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13.05.2026 Conference: ‘Women and Artificial Intelligence’

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WEDNESDAY 13 MAY 2026
Conference: ‘Women and Artificial Intelligence’
10.30 am – 1.00 pm, San Giobbe Campus, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice
==> Event forming part of Europe Day in Venice 2026
Free admission, subject to availability

On Wednesday 13 May 2026, from 10.30 am to 1.00 pm, the conference “Artificial Intelligence and Gender-Based Violence against Women: Legal and Interdisciplinary Perspectives” took place in Venice at the San Giobbe Economics Campus. The event was organised by Università Ca' Foscari University of Venice in collaboration with the Joint Guarantee Committee of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Europe Direct Venezia Veneto of the City of Venice, Centro per il libro e la lettura and May of Books 2026.

The event aimed to explore the links between the digital world, artificial intelligence and gender-based violence, analysing both the risks and opportunities presented by new technologies.

Following the debate, at 2.30 pm, there was a presentation of the book ‘Domestic Violence and Civil Liability in the New Family Law’, attended by the editor Maria Rosaria Marella, from Roma Tre University, and the authors of the chapters: Sara De Vido, Claudia Irti, Letizia Palumbo and Roberto Senigaglia.

The event took place in Lecture Theatre 6A at the Campus Economico San Giobbe, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Cannaregio 873, Venice. Admission is free, subject to availability.

Programme for the day:

10.30 => Official welcome
10.45 => Introduction: Sara De Vido and Claudia Irti, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
11.00 => Barbara Pasa, IUAV University of Venice - Gender-based violence and algorithmic discrimination in project cultures
11.20 => Dolores Morondo Taramundi, Deusto University - Towards “transformative equality” in European regulation of digital violence against women
11.40 => Lella Palladino, Fondazione Una Nessuna Centomila - Presentation of the association's activities
12.00 => Eva Ngalle, Founder and Chair TI3RS - Presentation of the TI3RS app (in English)
12.15 => Joëlle Long and Luigi Di Caro, Turin University - Gender stereotypes and legal language: the JUSTEqual project at the intersection of law, linguistics and AI
12.35 => Marco Salvatore Nobile, Ca' Foscari University of Venice - AIsplaining and gender bias in machine learning
13.00 => Discussion and conclusions
14.30 => Presentation of the book edited by Maria Rosaria Marella: ‘Domestic violence and civil liability in the new family law’, Pacini Giuridica 2025