
List of Panels
The Call for Abstracts for the STS Italia Conference 2025 is now closed and the process review has been completed. We are pleased to announce that we have received an outstanding number of over 770 abstracts across all panels.
This is a great success for STS Italia, but also a significant challenge in terms of organisational effort. The Convenors and the Scientific Committee have worked tirelessly to ensure that the conference panels are balanced and of a high standard and scientific quality. As a result, some of the panels have been rearranged. We are publishing an updated list of panels that are currently expected to be part of the conference programme.
Please note that registration is still open and some changes may be made. The final programme will be available on 12 May.
Imagination and Technoscience: Ethnography of Creative Connections
Convenors:
Maria Concetta Lo Bosco, Universidade de Lisboa
Pedro Carlessi, Politécnico de Lisboa
Expertise for the good? Experts and Technoscience Governance in Turbulent Times
Convenors:
Riccardo Emilio Chesta, Politecnico di Milano
Luigi Pellizzoni, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Simondon and AI: A Collective Individuation in the Year of His Birth Centenary
Convenors:
Fabio Iapaolo, Politecnico di Milano
Susana Aires, King’s College London
Ludovico Rella, Durham University
Ageing in the Digital Age: The Technological Conundrum and its Implications for Active Elders
Convenors:
Arianna Radin, Università di Torino
Luisa Errichiello, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Quantum Social Science, Reflexivity and STS: Engaging with Agential Realism and Other Reals
Convenor:
Robert Braun, Institut für Höhere Studien, Wien
Constructing, Maintaining, and Caring for Technoscientific Heritage: Exploring Sociomateriality in Museums, Collecting, and Beyond
Convenors:
Roberta Spada, Politecnico di Milano
Stefano Crabu, Università di Padova
Who Cares About AI? Navigating the Challenges of AI in Health Practices
Convenors:
Veronica Moretti, Università di Bologna
Francesco Miele, Università di Trieste
Emerging Technologies: Negotiation and Transformation
Convenors:
Suania Acampa, Università di Napoli, Federico II
Biagio Aragona, Università di Napoli, Federico II
Francesco Amato, Università di Napoli, Federico II
Affective Technopolitics of Genocide
Convenors:
Stephen Hughes, University College London
Hania Tayara, University College London
Searching for the Metaverse. Mapping and Disentangling the Imaginaries of VR-MR
Convenors:
Paolo Bory, Politecnico di Milano
Stefano Bory, Università di Napoli, Federico II
Gianluigi Negro, Università degli Studi di Siena
Critical Hype Studies: Towards a Collaborative and Unified Approach
Convenors:
Vassilis Galanos, University of Stirling
Andreu Belsunces, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Coloniality, Technoscience, and the Margins: Spatial and Conceptual Topologies of Power
Convenors:
Alessandro Mongili, Università di Padova
Amit Prasad, Georgia Tech
Nil Uzun, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
Alexandra Hofmänner, Universität Basel
Artificial Intelligence, Cultural Production and Media Consumption ‘for the Good’
Convenors:
Sergio Minniti, Università Mercatorum
Paolo Magaudda, Università di Padova
Education for Good. Affirmative Technoscientific Practices in the Educational Space
Convenors:
Leonardo Piromalli, Istituto di Ricerche Educative e Formative
Assunta Viteritti, Sapienza, University of Rome
Integrating Technology, Ethics, and Creativity in Healthcare
Convenors:
Orhan Önder, Universität Wien
Boris Abramovic, Universität Wien
From Efficiency to Entanglement: Rethinking Technology, Work, and Organisation
Convenors:
Francesco Bonifacio, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Cherry Jackson, Royal Holloway
What comes next for Feminist STS?
