About me

I am Assistant Professor of Cultural Data Analysis at the University of Amsterdam. Based in the Department of Media Studies and the Institute for Logic, Language, and Computation. As a scientist, artist, and intersectional humanist, I challenge and play with assumed binaries, like public/private, nature/culture, male/female, and white/colored. Overall, I am committed to producing knowledge that explores how human and non-human agents adapt within the dynamic interplay of technological advancement, societal values, and cultural diversity.

I research what it means to be human in the era of (generative) AI. I focus on human-centered and ethical AI, computational cultural analytics, and critical data studies. I emphasize multimodal and explainable software for analyzing cultural heritage data.

Previously, I was a post-doctoral researcher at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands. I have a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering and a M.A. in Digital Humanities and Digital Knowledge from Università di Bologna (Italy). I have a Bachelor’s degree in Human Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University (U.S.A.), with a minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies.

Education

Ph.D. University of Bologna
2020-2024
Computer Science & Engineering

Explainable AI, Knowledge Engineering, Computer Vision, Digital Humanities
Thesis: Mind the Gap(s): Cognitive-Inspired AI for High-Level Visual Sensemaking. Towards Abstract Concept Image Classification.

M.A. University of Bologna
2018-2020
Digital Humanities and Digital Knowledge

Digital Humanities, Augmented Reality, Civic Education
Thesis: Semantic & Interactive Technologies for Civic Education: Ancient Classical Polychromy as a Case Study.

B.A. Harvard University
2013-2017
Human Evolutionary Biology (summa cum laude)

Human Behavioral Coding, Post-Conflict Reconciliation, Data Analysis
Minor degree in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Thesis: Reconciliation in Homo sapiens: Behavioral Perspectives on the Human Post-Conflict Period.