Rosa Rita Maria Tamborrino

Rosa Rita Maria Tamborrino is a Full Professor at Politecnico di Torino's Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST). She coordinates the Vera Comoli Centre for History, Heritage & Inclusive Innovation and is a key member of the Responsible Risk Resilience Centre (R3C). Her work bridges architectural history with digital humanities approaches to urban heritage conservation.

• PhD Teaching Committee Member (2013-2025)
• Editorial Board Member: Studi e Ricerche di Storia dell'Architettura (2017-), Digitcult (2016-), Città e Storia (2004-)

Specializing in urban heritage and resilience, she applies digital history methods to analyze historical urban landscapes. Her research focuses on:

• Heritage-led resilience strategies
• Digital urban history frameworks
• Cultural/natural heritage risk analysis
• Historical urban landscape preservation
• GIS and spatial analysis of heritage

Recent research trends show her emphasis on disaster resilience, community engagement through neighborhood museums, and digital tools for heritage preservation across multiple publications with PhD student Yue Pan.

Scientific achievements include:

• Best Paper Award at ICDH (2016)
• International fellowships at EHESS (Paris) and UCLA (2016-2019)
• Leadership roles in major European research projects (REGENERATE, RESILIAGE, SHELTER, RURITAGE)

She supervises PhD students in architectural heritage programs and leads the LSBC research laboratory at DIST.