production and research activities.
Project Contact Person
WP2 and WP3 Contact Person
Carla Conti teaches Choral Conducting and Choral Repertoire at the ‘Santa Cecilia’ Conservatory. She graduated in Musicology from the Alma Mater University of Bologna and holds academic diplomas in Piano, Choral Music and Choral Conducting, and Music Education. She is responsible for Erasmus+ and is the delegate for Artistic Research. In the international projects NEWS in MAP (2019-22) and RAPPLab (2022-23), she was Project Manager and Researcher respectively. She conceived the first EU Jean Monnet project at AFAM, EUPROGEMS (2023–26), and coordinates the Level II Master’s degree AReMus and the two-year specialist course in FoRaMus. She conceived and coordinates the international project in the BIP action, FARM (2023 and 2024) in collaboration with the Orpheus Instituut in Ghent, and the DARE seminars, international artistic research meetings. She made her debut with the monograph Nobilissime allieve, presented her research work at international conferences (Naples, Rome, Helsinki, Bern, Vienna, St Petersburg, Brussels, Berlin, Lisbon) and published for Italian and foreign labels: LIM, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Symétrie, SEdM, Giannini Editore. Since 2022, she has been a member of the doctoral councils of Roma Tre University and the ‘Santa Cecilia’ Conservatory.
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Although his training began as a pianist (he graduated under Maestro Elisabetta Pacelli), his musical career soon began to encompass different interests: early music (he graduated in recorder with Maestro Paolo Capirci), teaching (he graduated under Maestro Carla Conti) and composition. Emiliano Manna has performed as a pianist and flautist in Italy and abroad (Dubai for Expo 2020, Seville, Madrid, Malta, the Fori Imperiali in Rome, etc.), and his compositions have been performed in Germany, the USA, Australia, etc. A PhD student in the critical reflection of performance and the creative process, his research interest focuses on the exploration of the repertoire for speaking pianists (an expressive medium in which the pianist is required to recite a text during the instrumental performance) and its implications during performance.
As part of the EAR project, he explores the peculiarities of the creative process in the composition of this repertoire, using his own compositions and the repertoire of the second half of the 20th century as primary material for investigation.
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A musicologist and singer specialising in vocality and music education, Elisa Pezzuto obtained a Master’s degree in Musicology from the University of Rome La Sapienza, a Level II Academic Diploma in Training for Artistic Research in Music, two Level I Master’s degrees in Artistic Vocology and Music Theory and Analysis, and a Level II Master’s degree in Artistic Research from the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. She has taught Ethnomusicology in advanced training courses at the University of Bologna, published academic articles on vocality and music teaching, and participated as a speaker at international conferences. In the field of the arts, she has released numerous recordings and received national awards. A founding member of the Italian group Vocologi Artistici, she combines research and musical practice with a focus on voice and interdisciplinary experimentation.
As part of the EAR project, she deals with the analysis of certain interdisciplinary creative elements related to music writing.
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Leonardo Barbierato studied jazz at the Conservatories of Alessandria, Piacenza and Rome and holds a degree in Biological Sciences (Ecology) from the University of Eastern Piedmont. These studies form the basis on which he began his artistic research path, which in 2022 led him to win a scholarship for the AReMus Level II Master’s degree at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome and, in 2023, to be selected for the Research Doctorate at Roma Tre University/Santa Cecilia Conservatory.
His current research project, Patterns for Transcendence, focuses on the interrelationships between improvisation and cultural/environmental ecology, taking the form of site-specific improvisational performances of a post-human nature [in situ], in which hybrids of environmental and performative sounds emerge. He has performed at venues such as the Torino Jazz Festival, the Roma Europa Festival, the European Jazz Expo, Jazz in Sardegna and the Mirabilia Festival.
As part of the EAR project, he deals with creating expositions on Research Catalogue.
