Matilde Ficozzi

Matilde Ficozzi (she/her) is a researcher working at the intersection of techno-anthropology, controversy mapping, and visual communication. She is a PhD student jointly at the University of Groningen and Aalborg University’s Techno-Anthropology Lab (TANTLab), where her work explores how to make social complex issues and public controversies more tangible to broader audiences through data visualizations.

Matilde is currently part of the Grounding AI project, which translates specialized scientific research on artificial intelligence into a walkable, interactive experience, opening it up for public reflection and debate. The project invites visitors to physically explore a map of AI research and reflect on the evolving relationship between humans, algorithms, and technology.

Before starting her PhD, Matilde was a research assistant at TANTLab, where she contributed to MASSHINE, Aalborg University’s hub for computational social sciences and humanities, and to the Algorithms, Data and Democracy (ADD) project, a long-term initiative investigating the role of digital technologies in democratic life. She holds a BA in Anthropology from the University of Bologna and an MSc in Techno-Anthropology from Aalborg University.