The Spread of Deepfakes in Digital Networks

Tommaso Tonello is a History and Philosophy of Science (MRes) student at Utrecht University and a Comparative International Relations (MA) student at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Previously, he obtained a Master in Fine Arts (A. Pedrollo Conservatoire) and a Master in Economic Policy (Utrecht University). He is interested in AI education and training, soft law instruments in the context of AI regulation, and AI ethics and epistemology.

Utrecht, the Netherlands. E-mail: t.tonello@uu.nl

Aseniya Dimitrova has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Sciences and Master’s Degrees in Political Management and Public Policies (New Bulgarian University) and in European Projects (Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”). She is an experienced EU projects manager, working in the fields of communication, dissemination and stakeholder engagement. She works on, performs research and coordinates projects related to disinformation, media literacy, AI-generated disinformation, training, youth, EU cohesion policy, among others. She leads media campaigns promoting European values, integration and cross-border collaboration.

Sofia, Bulgaria. E-mail: a.dimitrova@economic.bg 

Livio Fenga is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter, serving as Module Convenor for the undergraduate Business Analytics in Practice and postgraduate Mathematics and Statistics for Business Analytics courses. His research expertise lies in Analytics, Machine Learning, and Data Science, with a focus on statistical models and AI algorithms for analyzing and predicting complex, non-linear, and chaotic phenomena. He is actively involved with the Center for Simulation Analysis and Modeling at the University of Exeter, where he conducts much of his research.

Exeter, United Kingdom. E-mail: l.fenga@exeter.ac.uk 

Luca Biazzo is a third-year PhD candidate in Statistics and Data Science at the University of Brescia, holding a bachelor's and master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Rome Tor Vergata. His research focuses on time series analysis, forecasting, and anomaly detection, with particular emphasis on statistical models and machine learning algorithms for studying complex and dynamic phenomena. He actively collaborates with Professor Livio Fenga on research initiatives in these areas, as well as with Professor Maurizio Carpita on structural health monitoring of bridges.

Brescia, Italy. E-mail: luca.biazzo@unibs.it

Alessio Jacona is a journalist, host, and moderator specializing in technology and innovation. He serves as the Curator of the Artificial Intelligence Observatory for Ansa.it and is a contributor to the Rai1 program, “Codice, la vita è digitale”. His work focuses on informing the wider public about how the adoption of new technologies (especially Artificial Intelligence) is fundamentally changing the meaning of what we do and who we are.

Rome, Italiy. E-mail: alessio.jacona@gmail.com