Scientific Curriculum Vitae_Mario Orefice Personal details First name Family name E-mail Nationality Mario Orefice mario.orefice@uniurb.it Italian (IT) Actual position Post-doc research fellow employed at University of Urbino Carlo Bo - Department of Communication Studies and Humanities (D.I.S.C.U.M). Actually working within FIRB project entitled information propagation analysis and communty detection in Social Networking Sites. Academic degrees 2004/2007 - Bachelor degree in Science of Communication at University of Urbino Carlo Bo with project thesis titled L analisi del contenuto oltre la modernità: nuove prospettive di ricerca sociologica (tutor: prof. Fabio Giglietto). Final grades: 110/110 summa cum laude. 2008/2009 - Master degree in Editory, Media and Journalism at University of Urbino Carlo Bo with project thesis titled Pensare l ufficio stampa 2.0 nelle PA. Il caso di studio del Comune di Maranello (tutor: prof. Gea Ducci). Final grades: 110/110 summa cum laude. 2013 - Ph.D in Sociology of Communication (XXV Cicle) at Department of Communication Studies of University of Urbino Carlo Bo after defence of the thesis titled Dinamiche di costituzione ed auto-rappresentazione dei movimenti sociali nei Siti di Social Network. Il caso di studio del Popolo Viola. April, 2013/April, 2014 - One-year contract as post-doc research fellow at University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Department of Communication Studies. Improvement courses 2011 - Summer school in Methodology of online Social Research and Internet Studies (Me.RI.S) organized by University of Urbino Carlo Bo Department of Communication Studies (Urbino, 09/13-15/2011). 2012 - Education course on survey construction, beta-testing and administration. Research center Demetra Sas (Mestre, 12/13/2012).
Publications 2011 - L informazione da rito a puzzle: dalla carta stampata, alla Rete al Mobile. Giglietto F., Mazzoli L., Orefice M., Bellafiore A., available at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1963743. 2012 - Il consumo dell informazione nei media, pp. 79-121. In Il patchwork mediale. Comunicazione e informazione tra media tradizionali e media digitali, Mazzoli L., FrancoAngeli, Milano, ISBN: 978-88-5684-817-5. 2013 - Dinamiche di Costituzione ed Auto-Rappresentazione dei Movimenti Sociali nei Siti di Social Network. Il caso del Popolo Viola, Ph.D thesis in Sociology of Communication (XXV Cicle), University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Department of Communication Studies. 2013 - Structure of Communication and Narrative Construction of Social Movements within Social Networking Sites. The Purple People s experience, Orefice M., in Culture and Communication, n.3/2013, pp. 78-91, ISSN 2036-9700. Papers under review process 2014 - Dall azione collettiva all azione connettiva. Il caso di studio del Popolo Viola come modello di rete sociale multipla (under review process for publication in Sociologia Italiana). 2014 - Predicting civic participation through social media. Critical study of 2013 General Elections in Italy (under review process for pubiication in Journal of Information, Technology and Politics) Conferences & workshops 2010 - The Purple People. Networked Publics and Civic Engagement in Italy on Social Media, paper presented during XI annual conference of Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) titled Sustainability, participation, action (Goteborg, 10/21-23/2010). 2011 - At the boundaries of Public Sphere. Content Analysis of Italian Politician s Most Popular Facebook Pages, paper presented during XII annual conference of Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) titled Performance and participation (Seattle, 10/10-13/2011). 2011 - Organizational and Communicational Dynamics of Social Movement within Social Networking Sites. The Case of Purple People, paper presented at doctoral colloquium of XII annual conference of Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) titled Performance and participation, Seattle (Seattle, 10/10-13/2011). 2011 - Processi di (auto) Etero-Narrazione e Costruzione della Partecipazione Politica nei Siti di Social Network. Analisi delle Fan Pages di Facebook dei candidati di Milano e Napoli alle Elezioni Amministrative 2011, paper presented at conference titled Communication and Civic Engagement organized by P.I.C research group (Processes
and Cultural Institutions) belonging to Italian Association of Sociology, (Rome, 09/22-23/2011). 2012 - Struttura, Dinamiche di Costituzione ed Auto-Rappresentazione dei Movimenti Sociali nei Siti di Social Network. L esperienza del Popolo Viola, paper presented during III edition of W.A.R.M Workshop on Advanced Research Methods, (Urbino, 09/14/2012). 2012 - Structure of Communications and Narrative Construction of Social Movements within Social Networking Sites. The Purple People s experience, paper presented during conference titled Media industries and Grassroots Cultural Production in the Digital Era organized by P.I.C research group (Processes & Cultural Institutions) belonging to Association of Italian Sociology (MIlan, 09/20/2012). 2013 - Communication-based Interactions and Dynamics of (Self) Representation of Digital Network-centred Movements: the case study of Purple People, paper presented during conference titled Protest and the Media organized by University of Westminster (London, 06/12-13/2013). 2013 - Communication-based Interactions and Dynamics of (Self) Representation of Digital Network-centred Movements: the case study of Purple People, paper presented at XI annual conference of E.S.A (European Sociological Association) titled Crisis, Critique and Change (Turin, 08/28-31/2013). 2013 - Dall azione collettiva all azione connettiva. Il caso di studio del Popolo Viola come modello di rete sociale multipla, paper presented during X edition of Forum of Young Researchers organized by Association of Italian Sociology entitled La qualità del sapere sociologico (Florence, 10/10-12/2013). 2013 - Communicative Structure and Narrative Construction of Social Movements within Social Media: the Purple People Case Study, paper presented at 2013 edition of W.S.S.F (World Social Science Forum) conference titled Social Transformations and the Digital Age (Mòntreal, 10/13-15/2013). 2014 - Yet Another Failed Prediction! Working Paper on Using Social Media Data for Political Analysis, paper presented as invited speaker at the workshop entitled Comparative Perspectives on Social Media in Political Communication organized by University of Oslo within fifth edition of Annual International Conference on Democracy as Idea and Practice (Oslo, 01/8-9/2014). Team works 2007 - Media e generazioni nella società italiana, national interest research project (2006/2009 P.R.I.N). Textual content analysis carried on with dedicated software (NVivo) in-depth interviews transcription. 2010 - The Purple People. Networked Publics and Civic Engagement in Italy on Social Media. Theroretical background reconstruction, manual content analysis carried on both on offline as well as online contents, summarizing tables construction, implementation of final research report.
