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Michela Amendola. Completed the Laurea Magistrale in Molecular and Applied Biology - Forensic Biology in 2022/11/24 by Università degli Studi di Firenze and Bachelor in Scienze Biologiche in 2020/10/23 by Università degli Studi di Salerno. Attends the Doutoramento in Forensic Anthropology by Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida since 2024/09/01. She is Researcher in CIAS - Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde/Research Centre for Anthropology and Health. Published 4 articles in journals. Has 1 book(s).
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Michela Amendola

Citation names

  • Amendola, Michela
  • Amendola, M.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
CE17-A219-50CC
ORCID iD
0009-0008-1856-7298
Google Scholar ID
ci3gpVUAAAAJ

Email addresses

  • amendola.michela98@gmail.com (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Other Medical Sciences - Forensic Science
  • Social Sciences - Sociology - Anthropology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Italian (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/09/01 - 2027
Ongoing
 Forensic Anthropology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2024/10/16 - 2024/11/12
Concluded
 Online Course in Bioarchaeology of Children (Outros)
AITA Bioarchaeology, Spain
2024/07/28 - 2024/08/05
Concluded
 Field School "AITA Bioarchaeology" (Outros)
AITA Bioarchaeology, Spain
2024/03/01 - 2024/03/31
Concluded
 Online Course in Paleopathology (Outros)
AITA Bioarchaeology, Spain
2023/09/04 - 2023/09/08
Concluded
 School of Biophotonics and Artifical Intelligence (Outros)
Biophotonics & Artificial Intelligence School, Italy
2023/05/15 - 2023/07/04
Concluded
 Python Course for Data Analysis (Outros)
Università degli Studi di Firenze Laboratorio Europeo di Spettroscopie Non Lineari, Italy
2020/10/24 - 2022/11/24
Concluded
 Molecular and Applied Biology - Forensic Biology (Laurea Magistrale)
Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
"Application of Machine Learning to the estimation of sex in skeletal collections of the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology in Florence" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 20
2022/02/28 - 2022/09/12
Concluded
 Internship at the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology of Florence (Outros)
Università degli Studi di Firenze Museo di Storia Naturale Antropologia e Etnologia, Italy
2022/07/31 - 2022/08/07
Concluded
 Field School "AITA Bioarchaeology" (Outros)
AITA Bioarchaeology, Spain
2021/03/18 - 2021/03/25
Concluded
 Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology (Outros)
Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
2017/09/15 - 2020/10/23
Concluded
 Scienze Biologiche (Bachelor)
Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy
"Mitomycin C and its use in the treatment of Xeroderma Pigmentosum disease" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/02/03 - Current Researcher (Research) CFE - Centre for Functional Ecology: Science for People & Planet, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal
2024/12 - Current Researcher (Research) CIAS - Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde/Research Centre for Anthropology and Health, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/04/12 - 2023/10/31 Research Assistant Istituto di fisica applicata Nello Carrara Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
Istituto di fisica applicata Nello Carrara Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
2023/03/01 - 2023/10/31 Research Grant Holder Università degli Studi di Firenze Laboratorio Europeo di Spettroscopie Non Lineari, Italy
Università degli Studi di Firenze Laboratorio Europeo di Spettroscopie Non Lineari, Italy
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Andrea Barucci; Amendola, Michela; Fabrizio Argenti; Chiara Canfailla; Costanza Cucci; Tommaso Guidi; Lorenzo Python; Massimiliano Franci. Discovering the Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs with Deep Learning. 2023.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Andrea Barucci; Giulia Ciacci; Amendola, Michela; Francesca Rossi; Alberto Collareta; Marco Merella; Giovanni Bianucci; et al. Corresponding author: Andrea Barucci. "Artificial Intelligence application to the identification of fossil shark teeth using Convolutional Neural Networks". Paper presented in Paleodays 2024, XXIV edizione delle Giornate di Paleontologia, Pisa, 2024.
