Beatrice Rapisarda

Beatrice Rapisarda serves as Communication Manager at ISTI-CNR (Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo"), part of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council of Italy). She is also a Lecturer in Graphic Design within the Humanistic Informatics degree program at the University of Pisa. Her primary responsibilities encompass internal and external communication for national and international research projects, including the design and production of communication materials across multiple formats.

Her research interests focus on science communication and research dissemination strategies, with expertise in digital communication, project management, event organization, and visual design. She has developed communication strategies for major European research infrastructure projects including SoBigData and ACCORDION. Her work emphasizes effective knowledge transfer between research institutions and broader audiences.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on research communication infrastructure, with significant contributions to the SoBigData European research infrastructure for social mining and big data analytics. Her work spans strategic communication planning, social media analytics, research dissemination activities, and training material development. She has produced numerous deliverables for European projects related to communication strategy implementation and impact measurement.

Ms. Rapisarda has organized and managed numerous scientific events including conferences, workshops, and community-building activities as part of her role in research project dissemination. She maintains the press office function for her institute and regularly delivers public presentations on research projects.

Her technical expertise includes CMS-based website development and maintenance, creation of scientific communication materials (websites, brochures, presentations, posters, videos, newsletters), and comprehensive event organization for research activities and scientific dissemination.