Convenors:
Anna Jabloner, Universidad Instituto de Empressa
Danya Glabau, New York University
Technosciences in City-Making: How to tackle Urban Emergenc(i)es
Convenors:
Saskia Gribling, Politecnico di Torino
Tommaso Listo, Politecnico di Torino
Micol Rispoli, Politecnico di Torino
Francesca Moro, Politecnico di Torino/Tsinghua University
Shiila Infriccioli, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule
Albena Yaneva, Politecnico di Torino
Good Technoscience for the Energy Transition? Dealing with Infrastructures Implementation and Renovation
Convenors:
Paolo Giardullo, Università di Padova
Ivano Scotti, Università di Napoli, Federico II
Perpetual Opacity of Repair and Maintenance: Histories of Technological Upkeep and Reparazione from Informal Economies to Political Resistance Movements
Convenors:
Dhritiman Barman, Virginia Tech
Alexander Nicholas Rewegan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lee Vinsel, Virginia Tech
Redefining Relationships: Human Vulnerability and AI driven Technologies
Convenors:
Maria Zanzotto, Università di Torino
Norberto Albano, Università di Torino
Laura Gorrieri, Università di Torino
Human-AI feedback Loops in Platformized Consumption
Convenors:
Massimo Airoldi, Università degli Studi di Milano
Alessandro Caliandro, Università di Pavia
Alessandro Gandini, Università degli Studi di Milano
Gabriella Punziano, Università di Napoli, Federico II
At the Borders of Biomedicine: How Health and Care are Reconfigured as Do-able Problems Beyond Biomedical Expertise
Convenors:
Stefano Crabu, Università di Padova
Caragh Brosnan, The University of Newcastle
Federico Neresini, Università di Padova
Pia Vuolanto, Tampereen Ammattikorkeakoulu
Dialoguing Species/Dialoguing Disciplines
Convenors:
Lara Giordana, Politecnico di Torino
Elisabeth Tauber, Libera Università di Bolzano-Freie Universität Bozen-Università Lieda de Bulsan
Alvise Mattozzi, Politecnico di Torino
Secil Ugur Yavuz, Libera Università di Bolzano-Freie Universität Bozen-Università Lieda de Bulsan
Micol Rispoli, Politecnico di Torino
Lisa Maria Zellner, Libera Università di Bolzano-Freie Universität Bozen-Università Lieda de Bulsan
Problematizing Science, Technology, and Culture through ‘Cultured Food’
Convenor:
Fatih Tatari, Politecnico di Milano
Transportation Ethics
Convenors:
Alessandro Piazza, Israel Institute of Technology
Fabio Fossa, Politecnico di Milano
Navigating the Grey: Assemblage Thinking and Digital Artifacts
Convenors:
Kevin Carillon, Université Catholique de Louvain
Lilo Meier, European University Institute
Viadrina François Lambotte, Université Catholique de Louvain
Silvia Gherardi, Università di Trento
The Intersection of STS and Video Game Studies: Exploring Recuperation, Reconfiguration, and Regeneration Within and Beyond the Social Through Video Games
Convenors:
José David Gómez-Urrego, Abertay University
Stefano De Paoli, Abertay University
AI & Democracy: A Discourse Demanding Plurality
Convenors:
Ilaria Mariani, Politecnico di Milano
Marzia Mortati, Politecnico di Milano
Francesca Rizzo, Politecnico di Milano
Marco Deseriis, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Imaginaries of Green Technology, Data Enclaves, and Politics of Sustainability
Convenors:
Gianluigi Viscusi, Linköping Universitet
Claudio Coletta, Università di Bologna
Johanna Sefyrin, Linköping Universitet
Digital Inclusion and Disability: Theoretical, Methodological and Ethical Challenges
Convenors:
Fabiana Battisti, Sapienza, University of Rome
Lorenzo Dalvit, Rhodes University
The Good, the Bad, and the Neutral. Exploring the Materiality-Temporality Nexus of Large Technological Infrastructures
Convenors:
Lara Marziali, Politecnico di Milano
Ginevra Sanvitale, Trinity College Dublin
Technoscience for (Good) Ecological Transitions: What Spatial Justice?
