Professor Dr. Bianca Vienni Baptista

Biography

Bianca Vienni Baptista is an interdisciplinary social anthropologist with a PhD in Cultural Studies. Her expertise lies at the intersection of anthropology, science, and technology, focusing on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research in both international and intercultural contexts. She is currently the Group Leader of the Cultural Studies of Science Technology Group and a lecturer at the Transdisciplinarity Lab (TdLab) at ETH Zurich. Her habilitation, conferred by ETH Zurich, was based on her dissertation titled 'Cultural Studies of Collaborative Science: Disentangling Interdisciplinary Transdisciplinary Cultures, Practices, Policies.' Dr. Vienni Baptista's research examines inter- and transdisciplinary research practices and their impact on funding and science-policy interactions necessary for meaningful societal transformations through a cultural lens. She leads various projects within the Cultural Studies of Science Technology (CSTS) program, investigating the dynamics of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary cultures and practices. A strong commitment to teaching is reflected in the postgraduate and undergraduate courses she has developed, grounded in anthropological theories and qualitative methods. Her research is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and focuses on collaborative research methodologies and stakeholder engagement plans aimed at sustainable innovations. She also serves as an Associate Editor for the Global Social Challenges Journal, with publications spanning over twenty countries and numerous international keynote presentations.

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