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Lorenzo Ballerini is a sound and new media artist, who is also involved in research and teaching. He obtained a Diploma in Music and New Technologies from the Conservatory of Florence and a Master’s degree in Artistic Music Research from the Conservatory of Rome.
His work is developed in the academic field as a professor of Multimedia at the N. Piccinni Conservatory in Bari and as a researcher for the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome in the R&D team of the EAR project. He has also published scientific papers on electroacoustic music, new media and inclusive music teaching. In the field of the arts, he interweaves physical and digital elements, creating transmedia installations and performances that invite reflection on the social, community and political implications of contemporary society. He has taken part in international festivals and projects such as the ADE Festival, the Berlin Biennale, the Bright Festival, Fabbrica Europa, the Gaida Festival, ICSC, the MA/IN Festival, SMC and the Tempo Reale Festival.
As part of the EAR project, he contributes to the development of Kobi by dealing with the design, data analysis and development of interactive systems to explore new ways of interaction between technology and creativity.
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Alberto Maria Gatti is a composer, computer music designer and sound designer. His main interest is electroacoustic music, ranging from acousmatic music to musical theatre. Since 2018, he has been exploring the relationship between body and sound, using vibrating transducers to transform objects and bodies into acoustic diffusers, as well as having an interest in contemporary sound generation and manipulation techniques. He has taken part in contemporary music festivals and events at institutions such as Ircam, the Berlin Biennale, Inner Spaces, SMC, Tempo Reale, the Pecci Museum, the MA/IN Festival, Milano Books, Milano Musica, Fabbrica Europa, the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Forum Wallis and others. He studied electronic music at the Conservatory of Florence and obtained an AReMus Master’s degree at the Conservatory of Rome. In 2024, he participated in the Ircam Artistic Residency Programme. He is currently a freelance composer and teaches at the Fiesole School of Music and at the G. Puccini Conservatory in La Spezia.
As part of the EAR project, he deals with the analysis and description of the audio signal based on perceptual criteria.
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Maurizio Gabrieli graduated in Composition, Bassoon and Electronic Music from the “S. Cecilia” Conservatory in Rome, specialising with Stockhausen, Henze and Sciarrino. Since 1981, he has been composing for theatre (Teatro di Roma, Yoshi Oida), dance (Compagnia Nuova Danza, Vera Stasi), television (RAI, Stream), multimedia installations and concerts, with performances in Italy and abroad. He has collaborated with RAI, Stream, Universal Wien and numerous cultural institutions. He has been a consultant for Ricordi, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and the Cantiere d’Arte in Montepulciano. He has created music software and curated radio broadcasts for RAI Radio3. He has delivered international seminars in Europe and Asia, and has taught at Italian conservatories since 1985. He holds the chair of Composition at the “S. Cecilia” Conservatory in Rome, where he founded the courses in Applied Music and coordinates the Master’s in Music for Video Games.
In the EAR project, he collaborates as an expert in music for video games.
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Licia Missori is a pianist, composer, musicologist and producer of music for video games. She gives concerts all over the world, both as a soloist and in collaboration with other musicians. She has toured and worked with numerous international artists, including Haggard, Belladonna, Spiral69 and Steve Hewitt (drummer of Placebo), and has performed in Italian theatres with Giancarlo Giannini. In addition to an extensive discography, she has published the first book in Italy systematically dedicated to game music (“Musica per videogiochi”, Edizioni Dedalo).
She graduated with honours in Music and Performing Arts and obtained a Master’s degree in Twentieth-Century Musical Cultures and another in Music Composition for Video Games. Since 2019, she has been working as a composer of music for video games, producing music for major brands including Google, L’Oreal, Discovery Channel, P&G, Accenture, Lavazza, Mulino Bianco, Chiara Ferragni and many others. In the EAR project, she deals with composing and producing the music for the video game Hohentaufen.
