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Rocco Gaudenzi is a Temporary Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Sciences at the University of Verona, specializing in Logic and Philosophy of Science (PHIL-02/A). His academic work bridges physics, philosophy, and cognitive science with research focusing on the physical foundations of intelligence in living organisms versus machines.
His educational journey includes:
- High School degree in Classics (Liceo Classico)
- Bachelor degree in Physics at the University of Roma Tre
- Master degree at ETH Zurich
- PhD at Delft Technical University (Netherlands)
Dr. Gaudenzi's research explores how physical makeup determines fundamental aspects of intelligence, aiming to build a new philosophical anthropology (or "bios-logy") using machines as a "mirror" to understand life. His work examines analogical thinking in cross-disciplinary knowledge transfer between condensed-matter and particle physics, and cross-cultural transfer between European and Japanese scientific communities.
His notable scientific achievements include:
- Rubicon Postdoctoral Fellowship for research at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
- Marie Curie Seal of Excellence for his current project at the University of Verona
Dr. Gaudenzi serves on multiple departmental committees including the Collegio Didattico di Scienze della comunicazione (Department of Cultures and Civilizations), The Internationalization/Erasmus Committee, and the Consiglio del Dipartimento di Scienze Umane. He teaches Semiotics and Philosophy of Science courses across multiple academic years (2023/2024-2025/2026) for Communication Studies students and leads a PhD seminar on genetic determinism, information, and computation in living organisms versus machines.
He maintains an external collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology in Jena, Germany, where he organizes annual workshops on the history and philosophy of cognitive psychology and computational neuroscience.
