Pietro Gravino

Pietro Gravino is a researcher in Complex Systems and Computational Social Science. He completed his formation in Italy, where he studied Physics at Sapienza – University of Rome and got his PhD at Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna. There, he also obtained a postgraduate diploma in Free and Open-Source Technology. After broadening his competencies, Pietro became attracted by the importance of understanding how “techno-social” systems work and how they affect and co-evolve with human life. He has applied intellectual tools from Statistical Physics and Network Science to large datasets on topics like language, opinions, energy, mobility, creativity and innovation. His current focus is on news ecosystems, public discourse, d/misinformation, polarisation, and Computational Social Sciences, more in general. With his work, he aims to contribute to a science of and for democratic societies.