Researcher
AI and cultural institutions
She investigates needs, expectations and AI adoption practices through interviews, focus groups and case studies, from the AI Compass research to the Generativa study.
Learning Designer and Trainer
Educational methodologies, STEAM and gender equality
She develops programmes and tools for artists, cultural professionals, educators and young people, focusing on STEAM approaches and tackling gender inequalities.
Storyteller
Characters and conversational systems
She brings writing and character development into the design of interactions with AI, working on the characterisation of Eugenie and OLO.
Areas of work
The themes explored through her research, programme design and public speaking, alongside the projects in which she has developed them.
Informed AI adoption in culture
How museums, archives and libraries assess AI and make decisions consistent with their mission: the focus of the AI Compass research.
Learning programme design
Translating learning needs and objectives into programmes that combine technical knowledge, critical reflection and experimentation, such as Generativa and Degenerativa.
Chatbot characterisation
The identity, tone of voice and dialogue patterns of conversational systems: from Eugenie, the magic lantern that engages visitors at the National Museum of Cinema, to OLO, the agent that encourages questions and critical discussion around materials from the Olivetti Archive.
Business ideas, teams and organisational values
Serious games and workshops for businesses, institutions and teams, designed to develop business ideas, strengthen collaboration and rethink organisational values and identity, such as Elevator and Collage for Corporate Values.
Life skills, STEAM and gender inclusion
Methodologies that develop adolescents’ and young people’s transferable skills through the archetypes of Be Your Hero, and tackle gender inequalities in STEM education, gaming and AI, as in WeSTEAM, NuGamers and Her Tech.
Sustainability and community narratives
Tools for understanding sustainability and involving communities in exploring and interpreting their local areas, from EDUS to Nonturismo.
Research
Alessia Tripaldi’s research connects the understanding of needs, the analysis of practices and the design of tools. In the cultural sector, she studies the conditions that make AI adoption understandable, sustainable and consistent with institutions’ heritage and audiences.
Books and reports
2026 · AI Compass for Cultural Heritage. Reflections on the Informed Adoption of Generative AI, research by Sineglossa and the University of Turin, developed within the CHANGES project and funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU. With Simone Natale and Luca Befera. English edition on Zenodo.
2025 · GenAI for Growth in the Cultural and Creative Sector: Analysis of the Results of Generativa’s Focus Groups, a qualitative study involving artists, GLAM professionals and the cultural and creative industries, conducted within Generativa, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU. With Luca Baraldi.
She has also contributed to the development and review of Vitamina A. A Study of the Relationship Between Artists and Businesses in the Marche Region and Match! A Study of Creativity and Innovation in South Tyrolean Businesses, Sineglossa research projects on collaboration between artistic processes and organisations.
Conference and workshop proceedings
2023 · FOOD DATA DIGESTION: A Multidisciplinary Methodology Between Art, Culture and Artificial Intelligence, proceedings of the workshop AI and Cultural Heritage: Between Research and Creativity, CINECA Visit Lab, pp. 35–42. With Federico Bomba. DOI · PDF.
Research outputs
2026 · Eugenie Chatbot, a prototype for cultural heritage interpretation developed by Sineglossa, the University of Turin and the National Museum of Cinema, registered in the University of Turin’s IRIS repository. With Michele Cremaschi, Luca Befera, Federico Bomba, Paolo Grigis and Simone Natale.
Chatbots and cultural heritage interpretation
Alessia Tripaldi works on the narrative and relational dimensions of chatbots: the identities they take on, how they address people and the conversational experiences they offer. Their characterisation develops through dialogue with those who know the collections and those developing the technology.
2026 · Chatbot prototype for the Centro Internazionale di Studi Primo Levi, Turin. Methodology design, coordination and training within Sineglossa’s experimental project exploring new ways to access and consult Primo Levi’s works: co-design with staff, identification of audiences, definition of tone of voice and interaction criteria, and validation of responses. The prototype is undergoing development and internal testing.
