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.
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September 4, 2026Geometries of public opinionKatarina 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, 2025Odeuropa receives the Europa Nostra award for cultural heritage projectsFBK is involved in the project with a team of computational linguistics experts from the Digital Society Centre, led by researcher Sara Tonelli. -
May 23, 2025Algorithms and geopoliticsAt the Trento 2025 Festival of Economics, the role of AI in the geopolitical contexts between security and disinformation. -
October 31, 2023A call for artists to challenge conspiracies with wonderThe 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.