Convenors:
Beatrice Galimberti, Politecnico di Milano
Simonetta Armondi, Politecnico di Milano
Reconfiguration of the City: Technology, Play, Art
Convenors:
Giulia Conti, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Federico Montanari, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Entangled Theories and Practices: Navigating Relational Ontologies In and Through Design, HCI, STS, and Philosophy of Technology
Convenors:
Chiara Di Lodovico, Politecnico di Milano/Università degli Studi di Milano
Elisa Giaccardi, Politecnico di Milano
Iohanna Nicenboim, Technische Universiteit Delft
Verena Fuchsberger-Staufer, Universität Salzburg
Virginia Tassinari, Technische Universiteit Delft
Grace Turtle, Technische Universiteit Delft
Data Flow Integration: Investigating the ‘Good’ of Interoperability
Convenors:
Dario Pizzul, Università di Pavia
Laurène Le Cozanet, European University Institute
Michele Veneziano, Università di Bologna
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Designing and Reconfiguring Organizational and Work Processes through AI and Digitalization
Convenors:
Attila Bruni, Università di Trento
Lia Tirabeni, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
Sampling and the Making of Good Science: Examining Data Collection Practices and Their Implications
Convenors:
Victor Secco, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
Valentina Marcheselli, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
Building Trustworthy Infrastructures: Community-Based Resistance to Technological Intrusion
Convenors:
Joan Mukogosi, Data & Society Research Institute
Maia Woluchem, Data & Society Research Institute
Sareeta Amrute, The New School
Technoscientific Narratives and Social Inequalities: Rethinking Epistemic Justice in the Digital Age
Convenors:
Giulia Melis, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
Mino Novello, Politecnico di Milano
Is Constructivism Dead?
Convenors:
Martina Merz, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt
Tarja Knuuttila, Universität Wien
Reconfiguring Scientific Publishing: Promoting More Fairness and Equity by new Technologies and Pluriversal Practices
Convenors:
Eleonora Lupo, Politecnico di Milano
Elena Formia, Università di Bologna
Decolonising Science and Technology Studies for Good?
Convenors:
Anwesha Chakraborty, Università di Urbino Carlo Bo
Christopher Lorenz Hesselbein, Politecnico di Milano
Classificatory Systems, Values, and Standards in the Context of Migration, Borders, and Security
Convenors:
Paul Trauttmansdorff, Technische Universität Munich
Maria Volkova, University of Exeter
Silvan Pollozek, Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
STS and the History of Technoscience Diplomacy
Convenor:
Roberto Lalli, Politecnico di Torino
Algorithmic Imaginaries: Discourses on AI in Digital Media
Convenors:
Sahar Tavakoli, Università degli Studi di Milano
Lorena Cano-Orón, Universitat de València
Dafne Calvo, Universitat de València
Re-ordering Care: Algorithmic Transformations of Medical Knowledge, Practice, and Governance
Convenors:
Benedetta Catanzariti, University of Edinburgh
Natalia-Rozalia Avlona, Københavns Universitet
Infrastructuring AI. A view from the Global South
Convenors:
Iginio Gagliardone, University of the Witwatersrand
Stefania Milan, Universiteit van Amsterdam
The Good and the Beautiful: Visualizing Science in the (Post)-Digital Age
Convenor:
Valeria Burgio, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
Creating, Crafting, Designing, Fashioning, Moulding, Shaping, Fixing. Aesthetic Practices as Instaurative Practices: How to Account for Them and for the Good they Produce?
Convenors:
Alvise Mattozzi, Politecnico di Torino
Laura Lucia Parolin, Syddansk Universitet
Carmen Pellegrinelli, Università di Trieste
Caring for “Care”: Feminist STS Perspectives on Researching Robots and AI
Convenor:
Stevienna de Saille, University of Sheffield
Disentangling AI and Health/Healthcare: imaginaries, Narratives, Values
Convenor:
Elisabetta Locatelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Assemblages of the Broken World
Convenor:
Minna Vigren, Lappeenrannan-Lahden Teknillien Yliopisto
Public Sector, Public Interest?
