Dario Rodighiero is an Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the University of Groningen, where he coordinates programs that bridge data science with society. Based at the interdisciplinary faculty Campus Fryslân, he coordinates the minor Data Wise and teaches data and visual literacy within the Data Science and Society Bachelor’s program. He maintains active collaborations with Harvard University, where he is a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and a principal at metaLAB—a research and teaching laboratory dedicated to experimenting with digital technologies in the arts and humanities.
Combining computational techniques with critical design, Dario investigates how complex information is structured and communicated. Grounded in Science and Technology Studies, his research focuses on the mapping of science, visualizing scholarly networks and institutional dynamics. Such research further engages with digital archives and digital humanities, exploring questions of representation, interpretation, and self-identification. Visualization is approached as a method for knowledge design, bridging critical inquiry and design practice, fostering the development of visual tools that encourage reflection, support dialogue, and open new modes of understanding.
He is the author of Mapping Affinities: Democratizing Data Visualization, which proposes new ways to visualize organizational charts. Dario holds a PhD from EPFL and has held research and teaching positions at MIT, the European Commission, Paris-Sorbonne University, and Sciences Po. The collaboration with Bruno Latour at the médialab shaped his engagement with digital platforms as tools for philosophical inquiry and collective exploration. His work has been shared in venues such as CERN and Ars Electronica, and exhibited at the MAXXI and Harvard Art Museums, reflecting a sustained commitment to public engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration.