Anna Bertani

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Sociology of Humans and Machines (SOHAM) Lab at Trinity College Dublin, where I work on the ANNETTE project under the supervision of Taha Yasseri. My research lies at the intersection of computational social science, network science, and machine learning. I am interested in understanding how information, attention, and behaviors spread through online social systems, with a particular focus on misinformation, disinformation, infodemics, online radicalisation, and collective decision-making processes. Through the analysis of large-scale digital traces, I investigate how the structural and functional properties of communication networks shape individual and collective behavior. I completed my PhD in Computer Science and Information Engineering in December 2025 at the University of Trento and Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), where I was a member of the Complex Human Behaviour Lab under the supervision of Dr. Riccardo Gallotti.

Prior to my PhD, I obtained an MSc in Data Science from the University of Trento, where I worked under the supervision of Manlio De Domenico on the characterization of social behavior dynamics during exceptional events. I also worked as a Research Assistant at the Department of Sociology and Social Research at the University of Trento, contributing to the I-POLHYS under the supervision of elena pavan.

I am also passionate about sharing science with the wider public, particularly during events like European Sharper Nights, where I engage with high school students and the general public to make complex topics more accessible for everyone and to raise awareness about the risks of misinformation.