Università di Pisa (UNIPI – IT) – Dipartimento di Civiltà e Forme del Sapere / MAPPA Lab

Gabriele Gattiglia is an Associate Professor of Archaeological Research Methodology at the University of Pisa. He specialises in digital archaeology, with a focus on AI applications in Archaeology and contemporary archaeology. Gattiglia has led key projects like ArchAIDE and contributed significantly to open archaeological data systems in Italy. He coordinates the Horizon Europe Project “AUTOMATA” and is Chair of the MAIA (Managing AI in Archaeology) COST Action. His work bridges digital technologies and traditional archaeological practices.

Contact: Gabriele.gattiglia@unipi.it

Francesca Anichini is an archaeologist passionate about methodological issues, committed to Open Philosophy, and specialised in contemporary archaeology. She is one of the founding members of MAPPALab, where she has worked since 2010 and serves as the project and communication manager for numerous national and international research projects. She is a prolific author of scientific publications and teaches Modern and Contemporary Archaeology at the University of Pisa.

Contact: francesca.anichini@unipi.it

Federico Cantini is Full Professor of Medieval Archaeology at the University of Pisa. He has carried out research on topics related to the economy (with particular attention to the production, circulation and consumption of pottery) and settlement, both urban and rural, in Tuscany (villas, churches, vici and castles), between Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. He is currently director of a project on Early Medieval royal and marquis courts in Lombard and Carolingian Italy.

Contact: Federico.cantini@unipi.it

Claudia Sciuto is a research fellow in Archaeological research Methods at the University of Pisa. She is an environmental archaeologist whose research focuses on the relationship between human communities and geological substrates. She enjoys exploring the intersections between archaeology and other disciplines, both theoretically and through experimenting with new investigative methods. She has a particular affinity for portable analytical methods and any methodologies applicable to field archaeology.

Contact: Claudia.sciuto@unipi.it

PhD student, archaeologist with a background in archaeometry, applying science to cultural heritage. I study ancient artifacts and production processes, analysing both organic and inorganic materials, from their creation to their use. My work focuses on using cutting-edge technology for digitalization, cataloguing, and preserving artifacts.

Contact: martina.naso@uniroma1.it

Niccolò Mazzucco (Florence, 1984) specializes in the study of the transition from hunter-gatherering to the first agricultural systems during the Holocene. After completing a PhD at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, he undertook numerous postdoctoral positions in France and Spain. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Pisa, where he leads several research and excavation projects both in Italy and abroad, particularly in the western Mediterranean (Spain, Italy) and in the Near and Middle East (Jordan, Oman).

Contact: niccolo.mazzucco@unipi.it

Nicola Trabucco is a scientific technician at the Multimedia Laboratory of the Department of Civilisations and Forms of Knowledge at the University of Pisa, where he has worked since 1997. With a degree in film, he specialised in filming and editing by attending numerous training and professional courses at major public and private institutions. He oversees the production of audiovisual and multimedia content for the university’s research projects. He also teaches Video Filming for the DISCO degree programme.

Contact: Nicola.trabucco@unipi.it

Veronica Neri is associate professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Pisa. She was scientific referent of Communication of the same University at CIDIC (2021-2024). She is a member of the PNRR FAIR project on Artificial Intelligence and of the board of the PhD in “Philosophy” at the Universities of Pisa-Florence. Her recent publications include contributions on communication ethics, AI ethics and media ethics, for national and international journals.

Contact: veronica.neri@unipi.it

Silvia Dadà is a postdoctoral researcher in Moral Philosophy and Bioethics at the University of Pisa. She is also a research member of the PNRR project FAIR (Future Artificial Intelligence Research). Her current areas of interest include ethics of care, bioethics, and ethics of AI. In particular, she studies the ethical potential of vulnerability in AI ethics and its role in codes of ethics and guidelines on AI. Her most recent book is Etica della vulnerabilità (2022: Morcelliana).

Contact: Silvia.dada@unipi.it

Simonetta Menchelli, Professor of Ancient Topography and Underwater Archaeology at the University of Pisa has conducted or is conducting research in Italy (Tuscany, Liguria, the Marches) and Europe (Corsica, Albania, Hungary, Montenegro). Her research interests include excavation and survey methodologies with non-invasive diagnostic techniques and remote sensing, landscape and townscape archaeology, underwater archaeology and marine ecosystems, the archaeology of production, trade, and transport systems, and the study of ancient pottery with a specific focus on archaeometric aspects. She is a member of the editorial boards of Italian and international journals and has produced approximately 240 publications.

Contact: Simonetta.menchelli@unipi.it