I am a researcher passionate about understanding present and past human activities, and material culture. I am curious and open to new experiences, which brought me to work, and live, in Europe, Asia and Africa. Working with people and having a positive impact on people, is what I like and I value most.
EXPERIENCE
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Research Consultant
Various organizations in Italy
and internationally
2021-2016
Supported several international organisations in building out a formalized research practice in the area of present and past human activities and material culture.
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Advised and worked cross functionally with PM, scientists, archaeologists and other stakeholders.
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Developed insights and recommendations to recognise and prioritize research opportunities, and to allow data-driven plans for further steps.
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Conducted contextual fieldworks, unstructured interviews, data analysis, scientific methodologies for material characterisation, triangulation of data.
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Supported ARCHES in the context of Knowledge4Innovation activities at the European Parliament, Brussels (2019-2021).
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Organised unconferences about analytical methodologies (Sheffield, 2017-2016).
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Designed the information architecture of opencontext and loaded the database (2018-2016).
Major collaborations: University of Padua, University of Innsbruck, Centro Studi Sudanesi e Sub-Sahariani, University of Sheffield, Alexandria Archive Institute, ARCHES.
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Experienced Researcher
The University of Sheffield, UK
2016-2015
Explored LB Age commodity exchange in the Mediterranean Sea, revealing a new picture that has had implications for our understanding of the political relationships.
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Defined and built out the research life cycle process (designing, planning, executing, and communicating research) for a big European project (COMEX, MSCA-IF, budget: 221,600€).
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Conducted secondary research, unstructured interviews, targeted ethnography, contextual fieldworks, petrographic and chemical analyses, data analyses; triangulation of data.
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Planned technical strategies with cross-functional teams (scientists, archaeologists, and other stakeholders) and oversaw external collaborators.
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Experienced Researcher
The Hashemite University, Jordan
11/2014-09/2013
Explored Jordanian mortars production techniques by conducting field visits and analyses and developed a new protocol for mortar analysis in the Arabic area.
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Led the full research process (designing, planning, executing, and communicating research) for a big European project (NARNIA, MSCA-ITN, budget: 139,300€).
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Conducted unstructured interviews, contextual fieldworks, contextual inquiries, data analysis, scientific methodologies for building material characterisation.
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Collaborated with architects, research scientists, local authority, EU and other stakeholders to successfully complete the project.​
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Teaching
2021 – 2015
Lead design of new classroom experiences from ideation to launch, also following IDEO design thinking approach: ISP, Mantua; White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities, Sheffield; The University of Sheffield.
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COMMUNICATION
OF OUTCOMES
2021 – 2009
Writings and publications on over ten refereed journals, books, proceedings: full list Participation in international conferences/seminars in Europe, Asia and USA.
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EDUCATION
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Cultural Anthropology, MA, Ca’Foscari University, expected 06/2022
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Conservation of Cultural Heritage, PhD (Doctor Europeus), University of Padua, 2013
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Science and Technology of Cultural Heritage, MSc, University of Padua, 2008
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Science of Cultural Heritage, BA, University of Pavia, 2005
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Google UX Design Professional Certifications, expected 09/2021
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Advanced Google Analytics, Google, 2019
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Data Science, Harvard University (online), 2019-2018
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Marketing Analytics, University of California, Berkeley (online); 2018
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SKILLS
Data-driven storytelling, public speaking, contextual fieldwork, unstructured interviews, ethnographic studies, descriptive and multivariate statistics, data visualization, materials characterisation through: image analysis, optical microscopy, XRF, pXRF, XRD, SEM, NAA.
Software: Minitab, StatGraphic, R, Google Analytics, Photoshop, Gimp, Inkskape, ImageJ, InVision Studio, Agisoft Photoscan, X’Pert HighScore Plus
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SERVICE
2021 – 2015
Peer reviewer:
Evaluate the quality of research presented, and provide feedback and suggestions for improvement.
2021 – 2019
Translator for TED conferences:
Translating subtitles for TED Talks from English to Italian
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MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
Marie Curie experienced researcher twice (in the UK and Jordan).
Raised over 400K € to support research projects.
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