2011 - Le news e gli italiani. Dalla Carta stampata, alla Rete al Mobile. Traditional CATI survey contruction, qualitative data analysis with ad hoc software (SPSS), implementation of summarizing tables, general research report drafting, research focus carried on representative sample of italian population about knowledge, adoption and perception of using online medical record, presentation of main research findings within X annual conference of European Sociological Association (ESA, Research Network18) titled Politics & Media Politics in Europe (Geneva, 09/08/2011). 2012 - News Italia. Osservatorio sulle Nuove Forme di Consumo di Informazione e sulle Trasformazioni dell Ecosistema Mediale in Italia. Traditional offline questionnaire construction, qualitative analysis with dedicated software (SPSS), summarizing tables implementation, research report drafting, research s blog content management. Presentation of main research findings during sixth edition of International Festival of Journalism (Perugia, 04/20/2012). 2012 - Relazioni sociali ed identità in Rete: vissuti e narrazioni degli italiani nei siti di social network, national interest research project (2009/2012 P.R.I.N). Theoretical background reconstruction through critical review of scientific products covering core research topics. 2012 - Analyzing #serviziopubblico. Networked Publics, Appointment Based Television and the Structure of Twitter Conversation. Pianification of research hypothesis, implementation and validation of a grid for carrying on content analysis of textual units with support of dedicated software (DiscoverText). 2012/2013 Third edition of offline CATI survey realized by the observatory on New Forms of Information Consumption & Transformations of Media System in Italy within University of Urbino Carlo Bo. Implementation of traditional CATI survey, qualitative analysis with dedicated sofware (SPSS), summarizing tables construction, final research report drafting. 2013/2014 - Analisi della propagazione delle informazioni e individuazione di comunità nei siti di social network (2012/2015 FIRB project). Research design construction, online and offline data collection and elaboration. 2014 - From #XF6 to #ServizioPubblico. Cross-genre Analysis of TV Audience Participatory Practices in Italy (paper submitted for participation to Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference). Pianification of research hypothesis, implementation and validation of a grid for carrying out content analysis of textual units with support of dedicated software (DiscoverText and Dedoose). 2014 - Commenting television: Twitter connected audience and political discourse (paper submitted for participation to Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference). Pianification of research hypothesis, implementation and validation of a grid for carrying out content analysis of textual units with support of dedicated software (DiscoverText and Dedoose).
Academic awards 2013 Award dedicated to the famous italian sociologist Franco Rizzo as Best Young Researcher, X edition of Young Research Forum organized by Association of Italian Sociology (Florence, 10/10-12/2013). Research fields Social media studies, audience studies, information consumption and propagation, grassroots political participation, political science, social/protest movements, digital network-centered movements, online social networks, conversation anlysis, content analysis, digital engagement. Technical expertise - Good knowledge/use of software and programs for quantitative data analysis, with specific reference to SPSS and PSPP. - Capability in using traditional CATI survey. Composition of starting macro-areas, drafting, administration and data analysis. Ability in using instruments for the construction of analysis grid for coding textual units (online as well as offline), with specific reference to NVivo, DiscoverText and Dedoose. - Observation, collection (manual, software-supported) and analysis of online quantitative as well as qualitative data. - Advanced knowledge of instruments and software for mapping and detect social networks (bipartite, multi-strata, complex) online as well as offline, with specific reference to Gephi. - Good capability in managing online questionnaire with dedicated programs such as GoogleDrive. Implementation of the starting macro-areas, articulation of structured or semi-structured queries, questionnaire building and administration, data analysis. - High competence in using analysis instruments belonging to ethnografic research field with specific reference both to in-depth face-to-face interviews and offline/online focus groups. - Advanced skills in using programs able to work on audio files, images and videos such as Audacity, Final Cut, Photoshop, Adoe illustrator and GImp. - Ability in using instruments for statistical analysis of large-datasets (online/offline) with specific reference to R. Event organization 2009 Modernity 2.0, Annual conference of research network R.C51 (Research Committee on Sociocybernetics) belonging to I.S.A - International Sociological Association
(Urbino, 06/29/2009 07/05/2009). Event planning, logistics management of guests and invited speakers, social events planning, location preparation, creation of promotional materials such as offline posters and online shared contents. 2010 In memoria di Achille Ardigò, Seminar in memory of the famous italian sociologist Achille Ardigò (Urbino, 03/02/2010). Event planning, logistics management of guests and invited speakers, social events planning, location preparation, creation of promotional materials such as offline posters and online shared contents. 2011 I dialoghi dell Utopia, cycle of eight thematic seminars having as main topic utopia and its diverse declinations (Urbino, from Jenuary to May 2011). Event planning, logistics management of guests and invited speakers, social events planning, location preparation, creation of promotional materials such as offline posters and online shared contents. 2012 PA digitale e Smart Community, public conference organized by Department of Communication Studies of University of Urbino Carlo Bo in collaboration with central bureau of the Province of Pesaro and Urbino (Pesaro, 06/28/2012). Event planning, logistics management of guests and invited speakers, social events planning, location preparation, creation of promotional materials such as offline posters and online shared contents.