2026 · Qui, contribution to the characterisation of the chatbot within the installation for the Il Poggiolo Visitor Centre at Monte Sole Historical Park, Marzabotto. Promoted by Ozono Factory APS and produced by Sineglossa, with visuals by Cera Persa Visualdesign, text and voice by Wu Ming 2, IT consultancy by Daniele Solombrino, set design by Michele Casale, and scientific consultancy and voice by Elena Monicelli. The chatbot helps users consult testimonies by retrieving excerpts from source materials without rewriting them.
2026 · OLO, characterisation of the conversational agent for the exhibition Dati Sensibili, Biennale Tecnologia, National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento, Turin. With Tommaso Sorichetti, in a project developed with TIM Enterprise, Politecnico di Torino and Associazione Archivio Storico Olivetti. Drawing on materials from the Archive and Mangrovia, OLO is designed to encourage questions and discussion through dialogue.
2025–2026 · Eugenie, methodology design, coordination and training for the development of a chatbot prototype for the National Museum of Cinema, Turin, in collaboration with the University of Turin. Workshops with museum staff informed the choice of object, audiences and character: an ancient magic lantern with a welcoming, sociable personality.
2025–2026 · AI consultancy programme for the National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento, Turin. Design, coordination and training within Sineglossa’s programme with museum staff, which led to a feasibility assessment for an AI-based tool and the Manifesto for the Informed Use of AI.
Learning programmes
Alessia Tripaldi designs and coordinates programmes that connect technical knowledge, transferable skills and practical application in cultural work and artistic research.
2026–2027 · Degenerativa, design and coordination of Sineglossa’s learning programme on generative AI in artistic research, combining online learning, independent research and a residency with group work and a public presentation. The Bologna edition is developed with DumBO, supported by SIAE and the Italian Ministry of Culture through the Per Chi Crea funding programme; the Catanzaro edition forms part of the Catanzaro Integrated Development Strategy, under the Calabria ERDF ESF+ Regional Programme 2021–2027.
2025–2026 · Rigenerativa, coordination and teaching within the generative AI programme for cultural organisations in the Lo Stato dei Luoghi network, supported by Fondo per la Repubblica Digitale – Impresa sociale, with Future Education Modena and Alma AI – University of Bologna.
2025–2026 · Dicolab. Cultura al digitale – Emilia-Romagna and Marche Hub, coordination of Sineglossa’s training activities within the Hub managed by G-Lab Impresa Sociale, with Fondazione Golinelli and BAM! Strategie Culturali. The programme is promoted by the Italian Ministry of Culture – Digital Library, delivered by the Scuola nazionale del patrimonio e delle attività culturali and funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.
2025 · Generative Heritage, design, coordination and teaching within the programme promoted by Fondazione Fitzcarraldo and Sineglossa for artists and cultural professionals, focusing on AI, digitised heritage and the design of audience engagement experiences.
2024–2026 · Generativa, design and coordination of the Academy’s learning programme on generative AI for the cultural and creative sector. With Materahub, Basilicata Creativa, Tlon and the University of Naples L’Orientale, under the scientific direction of Sineglossa, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU through the PNRR – TOCC programme.
2022–2024 · Machines for Good, coordination of learning programmes on AI and civic participation within the European CERV programme, and contribution to the development and review of the Policy Recommendations.
2022–2024 · Green Learning, design and coordination of the programme combining performing arts and machine learning for sustainability education, supported by Fondazione Cariverona.
2022–2023 · Food Data Digestion, design and coordination of the learning programme within Sineglossa’s art and AI research and production project, with Play with Food, supported by Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo.
SINCE 2020 · Be Your Hero, creation of the methodology for developing adolescents’ transferable skills through archetypes, coordination of the programmes and delivery of mental training sessions. Fifteen editions delivered for organisations including Fondazione Unipolis, Fondazione Cariverona, the Waldensian Church and the Union of Italian Provinces.
Serious games and team-building formats
Alessia Tripaldi designs serious games and participatory workshops for businesses, institutions and teams, using play and visual language to develop ideas, strengthen transferable skills and identify shared values. The formats are available through Sineglossa’s services.
2025 · Collage for Corporate Values, creation of Sineglossa’s workshop using visionary collages from Mangrovia magazine and illustrated playing cards to help organisations reflect on their values, identity and future scenarios. With CNA Ancona, it led to a new Values Manifesto marking the association’s 80th anniversary.
