Barbara Franci

Barbara Franci is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Politecnico di Torino. She holds a Master's in Mathematics from Università degli Studi di Siena and a PhD in Pure and Applied Mathematics from a joint program between Università di Torino and Politecnico di Torino (2018). Previously, she was a Post-Doctoral researcher at the Delft Center for Systems and Control (Technische Universiteit Delft) until 2021, followed by an Assistant Professorship at Maastricht University’s Department of Advanced Computing Sciences until April 2025. Her research focuses on Game Theory, opinion dynamics, and the wisdom of crowds, with interdisciplinary applications in systems and control theory.

Education:

• PhD in Pure and Applied Mathematics (2018): Università di Torino - Politecnico di Torino
• Master's in Mathematics: Università degli Studi di Siena

Research Interests: Barbara’s work bridges theoretical mathematics with practical systems analysis, particularly in modeling strategic interactions (Game Theory) and collective decision-making processes. She explores how individual opinions propagate and aggregate into societal outcomes, leveraging tools from applied mathematics and control theory.

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