State Conservatory of Music "Alfredo Casella" - L'Aquila (CONSAQUILA)
The State Conservatory of Music “Alfredo Casella” – L’Aquila is a dynamic centre for training, artistic production and musical research, faithful to its innovative vocation. It promotes the DREAM doctorate and leads or participates in numerous national and international projects (PRIN, PNRR, Erasmus+), collaborating in international networks (AEC, RAMI). It is the lead partner in international projects such as “ItARTS”, “Le Nuove Frontiere della Ricerca Artistica Musicale” and “MUSAE”.
As an EAR partner, it contributes to the analysis of the creative process, the development of digital platforms and the mapping of artistic research. Research at “Casella” focuses on transdisciplinary innovation, the promotion of heritage and socio-cultural impact.
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Daniela Macchione, with a PhD in “History and Analysis of Musical Cultures” obtained in 2004 from the Sapienza University of Rome, is a lecturer in History and Historiography of Music at the “Alfredo Casella” Conservatory in L’Aquila, where she is Projects and Research Delegate and a member of the D.R.E.A.M. Doctoral Board. Her academic training also includes a Diploma in Piano, studies in Composition, a Level II Master’s degree in Neuroaesthetics and the National Scientific Qualification as a second-tier Professor. Her research interests range from instrumental music and 19th-century Italian opera, the creative process through textual criticism, instrumental virtuosity and improvisation, and musical collecting, to the promotion of Italy’s musical heritage, including through the use of advanced technologies and the creation of performances, and the biological foundations of the aesthetic experience in the temporal arts and “live” performance.
She is General Editor of the “Works of Gioachino Rossini” editorial series for the music publishing house Bärenreiter Verlag in Kassel. She has edited numerous publications, including critical editions of works by Gioachino Rossini, Nicolò Paganini and Sergei Rachmaninoff.
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Silvia Licciardi, PhD in Mathematics and Computer Science, is a researcher at the University of Palermo, Department of Engineering, developing Machine/Deep Learning architectures with applications in the energy field. She worked for several years at the Enea research centre on topics in Pure and Applied Mathematics relating to problems in Biology, Classical Physics and Quantum Physics. She has over 50 publications in international journals, 3 monographs, and has participated in numerous international conferences, including as an invited speaker. She teaches various courses at the University of Palermo and on national doctoral courses. She has won several research contracts as an external collaborator with various Italian universities, including the current one at the Conservatory of L’Aquila for the application of Advanced Scientific Computing methods to the analysis of musical scores for the analysis of author variants. Dr Licciardi is a member of various international mathematical associations such as UMI, EWM and SIMAI. She holds a degree in Western Flute and the ASN as an associate professor in Numerical Analysis.
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Maria Cristina De Amicis graduated from the “A. Casella” Conservatory of Music in L’Aquila, then progressively oriented herself towards the most advanced trends in musical language. In particular, thanks to significant experience in music informatics and the use of technology, she founded the GRAMMA Institute – Centre for Music Research and Creation, where she carried out artistic and scientific activities from 1989 to 2000. Her work encompasses music, technology and experimentation, including sound design, creative coding, audiovisual installations, generative algorithms, software development and innovative instrument making. This approach has enabled her to achieve innovative results in orchestration and musical conception (Aura ’94, Codice ’97, Leben ’02), as well as in the theatrical field (L’Ultimo Nastro di Krapp ’97, La Principessa dispettosa ’99, Trasformazioni dell’anima ’00, Voci di monumenti ’21, Physis ’22). She has taken part in workshops and seminars with leading composers and edited the proceedings of the biennial event La Terra Fertile (1996, 1998, 2000, 2013). She has written articles and essays on issues relating to contemporary music. She collaborates with private institutions and universities in music research projects, including CRM and Univaq, and since 2012 has been a lecturer in Electronic Music at the “A. Casella” Conservatory of Music in L’Aquila and, since 2022, has been a member of the Academic Council.