SINCE 2018 · Elevator, creation of Sineglossa’s serious game for developing an innovative, sustainable business idea through the key elements of a business model: needs, target audiences, resources, partners and value proposition. Used in team training programmes and university Contamination Labs.
Educational methodologies and tools
Within Sineglossa’s European projects, Alessia Tripaldi develops and reviews the organisation’s methodological contribution: competence frameworks, self-assessment tools, learning activities and programmes, developed within the respective partnerships and made available to people working in education and culture.
STEAM and gender inclusion
SINCE 2025 · Her Tech, methodology design for more inclusive AI education in the ICT sector. She designs the AI literacy programme for young people aged 11–14, grounded in life skills and a gender-by-design approach: archetypes as ways of understanding AI, female role models introduced through the problems they have addressed, and a paper journal accompanying the online programme. An Erasmus+ project with Algebra University, XAMK, Almost There, All Digital, Griffith College and Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences.
2024–2026 · NuGamers, methodology design for more inclusive game development education, supporting girls and women in training and access to employment in the gaming industry. Resources: Women in Gaming Fact Sheet, research on gender bias in gaming education; NuGamers Handbook, supporting the development of gender-inclusive curricula; NuGamers Toolkit, activities that can be replicated in classrooms and workshops. An Erasmus+ project with Futuregames, All Digital, XAMK and Algebra University College.
2022–2024 · WeSTEAM, design of Sineglossa’s methodology based on the STEAM approach (STEM + Art), strengthening women’s role in science and making STEM disciplines more appealing to them. Resources: WeSTEAM Skills Framework, including a European casebook of good practices and a comparison of artists’ and scientists’ creative processes; Soft Skills Exercises for Women Studying STEM, Art Thinking activities for female university students. An Erasmus+ project with Ars Electronica, Changemaker Education and Espronceda.
2020–2022 · STEAM Process, development and review of Sineglossa’s methodological contribution to STEAM: introducing the (A) in STEM processes and the STEAM Process Handbook, integrating artistic practices into STEM learning and research. An Erasmus+ project with XAMK, Changemaker, Materahub and Conexiones improbables.
Sustainability and places
SINCE 2025 · Stories of the Sea, methodology design for sustainability education in coastal communities, incorporating the Coastal Sustainability Competence Framework. An Erasmus+ project with Aalborg University, BioXcape, VisitLæsø, Stimmuli for Social Change and Coastal Union Germany.
2024–2026 · EDUS, methodology design for education for sustainable development in vocational education and training: a competence framework and the EDUS Training Toolkit. Together with Tommaso Sorichetti, she developed the toolkit’s AI section, Tool 2 – Mixing the Ingredients: a guide to using AI to design educational content on sustainability, check and adapt its outputs, and use it sustainably. An Erasmus+ project with Aalborg University, IC Geoss, Cybervolunteers Foundation and Einurd.
2024–2026 · A Discovery Guide for Recovery, coordination of the learning methodology for the Creative Europe project, which produced Discovery Journey. A Compass for Navigating Stories, supporting participatory storytelling about places.
2024–2025 · Echoes, methodology design for a programme introducing adolescents to an ecosystemic perspective, with Elena Sofia Doria contributing to the teaching methodology, supported by Fondazione Cariverona.
2023–2026 · Green Gaming, methodology design to develop green, digital and transferable skills through gaming and intercultural exchange. An Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange project coordinated by Luleå University of Technology.
2023–2024 · BlueTour, coordination of learning programmes within the Creative Europe project on coastal cultural tourism. Resource: BlueTour Handbook.
2022–2024 · Post-Human Architect, methodology design for sustainability and social innovation education in inland areas. Resource: Post Human Architect Training Toolkit. An Erasmus+ project with Changemaker Educations, Einurd, IC Geoss, Aalborg University and Farm Cultural Park.
SINCE 2018 · Nonturismo, co-creation of the community participation methodology involving residents in developing narratives about places and community guidebooks published by Ediciclo; contribution to the development and review of Nonturismo for Kids.
Transferable skills, culture and AI
2020–2022 · AI4Future – Governance Scenarios, contribution to the development and review of the methodology on art, artificial intelligence and activism within the Creative Europe project coordinated by Sineglossa, with MEET, Espronceda and V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media, and Sardegna Teatro as an associate partner.
