Paper on Islamic State cited in Religions
My paper ‘The Islamic State: A Clash within the Muslim Civilization for the New Caliphate‘, released in pp. 85-105, volume 39, no. 2, of Studies in Conflict & Terrorism (https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2015.1100010) is cited by Mohd Irwan Syazli Saidin and Kartini Aboo Talib Khalid in their article ‘Combating Daesh: Insights into Malaysia’s Counter-Terrorism Experience and the Deradicalisation of […]
Paper presentation in the Iranian Congress
On Thursday 15 June 2023 at 10:30-12:30 UCT/GMT I will present my paper The Next Iranian Revolution: Turning Challenges into Opportunities at the 1st International Congress of Iranian Studies (Iranian Congress), organised by the Journal of Iranian Studies and the Nous Academy. I am also member of the Science Committee of the Congress which will held online on June 15-18. Check program […]
Appointed member of NATO STO Research Task Group on Cognitive Warfare in Cyberspace
In coordination with the Principal National Panel/Group or Board Member, I was appointed by the Italian National Coordinator as technical member of the NATO STO Research Task Group (RTG) SAS-185 on Indicators and Warnings for Cognitive Warfare in Cyberspace for the duration of the Team (1 June 2023-1 June 2026). As appropriate, I will be supported by resources from Italy. If necessary, […]
Paper cited in Portuguese policy brief on the impact of COVID-19 measures on human rights
My paper “COVID-19 infodemic: fake news, real censorship information and freedom of expression in time of coronavirus”, published in Europea 1 (Nov. 2020), is cited by Eduardo António da Silva Figueiredo in his policy brief O Impacto das Medidas de COVID-19 nos Direitos Humanos (Eng.: The Impact of COVID-19 measures on Human Rights), released in the framework of […]
Advanced degree in Armed Conflicts and Human Rights obtained
After the successful presentation of the final work titled ‘Guantánamo: Twenty Years of State Terrorism’, I obtained the advanced degree in Armed Conflicts and Human Rights (Portuguese: 2ª Pós-graduação em Conflitos Armados e Direitos Humanos – PGCADH 2022); degree mark 18/20. The second edition of the program was organized jointly by the Ius Gentium Conimbrigae-Human Rights Centre (IGC/CDH) of the Law School at the University […]
Winner of the selection by the Defense Research and Analysis Institute (IRAD)/Centre for Defense Higher Studies (CASD)
Following the publication by the Defense Research and Analysis Institute – Istituto di Ricerca e Analisi della Difesa (IRAD) of determination n. 26 of 23 May 2023 with the results of the selection of the notice of public comparative procedure for the attribution of temporary research assignments “Research Plan 2023” to support the Centre for […]
Citation in article published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior Research
My presentation “The 21st Century Conflicts: Understanding the Changing Nature and Character of War” (November 2021) is cited by Ibrahim Bora Oran, Sait Yilmaz, Muzaffer Ertürk, Hüseyin Gün in their paper “Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Future Wars” (https://doi.org/10.51847/pr1EaWSiNa) published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior Research, vol. 8, no. 1 (2023), p. 244-258.
Appointed judge at The Global Undergraduate Awards (UA)
I was appointed as Judge at The Global Undergraduate Awards (UA) in the Politics and International Relations panel as representative of the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage (DFCH) of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. The UA is the world’s largest global undergraduate academic awards programme. As a not-for-profit organisation based in Ireland, the UA celebrates undergraduate […]
Participation in the Int. Conference ‘Communication. Disinformation. Propaganda. Information Warfare Ecosystem’
I will present the paper titled ‘Guerre à la Carte: Cyber, Information, Cognitive Warfare and the Metaverse’ at the International Scientific Conference ‘Communication. Disinformation. Propaganda. Information Warfare Ecosystem’ (KDP 2023) organized by the Faculty of Administration and National Security of the Jakub of Paradies University in Gorzow Wielkopolski (Poland), the Baltic Defense College in Tartu […]
Appointed member of NATO STO team on countering misinformation
In coordination with the Principal National Panel/Group or Board Member, I was appointed by the Italian National Coordinator as technical member of the NATO STO Exploratory Team (ET) IST-ET-123 on Exploring Countermeasures against Misinformation of a Nation’s Population for the duration of the Team (25 Apr. 2023-25 Apr. 2024). As appropriate, I will be supported by resources from Italy. If necessary, […]