Luisa Dall'Acqua

EDUCATION

• (4 years) PhD in Sociology of Legal and Political Institutions (research on Risk and decision-making processes)
• (3 years) PhD in Psychological, Sociological Sciences and Digital Technologies (research on Instructional design, cognitive processes and digital technologies)
• (1 year) Specialized Academic Master (Post BSc) in Biotechnological Risk and Disaster Management – Faculty of Engineering
• (1 year) Specialized Academic Master (Post BSc) in Ergonomics and Human Factors in Complex Organizations – Faculty of Engineering (Extraordinary Session 2025)
• (1 year) Specialized Academic Master (Post MSc) in Information Technologies with Educational Applications (Digital Learning: Methods, Techniques and Applications)
• (4 years) Master's Degree VO in Philosophical Sciences (Specialization: Cybernetic Logic)
• (1 year) University Specialization in Learning Assessment Sciences.

REGISTRATION IN PROFESSIONAL REGISTERS OR ASSOCIATIONS

• Since 2017 REPRISE MIUR Register of Scientific Experts 1) for the dissemination of scientific culture 2) for competitive industrial research and social development
• Since 2012 IAENG - International Association of Engineers (for research in cognitive sciences and technologies)
• Since 2020 SOCINT - Italian Intelligence Society
• Since 1990 Register of Teachers (Psychology, Philosophy, Educational Sciences, Communication Techniques)

CURRENT ROLE

• Coordinator of a territorial training team for digital transition at the Ministry of Education and Merit (Regional School Office) (ITA)
• Adjunct Professor in Bioethics Course (1st Sem) - University of Bologna (ITA)
• Adjunct Professor in Computer Science and Law Course (2nd Sem) - University of Bologna (ITA)
• Adjunct Professor in Media and International Politics Course - University of Bologna (ITA)
• Scientific reviewer for the emerging research program of the National Research (NRF) Funding requests (Engineering) - Science&Innovation

TEACHING AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH CAREER

• January 2024, Invited Professor for a Magistral Lecture on " The leadership of the Future in an ever-changing world ", The International Conference "Global Leadership" for Portman College, Malaysia and "Open College. Future Leaders", Indonesia
• April 2021, Invited Professor for a Magistral Lecture on " Human Intelligence vs Artificial Intelligence ", at “ITB STIKOM” University – Bali, Indonesia and HELP University - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• From 2018 to date: Adjunct Professor at the University of Bologna, Italy EU:
  - Information Technology and Law (60 hours)
  - Cybercrime (40 hours) - English course
  - Computational Thinking (24 hours + 24 hours)
  - Media and International Politics (20 hours)
  - Bioethics at Biotechnology and Pharmacy (24 hours + 24 hours + 24 hours) - English course
  - Power, Information and Intelligence in International Politics (40 hours)
  - Intelligence and Political Decision Making (40 hours + 40 hours) - English course
• From 2012 to 2015, Visiting Researcher (3 years) and External Scientific Collaborator (4 months) at the Department of Cultural Studies - University of Education - Pädagogische Hochschule Schwäbisch Gmünd - Germany
• 2008/2009, Expert in the Subject, Chair of Multimedia Techniques and Technologies for Teaching, University of Macerata (ITA)
• 2007, Expert Lecturer, Academic Seminar of Research Methodology, Multipurpose Specialization Course of the Centro Medico Psicopedagogico (Montelparo AP)
• From 1996 to 1998 (2 years), Expert in the Subject for the Chair of Legal Anthropology, at the Department of Studies on Social Change, Legal Institutions and Communication - University of Macerata (ITA)
• From 1992 to 1993 (2 years), Expert in the Subject both for the Chair of Sociology and that of Sociology of Law at the Department of Studies on Social Change, Legal Institutions and Communication - University of Macerata (ITA)
• From 1990 to 1992 (2 years), Assistant to the Chair of Anthropology and Anthropometry for the Department of Kinesiology - ISEF - University of Urbino (ITA)
• From 1994 to 1998 (4 years), Expert in Psychopedagogy and Cognitive Psychology (student support), Psychology course at the University of Basilicata (Ita)
• From 1994 to 1998 (4 years), Expert in Psychopedagogy (student support), Clinical Pedagogy course at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Ita)

TEACHING FOR LIFELONG LEARNING - IN-SERVICE UPDATE

• 2025 Expert Teacher (trainer of trainers):
  - Artificial Intelligence-enhanced educational simulations: climate change and global health (6 hours)
  - AI in School Management: how it changes the coordination of educational projects (6 hours)
  - Multimedia tools for the creation of stories and video games (6 hours)
  - Integrated digital teaching and training on digital transition - IBL and PBL (12 hours)
  - Digital transition (6 hours)
• 2021/22 - 2022/23 - 2023/24 - 2024/2025 (4 years) Expert Teacher (trainer of trainers) in various activities of the Territorial Training Team, Ministry of Education, Italy.
  Including:
  - Codeweek 2021, Codeweek 2022
  - Introduction to the methodology: Role Playing
  - Innovative teaching methodologies (gamification, questioning, thinkering, hackathon)
  - Innovative technologies and learning (Artificial Intelligence, Metaverse, Making&Coding, Robotics)
  - Safer Internet Days 2021 and 2022
• 1994/95 - 2020/21 (26 years old) Teaching in high schools of Philosophy, Logic, Psychology, Communication Techniques, Italy
• 2016/17 Expert Teacher in Leadership and Governance of Innovation on the PNSD, Ministerial Course for Managers, Ministry of Education, Italy
• 2015/16 Teacher of Coding, Educational Robotics, Computational Thinking at the Ministerial Course on Digital Animators
• 2014 Tutor at the online course "Data Scientist Enamblement Roadmap" aimed at managers, academics and professionals for the Advance Center of Excellence – Modern Renaissence Corporation (Boston, USA)
• 2011 Expert/Tutor at the online course "Managing Innovation course MIC11" aimed at academics and professionals, for Managing Innovation (Boston, US), Sub Group of Innovation&Enterprise, Society of Boston (USA)
• From 2007 to 2008 Expert teacher in Sociology and Communication Techniques in various courses of the European Social Fund

MAIN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND/OR DESIGNER ROLES

• 2022 Project Team Member - Erasmus Accreditation of USR Marche MIUR (funded) Italyù
• 2022 Team Member - MOOC Course Project Officine InnovaMenti, EFT MIUR Italy
  from 2017 to 2021 PON Designer
• 2016 Project Team Member - "Read On – eCLIL. Passport to understanding” c/o Liceo TCO FM (funded) Italy
• 2016 Project Team Member - ERASMUS PLUS KA2, "Social Innovation in Remote Physics Education: 3D Immersive Learning Environment and Integrated Experimentation" (Italy, Spain, England). Group Leader: University of Camerino (approved)
• 2014-2016 Project Team Member - "New Integrated Formal Science (NIFS) and Personal Knowledge Management for K-12 Education" NKI - SONO Consortium for Educators and Scientists (NSCES) in collaboration with the Center of Knowledge for Business Competitiveness - School of Business and Management - Bandung Institute of Technology
• Member of the project team 2014-16 - ERASMUS PLUS KA2, “Monitoring and enhancement of historic urban districts to safeguard Europe's culture and natural heritage” – (EHUQ). International College-University Collaboration Project: Germany-Italy (funded)
• 2015 Project Team Leader - ERASMUS PLUS KA1 "Open-Minded.to build revenew and inspire Innovation" International College-University Collaboration Project: Italy, Scotland, Germany - (approved, score 95/100)
• 2012-2014 Project Team Member (projektmitarbeiterinnen) for the Department of Cultural Studies - University of Education - Pädagogische Hochschule Schwäbisch Gmünd - Germany: 1) H2020 Proposal "YOUNG" (2014) team leader Polland, 2) Proposal "YAD" (2014) team leader Polland, 3) FP7 Proposal "ECEC" (2013) team leader Polland, 4) IKU Master (2012), 5) an edition of Integration by Education for vocational, technical and business school studies (2012), 6) Summerschool in FM (Italy) (2012), 7) German proposal "COST" (2012)
• 2013-2014 Chief Scientist (CSO) for SONO Research Team, R&D Live Editions Inc. El Dorado Hills California USA
• Participant 2012-14 - COMENIUS COTTAS, Lifelong Learning Programme "Developing a Culture of Teacher Education in Schools" - Lifelong Learning Programme for Teachers. International exchanges (partners: Germany, Austria, Iceland, Italy, Norway)
• Member of the project team 2012 - FP7 "AITutor", EU collaborative project (approved among the first 10). Project leader: Open University (Netherlands)
• From 1990 to 1992 President of the Research group Co.Ri.SPES (Sociological, Political, Economic and Statistical Research) MC (ITA)

