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University of Salamanca (Spain)

Carlos Arcila

Carlos Arcila Calderón

Principal Investigator of PHARM.   Leader of WP1 and WP3

Associate professor at the Department of Sociology and Communication at the University of Salamanca (Spain). Editor of the Electronic Yearbook of Studies in Social Communication “Disertaciones”. European Doctor in “Communication, Social Change and Development” from the Complutense University of Madrid. Master in Data Science and Master in Journalism, both from the Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC).

Juan José Igartua

Juan José Igartua

Leader WP5.

Full Professor of Media Psychology at the Department of Sociology and Communication and Director of the Observatory of Audiovisual Contents in the University of Salamanca (Spain). He holds a PhD in Social Psychology (1996) and his research focuses on the analysis of media effects and, in particular, narrative persuasion, entertainment media theory, analysis of socio-cognitive effects of news frames, health communication, and media and immigration.

Patricia Sánchez Holgado

Patricia Sánchez Holgado

PhD student in the program of Education in the Knowledge Society of the University of Salamanca. Degree in Advertising and PPRR (Complutense University of Madrid). Postgraduate in Big Data and Data Science (Pontifical University of Salamanca), and Master in Studies of Science, Technology and Innovation (University of Salamanca).

David Blanco

David Blanco Herrero

PhD student in the program of Education in the Knowledge Society of the University of Salamanca. Graduated in Business Administration and Management (University of León) and Journalism (Distance University of Madrid) and Master in Audiovisual Communication: Research and Innovation (University of Salamanca).

Felix Ortega

Félix Ortega

Associate professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Salamanca. PhD in Communication. Secretary General of the University Institute of Research in Educational Sciences of the University of Salamanca. Director of the Master in Audiovisual Communication, Research and Innovation mucaii.usal.es.

Javier Jiménez Amores

Javier Jiménez Amores

PhD student in the program of Education in the Knowledge Society of the University of Salamanca. Graduated in Audiovisual Communication and and Master in Audiovisual Communication: Research and Innovation (University of Salamanca) with Extraordinary Prize from the University of Salamanca.

Beatriz González de Garay

Beatriz González de Garay

Associate professor, PhD in Audiovisual Communication at the University of Salamanca. Graduated with an Extraordinary End of Degree Award in Audiovisual Communication from the Carlos III University of Madrid and a European Doctor from the Complutense University. 

María Marcos

María Marcos

Associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Communication at the University of Salamanca, and the American institution IES Abroad Salamanca. PhD in Audiovisual Communication at the University of Salamanca. Degree in Audiovisual Communication from the University of the Basque Country.

Fco Javier Frutos

Francisco Javier Frutos

Associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Communication at the University of Salamanca, and the American institution IES Abroad Salamanca. PhD in Audiovisual Communication at the University of Salamanca. Degree in Audiovisual Communication from the University of the Basque Country.

Lifen Cheng

Lifen Cheng

Associate professor of the Audiovisual Communication and Advertising Area of the Department of Sociology and Communication of the University of Salamanca. PhD in Audiovisual Communication. Graduated in trilingual translation by school for professional translators, and graduated in pedagogy with a specialization in School and Professional Orientation.

Mikolaj Stanek

Mikolaj Stanek

Associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Communication at the University of Salamanca. Degree in Sociology from the Nicolás Copérnico University of Torun (Poland) and PhD in Sociology from the Complutense University of Madrid.

Max Frías

Maximiliano Frías

PhD student in the program of Education in the Knowledge Society of the University of Salamanca. Graduated in Audiovisual Communication and and Master in Audiovisual Communication: Research and Innovation (University of Salamanca)

Alex Gonzalez

Alejandro González

Post Doctoral researcher in the Department of Sociology and Communication at the University of Salamanca. Degree in Psychology from the Autonomous University of Madrid and PhD in Education in the knowledge society from the University of Salamanca.

University of Milano (Italy)

Sergio Splendore

Sergio Splendore

Leader WP4.

Associate Professor at the Department of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Milan (Italy). His research centers on media sociology with a deep interest in journalism studies and political communication. He has authored or co-authored papers in these areas for Journalism, Journalism Studies, Digital Journalism, Journalism Practice, New Media & Society  among others. 

Martín Oller

Martín Oller

PostDoc Researcher at the University of Milan (Italy). PhD in Journalism (Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid). Master’s Degree in Advanced Studies in Communication. Degree in Advertising and Public Relations. Journalism. Magisterio (University of Murcia); and Sciences of Physical Activity and Sport (Catholic University of Murcia, UCAM).

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)

Andreas Veglis

Andreas Veglis

Leader WP2.

Full professor, head of the Media Informatics Lab at the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He received his BSc in Physics, MSc in Electronics and Communications, and PhD in Computer Science, all from Aristotle University. 

Charalampos Dimoulas

Charalampos Dimoulas

Associate Professor of Electronic Media in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. He holds a diploma degree and a PhD degree, both received from the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece). 

Lazaros Vrysis

Lazaros Vrysis

PostDoc researcher at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He completed the interdisciplinary post-graduate program, “Advanced Computer and Communication Systems”, in February 2014 and received his PhD in 2019. 

Nikolaos Panagiotou

Nikolaos Panagiotou

Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Media Communication, Aristotle University. He has been a DAAD Scholar at Deutsche Welle, Chevening Scholar of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office UK, RCAP Scholar from APU University Japan, among others.

Maria Matsiola

Maria Matsiola

Tenured senior teaching instructor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. PhD on New Technologies on Journalism, from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Rigas Kotsakis

Rigas Kotsakis

Tenured Senior Teaching Fellow in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. PhD degree at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. MSc in Advanced Computer and Communication Systems at the Polytechnic School of AUTH.

Nikos Vryzas

Nikolaos Vryzas

Post-doctoral researcher and adjunct professor in the School of Journalism of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). PhD in audiovisual stream analysis and management automation in digital media and mediated communication (AUTH). Master in Information and Communication Audio Video Technologies for Education & Production (AUTH). Diploma in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (AUTH).