Project cooperation
HORIZON-CL3-2024-FCT-01-05 | DE-ESCALHATE
DE-ESCALHATE: Innovating AI methods for hate speech combat with GDPR-compliant social media tracking, SNA, and counter-narrative tools.
- Early
- Research
- Technical
Author
Serena Bressan
Project Manager & Proposal Writer
Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Trento, Trento, Italy
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Senior Project Manager & Proposal Writer specializing in civil security for society, social inclusion, hate speech, fake news, criminology, law, and ethics.
About
Serena Bressan (female) holds the position of senior project manager and proposal writer at the Project Management Group within the Digital Society Center at Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) in Italy. Her responsibilities include drafting EU project proposals and overseeing EU projects focusing on security-related issues, such as AI4TRUST under Horizon Europe (2023-2026) and PRECRISIS under the Internal Security Fund (2023-2025).
Previously, from 2013 to 2016, she served as a postdoctoral research fellow in Criminology at the Faculty of Law of the University of Trento (Italy). During this time, she was also a researcher at the eCrime research group and managed various EU projects. Serena earned her Law Degree with honors (MA) from the same University in 2009, followed by a PhD in Criminology from the Catholic University of Milan in 2013. Additionally, she has been a Privacy Specialist and EU-GDPR Consultant since 2014. Serena has further bolstered her qualifications by obtaining the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in 2018 and the Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) certification in 2024.
My organisation
Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK, Italy) serves as a scientific and technological hub, boasting 3,500 square meters of laboratories and scientific infrastructures, along with a community exceeding 450 researchers, 140 doctoral students, 200 visiting fellows and thesis students, and 700 affiliates and accredited students. FBK's premises and platforms foster a vibrant ecosystem of co-located ventures, spin-offs, projects, and training opportunities.
With a rich history spanning over half a century and comprising 12 centers dedicated to technology, innovation, humanities, and social sciences, FBK strives for excellence in scientific and technological realms, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches and practical applications. This pursuit is facilitated by a steadfast commitment to collaborations and exchange activities with various stakeholders, including public administrations, institutions, small, medium-sized, and multinational companies, as well as European and international institutions. Such collaborations enhance innovation capabilities, engaging the local community and economy in the dissemination of knowledge and technologies.
Skills
- project management
- Programme management
- proposal writing
- Event Management
- Privacy and Data Protection
- ethics
- criminology
Interests
- hate speech
- fake news
- cyberbullying
- protection of public spaces
- social inclusion
- Crime prevention
- fight against crime and terrorism
- human rights protection
- ethics
- Privacy and Data Protection