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Massimiliano Cerioni is a composer and sound engineer based in Berlin. As a researcher for the EAR project, he designs algorithms, software prototypes and dataset processing routines for LLM training and for audio embedding engines. He obtained a specialist degree in electronic music from the Alfredo Casella Conservatory in L’Aquila, and is also a sound artist, teacher and Max Certified Trainer. Cerioni’s work ranges from music, sound design, creative coding, audiovisual installations, generative algorithms, DSP for musical applications, custom software development, extra-ordinary instrument making and performance. In 2015, he won 1st prize at the Premio Nazionale delle Arti “Premio Abbado”. His works have been presented at festivals such as CTM, ICMC, Tempo Reale, Artescienza, Kunsttage Basel and the Psychedelic Film and Music Festival. He collaborates with various artists and is a member of the Radius, Wasch and Max Berlin Network collectives. He releases his music with Elli Records (France).
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Stefano Giacomelli obtained a scientific secondary school diploma and graduated in Electric Guitar (Saint Louis College of Music, Rome), in Electroacoustic Music Composition and in Sound Engineering and Technologies (ConsAQ, A. Casella). He is currently a PhD student in ICT at the DISIM department (UnivAQ), where he studies computational applications (Python, MaxMSP, PureData) oriented towards music information retrieval and auditory scene analysis, with AI models (Deep Learning) that can be optimised for embedding. He is a graduate student member of the IEEE and has participated in conferences (IEEE, AIMI) and published articles in his research fields. He works as a composer, director, performer and computer developer for works of acousmatic, intermedia and live-electronics music (Dashow, Nottoli, Scurti, etc.). He is a finalist, winner and has received a mention of merit in several categories of the PNA, and some of his works have been selected and performed at the CIM (Udine, 2018), ArteScienza (CRM, 2021), EmuFest Sabina and other music festivals. He has also collaborated with the ElettroAQustica ensemble (ConsAQ) on the creation and reinterpretation of the work Mikrophonie I (Stockhausen).
As part of the EAR project, he deals with the development and analysis of neural network architectures for multimodal embedding (audio/text), and the design of automation techniques for the extraction of acoustic and semantic descriptors from audio and textual sources.
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A composer, violinist and computer scientist, Alessio Gabriele explores the relationship between science and music, tradition and experimentation, and musical production and performance through electronics. His works range from mixed music to acousmatic music, from interactive installations to audiovisual works, presented at international festivals and institutions such as Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, NYCEMF and ArteScienza. He has published articles in MIT Press, CRC Press, ICMC and other academic contexts.
He graduated in Violin and Electronic Music with honours from the “A. Casella” Conservatory in L’Aquila, he obtained a Master’s Degree in Computer Science with research on adaptive intermedia works.
An active violinist since 1998 in orchestral ensembles, he has been collaborating with the CRM in Rome as a composer and researcher since 2008. He has taught at the Conservatories of Bari, Cuneo and Salerno, and since 2021 has been a permanent lecturer in Multimedia at the Conservatory of L’Aquila.
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Giovanna Barbati is a violist and cellist, performing baroque music in particular.
A lecturer in viola da gamba at the “A. Casella” Conservatory in L’Aquila, for years she has been conducting research on the practice and historical teaching of improvisation, for which she has been invited to numerous European institutions, including the Conservatoire de Paris, MDW Wien, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and the Mozarteum in Salzburg. She has published articles and edited editions of unpublished Neapolitan manuscripts for cello and edited the critical edition of the operas Merope by Riccardo Broschi and Idalma by Bernardo Pasquini for the Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik Festival.
She has been the principal cellist and violist of many European baroque orchestras, including Academia Montis Regalis. Recently released is the CD with the complete works for cello by Francesco Supriani, ‘Le virtuose fatiche’ (with Les amies partimentistes, Da Vinci). As part of the EAR project, Giovanna Barbati is the contact person for early music.