MEMBER OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

• Since 2024 (by invitation) Reviewer for the National Research (NRF) program Emerging Researcher Applications for Funding (Engineering) - Science&Innovation
• 2016-2018 External Member of the Evaluation Committee for the Regional School Office USR Ancona- MIUR
• 2016 (by invitation) External reviewer of research proposals, for the Departmental Research Committee, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Research project of prof. Eric Tsui
• 2012 (invited) Committee Member for “International Workshop on Collaboration and Intelligence in Blended Learning (CIBL 2012)” in Knowledge Technology Week (KTW) (the leading platform for AI and Semantic Technology researchers and practitioners in Malaysia)
• 2011 (invited) Committee Member for “Workshop on Blended Learning in Higher Education & the Workplace: Tools, Practices & Experiences” (area: AI and Cognitive Science Research and Practice) in Artificial Intelligence Workshops (AIW) 2011 Malaysia
• Nominated as Chair of the Committee for the State Examinations for Higher Secondary Schools several times

SPEAKER AT CONFERENCES

• 2025 Speaker at the SAFE Sicurezza e Ambienti di Formazione in E-Twinning conference on "Innovation and security: new frontiers in digital educational internationalization" - Event Regional Plan "Erasmus+ eTwinning" 2024/25 celebrating the International Day of Online Safety (11 February 2025)
• 2024 Speaker at The 8th International VIVUS Conference 2024 on "Teaching Educational Pathways for AI-enhanced weather simulations" - BC Naklo – Higher vocational college
• 2025 Speaker at the Conference A global approach to health for the creation of the Network in schools in the Marche Region on "Digital Wellbeing: at school in the era of Artificial Intelligence" Digital Republic Fund, Fiastra IT 03/20/2024
• 2024 Mobility and internationalization for “augmented learning”. USR Marche Erasmus + Project, 16/05/2024
• Invited Speaker 2020 - Baliwood International Conference (Bali, Indonesia)
• Invited Panelist 2021 - "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Struggle for a Human Future in the New Frontier of Power" by Shoshana Zubov in: Hikma Summit of International Relations May 13-16, Bologna (ITA)
• 2015 Innovation Economy as a Key to the 21st Century Core Advantage: A Natural Knowledge Theory (NKT) Perspective, (co-speakers Md Santo and Tuti Bidu Rahaio) at the Asia Engage 2014 Conference (17-20 November 2014 – ASEAN Forum
• Invited speaker 2014 Knowledge Management Needs and Strategies in a Multi-Agent Environment (an Instructionsal Technology Design Model) (“Knowledge Management Needs and Strategies in a Multi-Agent Environment: Visualization and Analysis of the PENTHA Model”) at the 19th National Knowledge Management Forum of Jekpot, Milan
• 2013 - Working Group - Academic Symposium in Knowledge Science, September 4-5, 2013, Kent State University USA
• 2013 Human System Biology – based Knowledge Management (HSB_KM) as Resources of Innovation Factors in Entrepreneurship, (co-speakers Md Santo) at The 5th Indonesia International Conference on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Small Business (IICIES 2013), Bandung, Indonesia June 25-27, 2013
• 2012 New interpretative paradigms to understand and manage the unpredictability of learning dynamics in a complex multi-user knowledge environment, (co-speaker Md Santo) at the International Workshop on Collaboration and Intelligence in Blended Learning (CIBL 2012), September 3-4, 2012, Kucking Sarawak, Malaysia
• 2011 Workshop "New Digital Resources" - description of the e-learning platform for University Teachers and Students, University of Calabria (ITA)
• 2011 Epistemological basis and teaching specifications of a hybrid and dynamic learning environment at the National Congress of the Italian Society e-Learning SIeL. Reggio Emilia
• 2010 Learning path and evaluation criteria in the design and development of an electronic course based on the PENTHA ID model”, at the WCECS World Congress
• 2010, section International Conference on Education and Information Technology, San Francisco
• 2009 Key factors for an integrated and multi-learner e-learning environment using the PENTHA ID model” 4th International Conference LAMS 2009: Opening up learning design. (pp. 54-64). Dec. 2009, Sydney: LAMS Foundation.
• 2009 e-Student Management Relationship at the National Congress of the Italian e-Learning Society SIeL. Trento
• 2009 An Adaptive Learning Environment Based on Multiple Artificial Intelligence Agents at the European Congress EC-TEL 09 Fourth European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning, W8, "Learning Management Systems Meet Adaptive Learning Environments"
• 2009 A Model for an Adaptive e-Learning Environment at the World Congress of Engineering and Computer Science (WCECS 2009) section "Education and Information Technology"
• 2002 Quality of School, Quality of Life, at the Conference of the Association of Italian Pedagogists AS.PE.I, Marche Section, FM