Convenor:
Philip Boucher, European Commission
Technoscience and the Self: Emotions, Identities, and Self-knowledge
Convenors:
Jacopo Domenicucci, Dartmouth College
Serena Ciranna, Institut Jean Nicod
Addressing Scientism through the Lens of STS
Convenors:
Marianna Musmeci, Politecnico di Milano
Alessandro Ricotti, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Designing Worlds, Worlding Design: The Ethics and Politics of Value Creation in Digital Health and Health Data Integration
Convenors:
Joseph Donia, Università degli Studi di Milano
Luca Marelli, Università degli Studi di Milano
More-than-(Just)-Human Politics of Relating
Convenors:
Elisa Giaccardi, Politecnico di Milano
Valentina Rognoli, Politecnico di Milano
Emma Sicher, Humboldt-Universität Berlin
Francesco Nappo, Politecnico di Milano
Francesco Vergani, Politecnico di Milano
Laura Forlano, Northeastern University
Martín Tironi, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Making and Undoing BS Digitalization
Convenors:
Jessica Coetzer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Teun Zuiderent-Jerak, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Minna Ruckenstein, Heslingfors Universitet
Infrastructural Perspectives on Sufficiency Practices and Policies: Exploring the Materialities and Politics of ‘Doing with Less’
Convenors:
Olivier Coutard, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Daniel Florentin, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
Claire Le Renard, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
Mapping Public Space through Participatory Data Narratives and Cartographies
Convenors:
Sonia Bergamo, Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca
Enrico Petrilli, Università di Torino
Francesca Valsecchi, Tongji University
Briones Rojas María De Los Angeles, Politecnico di Milano
Ethics of Imagination in the Age of Technology
Convenor:
Somreeta Paul, University of California Santa Cruz
Hacking as an Interface of Imaginaries
Convenor:
Ozan Güngör, Schule für Gestaltung Basel
Regulation, innovation and materiality in technological transition: a socio-technical comparative perspective
Convenors:
Alessandro Sciullo, Università di Torino
Claudio Marciano, Università degli Studi di Genova
Where Sociomateriality Lies: Re-Thinking the Synergies Between STS and Information Infrastructure Studies in the Age of Datafication
Convenors:
Annalisa Pelizza, Università di Bologna/Aarhus University
Claudio Coletta, Università di Bologna
Chiara Loschi, Università di Bologna
Lorenzo Olivieri, Università di Bologna
Reimagining More-Than-Human Intimacies: From Disenchantment to Technologies for Connection
Convenors:
Cosimo Marco Scarcelli, Università di Padova
Sander De Ridder, Universiteit Antwerpen
Stefanie Duguay, Concordia University
Skyler Wang, McGill University
From ‘Digital Technology’ to ‘AI’: Emerging Challenges in the Making
Convenor:
Annapaola Ginammi, Politecnico di Milano
Technoscience in War and Peace: (Dis-)entangling Ethics and Technoscientific Knowledge in Conflicts’ (de)Construction
Convenors:
Fabio Fossa, Politecnico di Milano
Andrea Barca, Politecnico di Milano
Ilenia Piccardi, Università di Napoli, Federico II
Maria Carmela Agodi, Università di Napoli, Federico II
Interventionist STS and Futures: Reflecting on and Renewing Forward-Looking Approaches, Methods, and Practices for ‘Better’ Socio-Technical Governance
Convenors:
Sergio Urueña, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea-Universidad del País Vasco/Universiteit Twente
Lorenzi Olivieri, Università di Bologna
Arianna Ferrari, Austrian Institute of Technology
Annalisa Pelizza, Università di Bologna/Aarhus University
Cansu Güner, Technische Universität München
Renata Mandzhieva, Austrian Institute of Technology
Dana Wasserbacher, Austrian Institute of Technology
Technoscience and the Future of Agricultural Ecosystems
Convenors:
Marco Serino, Università di Napoli, Federico II
Eleonora Ciscato, Università degli Studi di Milano
Eleonora Dallagiacoma, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore