PhD Student in Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies at the Department of Interpreting and Translation (University of Bologna, Forlì Campus).
Education
2023: Master di I livello (equivalent to post-graduate degree) in Clinical Linguistics, University of Bologna.
2023: Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to MA) in Specialized Translation (cum laude), University of Bologna.
2020: Laurea (equivalent to BA) in Foreign Languages and Literature - Intercultural Studies (cum laude), University of Palermo.
Scientific activities
2023-2024: Research grant awarded by the Department of Interpreting and Translation (University of Bologna) funded through the PRIN-project UNITE - Universally Inclusive Technologies to practice English.
Conference presentations
2024: “AI-based chatbots for language learning. Presenting the UNITE project (UNiversally Inclusive Technologies to practice English)”. 7 November, International Conference Shifting Boundaries: AI and Human Interactions Redefining Reality (SHAI), University of Naples "L'Orientale", Naples, Italy.
2024: “Evaluation in a cross-linguistic perspective: investigating semantic prosody across English and German near-synonyms”. 18 October, Symposium in Honour of Alan Partington (CoLiTec Seminar), University of Bologna, Forlì Campus, Italy.
Other research-related activities
Member of the organising committee of the international conference “SHAI - Shifting Boundaries: AI and Human Interactions Redefining Reality”. 6-8 November 2024, Naples, Italy.
Workshop “Let’s chat: impara l’inglese con l’IA”. 22 Octobre 2024, Alma Mater Fest, University of Bologna, Forlì Campus, Italy.
Teaching activities
2025: Teaching assistant for the course Advanced Professional Skills Lab (Università di Bologna, Campus di Forlì).
2025: Educational Technology Specialist for the teacher training course L'Intelligenza Artificiale nella didattica delle lingue straniere (Liceo Classico Statale G.B. Morgagni, Forlì).
2024: Teaching assistant for the course Corpora, Linguistics and Technology, University of Bologna, Forlì Campus.
Professional activities
2022-2023: Freelance translator and proofreader at MotaWord - Language Services Specialist.
