Federico Germani

Federico is a researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine (IBME), University of Zurich, Switzerland, and a Visiting Fellow at Information Futures Lab, Brown University, USA.

Federico is dedicated to contributing to the ongoing effort to better prepare for and manage future global health challenges. His primary areas of interest and expertise include disinformation, infodemic management, and social listening. With a focus on developing evidence-based strategies to effectively manage information during times of crisis, Federico is passionate about addressing the ethics of infodemics and reducing the spread of false information.

He is currently serving as a rapporteur for the World Health Organization panel on ethical considerations in social listening and infodemic management. He is also a member of the Digital Society Initiative Health (DSI Health) and has published his research in numerous prestigious peer-reviewed journals, including BMJ Global Health, the Journal of Medical Ethics, JMIR, Science Advances, The American Journal of Bioethics, and many more.

His research has been featured in prestigious media outlets like The Times, The Verge, El Pais, Fast Company, MIT Technology Review, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and many more.