Giovanni Profeta
Experties
Data visualization, information design, interaction design, map design
Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2026-01-29

I am very proud to see the project Mnemosine by Roberta Valli, developed under my supervision as her thesis project, nominated at the UX Design Awards – Spring 2026 πŸ™Œ
A well-deserved recognition for a digital platform that fosters the discovery of hidden connections among historical photographs and written documents.

πŸ‘‰ Vote for Mnemosine for the Public Choice Award ✨
ux-design-awards.com/winners/2

#uxdesign #UXDA26 #designawards #userexperiencedesign #culturalcollections #AI #datavisualization

Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2025-11-21

🌍 The β€œVisual Analytics for Sustainability and Climate Changeβ€œ project I'm coordinating was recognized by the United Nations, as one of the top 100 international initiatives supporting trustworthy information about climate.

The project goal, funded by Swiss National Science Foundation, is to create a visualization tool that helps cultural institutions, scientists, and volunteers improve Wikipedia articles on sustainability and climate change.

#COP30 #VisualAnalytics

supsi.ch/en/un-progetto-supsi-

Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2025-09-19

It was a pleasure to present at Digital Heritage 2025 conference in Siena the results of the Mini-Muse research project β€” a preliminary study that combines #NLP algorithms and #DataVisualization to enhance access to digitized publications on history. The research team includes Fabio Rinaldi and Joseph Cornelius. The project was made in partnership with ETH-Bibliothek.

You can read the paper at link below.

πŸ‘‰ doi.org/10.2312/dh.20253150

#DigitalHeritage #CulturalHeritage #DH2025 #SUPSI #IDSIA

Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2025-09-17

3/ Walter De Nicola designed Explost, a cultural platform that enables historians, archivists, and political scientists to investigate Swiss political posters through a set of AI-powered visual analytic methods.

Walter De Nicola, Explost
Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2025-09-17

2/ Roberta Valli designed Mnemosine, a digital platform that visually connects photographs and documents by the Swiss photographer Roberto Donetta, aiming to provide historians and photographers with nonlinear narratives.

#culturalHeritage #GLAMs #LLMs #AI #dataVisualization

Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2025-09-17

1/ Proud of my Visual Communication thesis students, Roberta and Walter, who developed two research projects on the design of cultural platforms with concepts that go beyond the traditional idea of digital cultural archives.

#culturalHeritage #GLAMs #LLMs #AI #dataVisualization

Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2025-06-13

I had the pleasure of presenting the Mini-Muse project at the Exploring Collections as Data workshop organized by the #DARIAHCH GLAM Working Group.

Project website:
πŸ‘‰ mini-muse.github.io/project/

#NLP #dataVisualization #digitalHistory #GLAM #DigitalHumanities #ETHBibliothek

Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2025-02-19

πŸ“Š Devi comunicare dei dati complessi e temi di non essere capito?

Il corso "Data Storytelling per la Comunicazione", con da Matteo Moretti e me, permette di apprendere le nozioni chiave per comunicare serie di dati in modo chiaro ed esaustivo.

Cosa offre il corso
βœ… Teoria della narrazione visiva
βœ… Strumenti per la visualizzazione grafica di dati
βœ… Una sessione online di accompagnamento al progetto

πŸ‘‰ supsi.ch/data-storytelling-per

#DataStorytelling #DataVisualization #VisualizzazioneDati

Data Storytelling per la comunicazione
Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2025-02-17

πŸ“Š How can data help us see the world differently?

My #DataScience students at #SUPSI have turned open raw data into powerful visual stories. Through insightful #DataVisualization, their projects show how #OpenData can be engaging and impactful.

πŸ‘‰ dataviz-supsi.github.io/2024/

Screenshot from the Ticino'traffic project
Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2024-12-04

I was pleased to present my research and teaching activities related to the #informationDesign for the #digitalCulturalHeritage.
#DARCH #DesignforCulturalHeritage #ConnectedHeritages #DesignEducation

Poster of the Design Dialogues presentation
Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2024-11-27

My and my colleague @andreasgysin's students have designed interactive pages to explore novel approaches for experiencing multimedia digital archives #ixd #dataVisualization #ML #AI #computerVision #design #webDesign #supsi ixd-supsi.github.io/2024/

Screenshot from a student project.
Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2024-10-10

This year, Massimiliano Cannata and I held the Map Design seminar, a great opportunity for students to dive into georeferenced data and explore the principles of visual representation. Excited for the second edition coming in February 2025!
#MapDesign #DataViz #QGIS #OpenData

Detail of the map with the trails in Mendrisio, Switzerland
Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2024-09-05

I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be presenting at the Digital History Switzerland conference, on September 12th, our Mini-Muse research project. The work explores how #NLP and #dataVisualization can enhance scholars' activities. #IDSIA #SUPSI #DigiHistCH24
#digitalHistory #AI #UX #DigitalHumanities

conferences.unibas.ch/frontend

Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2024-06-19

Excited to share our latest research on energy consumption feedback and peer interaction! We investigated individual vs. community-level strategies for supporting sustainable energy-related habits.

sciencedirect.com/science/arti

#Sustainability #Research #Design #dataVisualization

Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2024-06-12

My data visualization students, from the Bachelor #SUPSI in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, explored phenomena focusing on human relationships with nature and technology by using visualizations of #openData.

Dive into their insightful works and see how #dataVisualization can tell compelling stories about our complex world.

dataviz-supsi.github.io/2023/

#DataScience #TechForGood #DataAnalysis #humanCenteredDesign

Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2024-06-12

The Master of Arts in Interaction Design SUPSI is on the lookout for a new assistant! 🌟
Are you passionate about interaction design and eager to dive into a dynamic learning environment? This is your chance!

πŸ—“ Application Deadline: June 20th, 2024
supsi.ch/en/bando1061

#jobOpportunity #interactionDesign #ixd #career #careeGrowth #master #applyNow

Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2024-02-06

The students of @andreasgysin and mine, from the Bachelor #SUPSI in Visual Communication, have designed interactive pages to explore the use of hands and #computervision as interaction tools. #ixd #hands #design #webdesign #UI #UX
ixd-supsi.github.io/2023/

Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2023-12-14

I am happy that Wikimedia Uruguay adopted the approach and the visualizations Wikimedia Italia and I used to analyse Wikipedia articles related to the school. #wikipedia #wikipedians #school #dataVisualization #ixd
wikicurricula.wikimedistas.uy/

Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2023-11-23

Applications are open to the new, more intense and advanced edition of the Master of Arts in Interaction Design SUPSI. #ixd #master #applications #interactiondesign
maind.supsi.ch/master-interact

Giovanni Profetagprof@mastodon.world
2023-11-09

@nrchtct @boris Alessandro plans to publish a small online demo in a few weeks (I will share the link).
I see some similarities with the Boris' project, but this is a web app

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