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This is Giulia, a d-real-funded PhD candidate based at the University College Dublin, School of Information and Communication Studies

Info & Comms Studies

My recent career developments led me towards this area. I often define myself as an information professional — or better a data professional.

Archaeology

Though my original research area is archaebotany, I have extensive on-field experience in digital and community archaeology.

Plants

Growing up in a garden fostered my natural interest in chlorphyll-based organisms. I love to know more about them as well as growing them.

About My Thesis

I am a 3rd-year PhD researching heritage data ethics, taking as a case study the Collections as Data (CaD) initiative. I want to explore how CaD approach can facilitate critical engagement with heritage data and how eventually it can facilitate addressing ethical concerns, particularly concerning the interaction with AI systems.

Supervisors: Amber Cushing (UCD) / Suzanne Little (DCU)

What are the ethical challenges posed by the creation and circulation of heritage data, and how do these intersect with the use of advanced technologies such as AI?

This is my current main research interest.

About Me

I hold an MSc in Quaternary, Prehistory, and Archaeology from the University of Ferrara (2014). That same year, I began acting as a Digital and Community Archaeologist at the Terramara of Pilastri excavation, a role I held until 2020. Right after the first COVID-19 wave, I moved to Cyprus, where as an early stage researcher I tackled semantic data models for digital cultural heritage at the Cyprus University of Technology. After a year, I moved to Ireland to pursue my current Ph.D. position.

Last Activities

Apologies, this is a work in progress — I still have to migrate the blog here!