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Paolo Valente is an Italian multi-instrumentalist and producer based in Berlin, active in the ambient, electronic and rock scene. With roots in electric guitar and choral music, his music explores layered soundscapes, built on dynamic contrasts between clean and distorted sounds, ethereal and intensely powerful moments. He mixes voices, acoustic and electronic instruments with a wide range of sound effects to create depth and complex textures, artificially expanding the expressive possibilities of the performance. He holds two master’s degrees in Popular Music and Sound Engineering, with theses on the effect of echo (delay) and on the dynamic range compressor.
With over 15 years of experience in recording studios and on international stages, he is currently on tour with several bands and composes soundtracks and music for advertising.
As part of the EAR project, he deals with the identification and mapping of doctorates in music and the visual arts at European academies, universities and conservatories.
National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN)
The National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) is the national public research body dedicated to the study of the elementary constituents of matter and the fundamental laws of the universe. Its scientific mission is “to promote, coordinate and carry out scientific research in the field of nuclear, sub-nuclear and astro-particle physics and fundamental interactions, as well as research and technological development relevant to activities in these fields”.
In Italy, the national research system is made up of public and private entities that carry out scientific and technological research activities. In particular, the INFN conducts theoretical and experimental frontier research in the fields of nuclear physics, elementary particles and astroparticles, in close synergy with the main Italian universities and in an international context of strong competition, but also and above all of major scientific collaborations.
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Marche Polytechnic University (UNIVPM)
The Marche Polytechnic University (UNIVPM) is the first technical and scientific university in the Marche region, with its main campus in Ancona. In the EAR project, the UNIVPM research unit consists of several research groups belonging to DICEA – Department of Civil Engineering, Construction and Architecture. DICEA conducts research in the fields of civil engineering, construction and architecture, to contribute to the development and transmission of knowledge useful for improving the safety and resilience of the territory, the productivity and sustainability of the construction sector and the safeguarding of cultural heritage.
Thanks to its high scientific productivity and the importance of the areas of development to address the most crucial research challenges, DICEA has been recognised as a Department of Excellence for the periods 2018–2022 and 2023–2027.
The defined areas are:
1. Heritage Science;
2. Safety of structures, infrastructures and natural systems;
3. Digital management of buildings and the built environment;
4. Climate change and sustainability of buildings and transport.
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Renato Angeloni holds a PhD and specialises in the documentation and representation of Cultural Heritage, with advanced skills in innovative methods of three-dimensional acquisition and modelling, such as photogrammetry, laser scanning, and 3D reconstruction systems based on Artificial Intelligence. He develops and tests immersive XR applications for the promotion, protection and appreciation of tangible and intangible heritage, working on different scales – from the object to the architectural and landscape context.
The activities carried out within the framework of national and international research projects, combined with scientific output and a constant commitment to university teaching, testify to his consolidated experience in defining new models for accessing, narrating and managing Cultural Heritage through digital technologies.
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Alberto Giretti is a Full Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Construction and Architecture of the Marche Polytechnic University. He obtained a degree in Electronic Engineering in 1990 and a Doctorate in Artificial Intelligence Systems in 1995 from the same university. His research interests concern advanced building modelling and the application of Artificial Intelligence to the automation of construction processes. Since 1991, he has held senior roles in numerous national and international research projects, including the scientific coordination of European projects under the 5th and 7th Framework Programmes. He has also led technology transfer activities to public bodies and private companies and was a co-founder of the spin-off Nautes. Since 2005, he has taught Intelligent Systems for Construction and Facility Management.
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Daniele Pozzi is a sound artist, electronic musician, researcher and software developer based in Graz (Austria). He studied Electroacoustic Composition (Padua Conservatory) and Computer Music at the Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics of the University of the Arts in Graz, where he is currently pursuing a PhD. His work deals with feedback and complex systems, non-standard sound synthesis, emergence, site-specificity and algorithmic systems for musical composition and sound art.
