New additions to the USI community - 2024/25

Over the past academic year, the USI community has expanded and thrived, thanks to the addition of new members, both in the academic body and among staff. The University Council welcomed four new members, and the new Dean's Office of the Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society began its term of office in September 2024.

Here is the list of the new academic community members, broken down by office.

New members of the University Council

• Günther Dissertori (Rector of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich)
• Giovanni Merlini (President of the SUPSI Council)
• Bruno Moretti (Former Vice-Rector for Education at UNIBE)
• Solange Peters (Full Professor at UNIL)

New Dean's Office team of the Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society

• Matthew Hibberd (Dean)
• Jolanta Drzewiecka (Vice-Dean and Delegate for Studies)
• Lorenzo Cantoni (Vice-Dean)

Appointment and conferral of the title of Full Professor

• Christian Candrian (BioMed)

Appointment and conferral of the title of Associate Professor

• Marie Louise Elizabeth Lonneke van der Plas (COM)

Appointment and conferral of the title of Adjunct Professor

• Maria Luisa Gasparri (BioMed)
• Alberto Pagnamenta (BioMed)

Conferral of the title of Assistant Professor

• Giuditta Cirnigliaro (COM)
• Ji Hyun Rachel Nam (ECO)
• Deborah Sulem (INF)

Promotions

Conferral of the title of Adjunct Professor

• Matteo Vegetti (ARC)

Promotion to Associate Professor

• Emanuele Bettinazzi (ECO)
• Ilaria Espa (ECO)
• Michael Multerer (INF)

New additions to the administrative staff

• Federica Agostini (Student Administration)
• Miriam Allisiardi (Quality and Sustainability Service)
• Petar Balnozan (IT Service)
• Anna Benedetti (Human Resources Service)
• Mariaelena Biliato (International Relations and Mobility Service)
• Giulia Bongiolatti-Rossi (L'ideatorio)
• Ottavia Bosello (L'ideatorio)
• Francesco Brenni (Data Protection Advisor)
• Federica Camplani (Student Administration)
• Beatrice Carducci (Research service)
• Sara Caspani (Research Service)
• Simona Colosio (L'ideatorio and House of Sustainability)
• Nadia D'Agosto (Student Administration)
• Eleonora Dematté (University Library of Lugano)
• Ivan Dossi (Finance and controlling service)
• Alessia Fransioli (L'ideatorio)
• Daniela Galati (Legal and Compliance Service)
• Maria Luisa Giannetta (Institutional Communication Service)
• Laura Guerra (International Relations and Mobility Service)
• Anna Marta (Career and Alumni Service)
• Nicola Martinetti (Institutional Communication Service)
• Anna Papis (Equal Opportunities Service)
• Nastasia Rolli (Student Administration)
• Giorgia Sironi (Research Service)
• Angela Zafarana (Student Administration)
• Arjanit Zeqiri (IT Service)

Apprentices

• Christian Cavalca (IT service)