Resume

Education

University of Bologna, Italy. Dottorato di Ricerca (Italian Doctorate degree) in Semiotics, 10/6/1992. Board of examiners: Professors Tullio De Mauro, Umberto Eco, Paolo Leonardi.
Dissertation title: La fondazione della semiotica in Charles S. Peirce (Charles S. Peirce's Foundation of Semiotics).

University of Bologna, Italy. Laurea (Italian University degree) in Philosophy, 11/11/1979.
Advisor: Professor Umberto Eco. Co-advisor: Professor Massimo A. Bonfantini. Thesis title: La teoria dell'Abduzione di Charles S. Peirce (Charles S. Peirce's Theory of Abduction).

Liceo Classico "Giulio Cesare". High School, Rimini, Italy.
 

Work Experience

From March, 2004, he moves to the University of Bologna in Rimini, teaching Socio-semiotics of Fashion, Languages and Signs of Fashion, in the Specialistic Degree course in Systems and Communication of Fashion (http://www.scmoda.lettere.unibo.it/home.html).

In 2003-2004 teaches Semiotics of Consumptions and Communication Analysis in the MiMeC (Master in Marketing and Communication), and the MExEM (Master in Exhibition and Event Management), Luigi Bocconi University, Milan.

Polytechnic, Milan. Teacher of Theory of languages and Semiotics in the Industrial Design course and Specialistic Degree course in Design and Communication and Design and Management of Fashion. From 1996 to 2001with annual contract, from 2001 as full time professor ('Docente ricercatore').

ISIA, Florence (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche/Industrial Design), 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000. Seminar of Mass communication.

Bologna University (from 1997). Teacher of Information Theory and computer laboratory, then of Semiotics of Fashion in the course for Fashion operator (Teorie e tecniche del costume e della moda: www.rimini.unibo.it/moda ).

Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori "San Pellegrino" (School for Translators and Interpreters), Misano Adriatico (from 1998 to 2000). Teacher of Semiotic of Text.

Teacher of communication-related subjects in professional training courses (funded by EU, Italian local administrations, private firms) from 1986.

Consultant in communication from 1986. 

RAI (Italian public TV company) September 1992 - April 1993.
Programmista regista (Assistant to the production) in the Channel 1 Sunday afternoon TV show (Domenica In). 

Teacher in the Scuola Media (State School, 6th to 8th degree), September 1984 - September 1986.
 

Research, Communications and Presentations

Communication at the congress Peirce in Italia, Naples (december 1990), organized by the Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici and the Dipartimento di Filosofia e Politica dell'Istituto Universitario Orientale

Presentation at the Peirce Sesquicentennial International Congress, Harvard University, Cambridge (September 1989).

Communication at the Third Congress of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, (Palermo 1988). 

Indiana University, Bloomington. Visiting Research Associate at the Research Center for Language and Semiotic Studies, Director Professor Thomas A. Sebeok (January-July 1986).
 

Professional Affiliations and Awards

Fulbright travel grant (1986)

Member of the International Association of Semiotic Studies (IASS) and of the Associazione Italiana di Studi Semiotici (AISS).
 

References

Will be furnished upon request.