INVITATIONS FOR REVIEWER / ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER ROLES

• Since 2024 SGEM WORLD SCIENCE (SWS) Scholarly Society Vienna, Division Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
• Since 2024 Peer Reviewer for the Engineering Department of the CRC Press at Taylor and Francis - Routledge
• 2018 - EdMedia + Innovate Learning Conference 2018 - AACE
• Since 2016 to present - IGI Global International Academic Publisher PA – USA
• Since 2015 to present -- Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS, SSCI indexed journal)
• Since 2013 to present - The International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management (IJCM) UK
• Since 2012 to present - Global Journal of Computer Science and Technology (GJCST) (honorary peer reviewer)
• Since 2011 to present - The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL), Athabasca University (Canada)

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

2013 "Innovator of the Year" Award given by the US Innovation and Entrepreneurship Society, co-winner Eric Kmiec and the SONO team.
2011 "Innovator of the Year" Award given by the US Innovation and Entrepreneurship Society
2009-2011 MIUR funding for PhD (second)
1993-1996 MIUR research grant for PhD (first)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Eipass Certificate

• Codıng
• Computer Crımes

Digital Skills Certificate

• ECDL Specialized
• MIUR Communicating and sharing within the administration (advanced level)
• MIUR Communicating and sharing with citizens, businesses and other PAs (advanced level)
• MIUR Knowing Open Data (advanced level)
• MIUR Knowing digital identity (advanced level)
• MIUR computer documents (advanced level)
• MIUR providing online services (advanced level)
• MIUR data management (advanced level)
• MIUR Protecting personal data and privacy (advanced level)
• MIUR Protecting devices (advanced level)
• MIUR Information data protection (advanced level)
• MIUR emerging technologies (advanced level)
• UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA
  - Personal Data Protection
  - GDPR General Data Protection Regulation
  - CYBERSECURITY: how to protect personal and corporate IT data from fraudulent actions
  - RESEARCH: personal data in the world of historical, scientific and statistical research

IT applications

• Robotics educational
• Metaverse, AR/VR, Extended Reality
• Cataloging software (ManyBooks, eDoc Organizer, Libra, etc.)
• E-book software (Calibre)
• Graphics software (CorelDraw, CorelPhotopaint, Xara, Flash)
• eLearning software and workflow engine (OLAT, Moodle, Docebo, ATutor, LAMS, etc.)
• Intelligent tutoring system (CTAT, SmartTutor, Knowledge Three, Role)
• Conceptual software (SMARTDraw, CMap, MindMapping, EdrawMindMap, etc.)
• Statistical software (SPSS)
• Software for creating websites and portals (such as: Wordpress, Xoops, Drupal, Liferay, Joomla, Adobe Dreamweaver, Google Site, etc.)
• Personal information management software (egroupware)
• Languages: HTML, UML, Programming for education (Blockly; Twine; Scratch; Snap, Kojo)

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