Contact

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Project managers & communication team

Francesca Anichini

MAPPALab project and communication manager

Gabriele Gattiglia

Associate Professor of Archaeological Research Methodology at the University of Pisa - AUTOMATA project coordinator

Gian Giuseppe Simeone

Founder and Director at Culture Lab

Alexis Castro

Founder and Director at Culture Lab

Francesca Anichini

MAPPALab project and communication manager

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

Gabriele Gattiglia

Associate Professor of Archaeological Research Methodology at the University of Pisa - AUTOMATA project coordinator

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

Gian Giuseppe Simeone

Founder and Director at Culture Lab

Gian Giuseppe Simeone is an acknowledged expert in culture and heritage, with a widespread experience of more than 25 years in project management, academic and field research, communication and public outreach. He holds a MA in archaeology and art history, with a third cycle specialization in the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage (Université Libre de Bruxelles).

Based in Brussels, he currently works as a consultant on EU-funded cooperation projects and programs in the fields of creative industries and cultural heritage. He is a founder and executive manager of Culture Lab, a Belgian consulting agency specialized since 2002 in the design and management of European and international cultural cooperation projects and in communication and public outreach strategies. In this capacity, he has carried out many consultancy missions, field studies and assessments of projects and programs in Europe, in Africa and in the Mediterranean area.

Contact: ggs@culturelab.be

Alexis Castro

Founder and Director at Culture Lab

Alexis Castro hold a university degree in archaeology and art history (Université Libre de Bruxelles) and in oriental studies (Università Orientale di Napoli).

Living in Brussels and Algiers, he is a founding member and executive manager of Culture Lab, a Belgian consulting agency specialized in the design and management of European and international cultural cooperation projects as well as in communication and public outreach strategies. In this framework, he provides expertise to projects and programs in the fields of creative industries and cultural heritage for the European Commission and many other national and international cultural organizations in Europe, in Africa and in the Mediterranean area.

Alexis Castro has also taken part in a number of archaeological missions in Syria and other Mediterranean countries and contributed as an author and editor to many studies and publications dealing with contemporary creation and cultural heritage.

Contact: ac@culturelab.be