In addition to his solo work, he collaborates on a variety of projects ranging from electroacoustic improvisation (Xyolo Nyote, Strip & Embellish, sun til threads) to sound installations in public space (Klangnetze) and augmented sound walks (Hörselgång). He has worked on artistic research projects such as Simultaneous Arrivals (Klagenfurt, Austria) and Algorithms that Matter (Graz, Austria). He also works at the Gustav Mahler University of Music, Klagenfurt, Austria, and is Managing Officer of the Research Catalogue platform (Society for Artistic Research).
As part of the EAR project, he collaborates with the Kobi development team, facilitating the relationship with the Research Catalogue database. For ABAROMA, he deals with updating the project page on the Research Catalogue and training lecturers, students and partners on the use of the platform.
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Ramona Quattrini, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Design (CEAR/10) at the Department of Civil Engineering, Construction and Architecture (DICEA) – Univpm, for which she also serves as Deputy Director. She is a member of the Faculty Board of the Doctoral School and co-founder of DISTORI Heritage, an interdisciplinary research group in Digital Cultural Heritage, and of the Dhekalos Laboratory, a laboratory of excellence for the digitisation of cultural heritage.
Her research focuses on Digital Cultural Heritage (DCH), in particular on the survey of architectural and cultural heritage and on HBIM for intelligent access to knowledge and conservation support. She has developed research focused on the representation of 3D digital artefacts, deep learning approaches for the segmentation of point clouds, web-based and mobile technologies (VR/AR) for CH storytelling, digital curation and technologies for virtual and digital museums, extended reality and phygital solutions for the storytelling of tangible and intangible heritage.
As part of the EAR project, she coordinates the technical and digitalisation activities of WP4.
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Tommaso Cherubini is a visual artist whose practice spans generative artificial intelligence, data processing, immersive environments and multimedia installations. His artistic research focuses on the translation of historical archives and databases into layered visual experiences, shaping fluid narratives that question memory, time and landscape. His aim is to highlight contemporary challenges and problems through New Media Art, but also to revisit historical archives and databases through Generative Artificial Intelligence in order to breathe new life into data and images. His projects clearly show a vision of art as a driver of awareness and behavioural change, harnessing the impact of Generative Art to initiate a process of advocacy and awareness-raising on social and environmental issues. He has collaborated with major international museums, including the Museo Egizio in Turin, and with prominent musical artists such as Lazza. His work has been presented in prominent contexts and venues such as Milan Design Week 2025, the Natural Sciences Museum of Turin, the Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi, Graphic Days 2024 in Turin, and Paratissima. Her projects intertwine artistic language and emerging technologies, with a particular focus on social and environmental issues.
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Luigi Chierico, within the EAR project, is responsible for the development of interactive digital models and tools for the promotion and appreciation of cultural and architectural heritage. His role involves the design and experimentation of immersive solutions based on virtual (VR), augmented (AR) and mixed (XR) reality, with a particular focus on the use of CAVEs (immersive environments), serious games and eye-tracking technologies for the analysis of user behaviour and engagement. His work also contributes to the development of innovative museum strategies, integrating virtual visit routes, user experience evaluation and environmental monitoring technologies, in line with the interdisciplinary objectives of the project.
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Fabio Beltotto is a cultural manager and creative director. He has solid experience in designing and directing initiatives that combine art, culture and innovation, aimed at making heritage accessible and participatory. He has collaborated with international organisations in cultural cooperation programmes in Africa, South America and the Middle East, developing projects for capacity building, territorial development and the enhancement of local identities. During his career, he has contributed to projects dedicated to the application of innovative technologies to art and cultural heritage, expanding the ways in which heritage is preserved and enjoyed. Through exhibitions and audiovisual productions, he promotes culture as a tool for connection, dialogue and social transformation, enhancing its strategic role in growth and innovation processes. Within the EAR project, he collaborated on the implementation of the PhD Hub platform, collecting, analysing and systematising the advanced training courses offered by universities and institutions of higher education at national and international level. Beltotto collaborated on the project (WP4) until November 2025.