Meet the Team

Silvia Ferrara

Principal Investigator

Years of deep insight in script evolution.

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Ludovica Ottaviano

Sinologist, Post-Doc

Trajectories of graphic codes in China, from early symbolic systems to historical scripts.

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Giorgia Albertin

Cognitive Linguist, Post-Doc

Analytical and experimental methods on on the cognitive processes underlying the creation and evolution of graphic codes.

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Lucrezia Milillo

Anthropologist, Post-Doc

Trajectories of graphic codes in Mesoamerica and the transition from pre-writing iconography to early writing systems.

David Eich

Assyriologist, Post-Doc

Trajectories of graphic codes and the invention of writing in ancient Mesopotamia.

Teng Guo

Cognitive Psychologist, Post-Doc

Evolutionary trajectories of the cognitive processes that shaped the creation of graphic codes in deep human history.

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Easter Island Post-Doc

Expert in historical context and
Rongorongo in Easter Island.

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North Africa Post-Doc

Expert in prehistory and
symbol-making in North Africa.

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Computer Science Post-Doc

Expert in deep learning and objection recognition applied to graphic codes

Sabrina D’Ali’

PhD Student in Computational Linguistics

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Valentina Decembrini

PhD Student in Cognitive Science

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Laura Bellinato

PhD Student in Aegean Studies

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Alex de Voogt

Professor, Linguistics

Drew University

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Damianos Kasotakis

PhD, Director of Imaging

Early Manuscripts Electronic Library (EMEL)

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Li Jing 李静

Professor, Comparative Literature

Chongqing University

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