2019–2022 · Synopsis, development and review of Sineglossa’s methodological contribution to the Digital Fundraiser and Storyteller Skills Framework. An Erasmus+ project led by the Musei Reali di Torino.
2019–2022 · Resonant, development and review of Sineglossa’s methodological contribution to education in cultural and creative entrepreneurship. Resources: a report and learning activities. An Erasmus+ project coordinated by Aarhus University.
2019–2021 · Creative Soft Skills, development and review of Sineglossa’s methodological contribution to the framework, training toolkit and Creative Soft Skills Circle. An Erasmus+ project coordinated by Rozet.
Teaching
Lectures, modules and workshops on transferable skills and AI literacy, entrepreneurship and teamwork, storytelling and writing, within Sineglossa’s programmes and for public institutions, universities and businesses.
AI and transferable skills
2025–2026 · Rigenerativa, teaching within the online generative AI training programme for the cultural sector, focusing on transferable skills for AI literacy.
2025 · Me and AI: Exploring Your Soft Skills, a workshop using Jungian archetypes for self-assessment of the transferable skills needed for informed AI use, within Dicolab. Cultura al digitale – Emilia-Romagna and Marche Hub, Bologna. Official programme — in Italian.
Entrepreneurship, pitching and teams
2025 · Rethinking Values, design and facilitation of workshops on organisational values and identity using the Collage for Corporate Values format, with Tommaso Sorichetti, for CNA Ancona, Ancona, and Deep Blue, Rome.
2024 · Be Your Hero: Archetypes and Soft Skills and Fatal Flaw, teaching within the eighth edition of the Contamination Lab, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino. Official programme — in Italian.
2023 · Be Your Hero: Archetypes and Soft Skills and Public Speaking, teaching within the seventh edition of the Contamination Lab, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino. Official programme — in Italian · Public Speaking workshop report — in Italian.
2022 · Be Your Hero, two sessions on archetypes, transferable skills and awareness of one’s abilities within the sixth edition of the Contamination Lab, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino. First session — in Italian · Second session — in Italian.
2021 · Self-Awareness in Team Building, a session on self-awareness, interpersonal skills and building teams, Contamination Lab, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino. Official report — in Italian.
2019 · Amazon’s Cabinet of Curiosities (Algorithmic Enquiry n.1), design and facilitation of the workshop on art and business with Emilio Vavarella and the participating companies, ArtVerona, Verona. Interview about the project and workshop — in Italian.
2018 · Elevator, facilitation of the business design workshop using the board game, with Federico Bomba, Contamination Lab, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona. Programme edition — in Italian.
2018 · Break-in Hackathon, tutor in the training programme for artists and cultural professionals on innovation through artistic interventions, within the Erasmus+ project Feelms and the art+b=love(?) festival, Ancona. Overview and tutors – Link Campus University — in Italian.
2016 · The Hero’s Journey: Writing Your Business Story, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Jesi, Jesi.
2016 · Cultural Event Design, module for Sida Group, Ancona.
2016 · Entrepreneurship, module for Formaconf, Pesaro.
2015 · Start!, pre-incubation workshop for cultural and creative businesses, University of Macerata and University of Urbino Carlo Bo, within CultLab. Official programme — in Italian · Programme overview — in Italian.
2015 · Let’s Pitch!, workshop on pitching techniques for Meccano, Fabriano, and Warehouse Coworking Factory, Rimini.
2015 · Digital Craftsmanship Open Day, seminar on creative thinking for Confartigianato Imprese Ancona, Ancona.
2013–2014 · Jes!, design and facilitation of the C.R.E.A. creative thinking workshop and the pre-incubation service for cultural and creative businesses, Municipality of Jesi, Jesi.
Storytelling and writing
2024–2025 · ArteVisione, teaching writing and supporting audiovisual project development within the programme for artists working with moving images, organised by Careof and curated by Marta Bianchi and Giacomo Raffaelli, Milan. In 2024, also provided individual mentoring to the five shortlisted artists. 2024 edition · 2025 programme
2023 · Post-Human Architect, teaching within the Erasmus+ project’s learning programme on sustainability and social innovation education in inland areas, Florence.
2023 · BlueTour, facilitation of the international capacity-building workshop on community engagement, sense of place and the involvement of artists, with Tommaso Sorichetti, for cultural professionals from Ancona, Faro and Lesbos, Ancona. Sineglossa report.
2015–2016 · Jes&Co., coordination of the training programme and delivery of the Interno Giorno screenwriting workshop, Municipality of Jesi, Jesi.
2015 · Writing a Web Series, workshop on screenwriting techniques for television and web series, CE.S.CO.T. Macerata, Macerata.
2013–2014 · Jes!, design and facilitation of Web Series, a workshop on screenwriting for television series, Municipality of Jesi, Jesi.
2011–2014 · Scuola di visioni del contemporaneo, coordination of the training programme and teaching modules on dramaturgy, creative thinking, Fatal Flaw and character development, Sineglossa, Ancona.
Talks
Presentations, talks and panel moderation on AI adoption in cultural heritage, research and education.
2026 · Generative AI: Opportunities and Challenges for Cultural Heritage Institutions, panel discussion at the international conference Generative AI and Cultural Heritage, Ferdinando Rossi School of Advanced Studies, University of Turin, Turin. Contribution on AI Compass, with Simona Casonato, Rossana Damiano, Dianlin Huang and Deqiang Ji; moderated by Enrico Natale. Conference organised by Simone Natale, Deqiang Ji, Anthony Fung and Dianlin Huang, with support from the journal Global Media and China.
2026 · A Fresh Look at AI in Cultural Heritage in Italy, within the online event Generative AI for GLAM Institutions: Opportunity or Risk?, organised by the DARIAH-CH GLAM Working Group, ETH Library and infoclio.ch. Presentation of AI Compass with Simone Natale; contribution by Rafael Wampfler on Digital Einstein; moderated by Enrico Natale.
2026 · AI Compass for Cultural Heritage, webinar by Sineglossa and the University of Turin. Presentation of the research with Simone Natale and Luca Befera; discussion with Anna Maria Marras (AVICOM), Emanuela Totaro (Fondazione Kainòn), Carlo Maiolini and Luca Scoz (MUSE Trento); moderated by Federico Bomba.
2026 · AI Compass for Cultural Heritage, within the event How Digital Technologies and AI Are Changing Museums: National Perspectives and Experiences from the Marche Region, Dicolab. Cultura al digitale – Emilia-Romagna and Marche Hub, Pesaro. With Giovanna Cipolla, Concetta Ferrara, Agustina Micaela Medrano, Francesca Vitelli and Ramona Quattrini; under the patronage of ICOM Italia, Fondazione Marche Cultura and the Municipality of Pesaro. Event page in Italian.
2026 · Skills, Tools and Models: Lessons from the PNRR for the Digital Transformation of Culture, coordination and moderation, ArtLab Bologna – Satellite digitale, Bologna. Working session with Simona Martini (Fondazione Fitzcarraldo), Paolo Montemurro and Becky Riches (Materahub), promoted by Fondazione Fitzcarraldo and ART-ER.
2025 · Presentation of the Courses Offered by the Emilia-Romagna and Marche Hub of Dicolab. Cultura al digitale, Ancona. Presentation of Sineglossa’s training programme at the Hub’s launch event, with G-Lab, Fondazione Golinelli and BAM! Strategie Culturali, under the patronage of the Municipality of Ancona.
2024 · Generativa for the Cultural and Creative Sectors: Stakeholder Roundtable, Naples and online. Presentation of preliminary research and focus group findings with Johanna Monti (University of Naples L’Orientale); introduction by Paolo Montemurro (Materahub). Meeting with Generativa stakeholders, with Basilicata Creativa and Tlon. Event page in Italian.
Writing and narrative productions
2023 · The Horror Podcast, writer for the Chora Media production, narrated by Paolo Agrati, with direction and sound design by Luca Micheli.
2020 · Gli scomparsi, novel, Rizzoli.
2014 · Notre Dame du Mal, novel, Delos Digital and Edizioni BMS.
2014 · La Danza, short story in the anthology Roma a mano armata, Novecento Editore.