For a Human-Centered AI

Sara Tonelli

She graduated in Germanic philology and linguistics from the University of Bergamo in 2000 and later obtained a Master’s degree in Computational Linguistics at the Centrum fuer Informations- und Sprachverarbeitung, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet, Munich. In 2010, he obtained a PhD in “Language Sciences” from Ca’ Foscari University. He is currently head of the Research Unit in Digital Humanities at FBK.


Spotlight's articles

  • September 4, 2026
    Geometries of public opinion
    Katarina Laken is a Dutch researcher completing a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PhD within the European Hybrids network at FBK's Digital Humanities Unit. Her deeply interdisciplinary work focuses on hate speech, disinformation, and the narrative structure of conspiracy theories.
  • June 13, 2025
    Odeuropa receives the Europa Nostra award for cultural heritage projects
    FBK is involved in the project with a team of computational linguistics experts from the Digital Society Centre, led by researcher Sara Tonelli.
  • May 23, 2025
    Algorithms and geopolitics
    At the Trento 2025 Festival of Economics, the role of AI in the geopolitical contexts between security and disinformation.
  • October 31, 2023
    A call for artists to challenge conspiracies with wonder
    The European Digital Deal consortium is seeking through its partner Sineglossa an individual artist or collective for a project on disinformation and the fascination of stories. Up for grabs 25,000 euros and an internship at Bologna's Tecnopolo.