Federico Lucchesi

Federico Lucchesi is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Institute of Digital Technologies for Communication (ITDxC) within the Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI). He leads research projects funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), BAKOM Ufficio Federale delle Comunicazioni, and other initiatives, including Visualized relationships - functions and problems, Doppio Sguardo: Riflessioni visive, and Generative AI for Higher Education (EduGenAI).

He is the Course Director for BA courses on visual communication, photography, and AI, and has served as a Teaching Assistant for courses on ICT, media, and visual communication since 2018. His research focuses on social media, interpersonal communication, and creative visual methods for qualitative analysis, building on his PhD thesis on visual communication in romantic relationships.

• PhD in Communication Sciences (magna cum laude), USI
• MA in Advertising and Communication (110 cum laude/110), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
• BA in Communication Sciences (110 cum laude/110), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

He received the 2023 Top Student Paper Award from the ICA Visual Communication Studies Division and holds a state-certified Digital Marketing qualification. Contact: federico.lucchesi@usi.ch, +41 58 666 4455 ext. 2372.