    Accepted
  2. Michela Amendola; Donatella Lippi; Fabrizio Argenti; Roberto Carpi; Costanza Cucci; Salima Ikram; Guido Landi; et al. "Application of CT Imaging to Humanistic Studies: The Case of an Egyptian Cat Mummy". Florence, 2023.
    Published • 10.1109/histelcon56357.2023.10365988
Conference poster
  1. Amendola, Michela; Ciacci, Giulia; Azevedo, Tiago; Barucci, Andrea; Mori, Tommaso; Riga, Alessandro. Corresponding author: Amendola, Michela. "Enhancing Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology: Machine Learning Analysis of Orbital Morphology". Paper presented in XVI Reunión Científica "Antropología, Ciencia Multidisciplinar - Asociación Española de Antropología y Odontología Forense (AEAOF), 2024.
  2. Amendola, Michela; Ikram, Salima; Lippi, Donatella; Argenti, Fabrizio; Carpi, Roberto; Cucci, Costanza; Fattorini, Valter; et al. "Unveiling the Mysteries of an Egyptian Feline Mummy through CT examination". Paper presented in European Association of Archaeologists (EAA), 2024.
  3. Curti, Lorenzo; Montagni, Elena; Ambrosone, Manuel; Franceschini, Alessandra; Costa, Alessia; Amendola, Michela; Iurato La Rocca, Antonino; et al. "The therapeutic potential of psychedelics on the behavioral and synaptic abnormalities of the Shank3 mouse model of Autism Spectrum Disorder". Paper presented in 20th Italian Society for Neuroscience (SINS) National Congress, 2023.
  4. Curti, Lorenzo; Montagni, Elena; Iurato La Rocca, Antonino; Ambrosone, Manuel; Franceschini, Alessandra; Silvestri, Ludovico; Amendola, Michela; et al. "Harnessing multiscale connectivity in the Shank3 mouse model to test the therapeutic potential of hallucinogens". Paper presented in 20th Italian Society for Neuroscience (SINS) National Congress, 2023.
Journal article
  1. Amendola, Michela; Marco Merella; Juri Agresti; Salvatore Siano; Andrea Di Cencio; Simone Casati; Alberto Collareta; et al. Corresponding author: Amendola, Michela. "Discovering palaeontological Cultural Heritage using micro-Computed Tomography: the G.A.M.P.S. Museum case study". Springer Nature (2025):
    In press
  2. Amendola, Michela; Ikram, Salima; Lippi, Donatella; Argenti, Fabrizio; Boschin, Francesco; Carpi, Roberto; Cucci, Costanza; et al. Corresponding author: Amendola, Michela. "The Story of an Egyptian Cat Mummy Through CT Examination". Applied Sciences - MDPI 14 9882 (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/21/9882.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/app14219882
  3. Tommaso Guidi; Lorenzo Python; Matteo Forasassi; Costanza Cucci; Massimiliano Franci; Fabrizio Argenti; Andrea Barucci. Corresponding author: Tommaso Guidi. "Egyptian Hieroglyphs Segmentation with Convolutional Neural Networks". MDPI - Algorithms 16 2 (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/16/2/79.
    Open access • Published • Assistant staff
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/11/15 Enhancing Sex Estimation in Forensic Anthropology: Machine Learning Analysis of Orbital Morphology XVI Reunión Científica "Antropología, Ciencia Multidisciplinar"
Asociación Española de Antropología y Odontología Forense (AEAOF) (Seville, Spain)
2024/06/11 Il Museo G.A.M.P.S. e lo Studio dei Fossili Toscani Dialoghi sulla Scienza - Dalla Paleontologia all'Intelligenza Artificiale
Castello dell'Acciaiolo (Scandicci, Firenze, Italy)
2024/04/29 Discovering palaeontological Cultural Heritage using micro-Computed Tomography: the G.A.M.P.S. Museum case study International Conference Florence HeriTech, 4th edition
(Firenze, Italy)
2024/01/18 Artificial Intelligence in Anthropology: the study of bones through Machine Learning DataBeers Event
Murate Idea Park (Firenze, Italy)
2023/09/07 Application of CT imaging to humanistic studies: The case of an Egyptian cat mummy HISTory of ELectrotechnology CONference (HISTELCON)
Antica Canonica di San Giovanni, Florence Cathedral Square (Firenze, Italy)
2023/04/18 Application of Machine Learning to the estimation of sex in skeletal collections of the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology in Florence Seminar of Application of Artificial Intelligence to Sport Science
University of Florence (Firenze, Italy)
2023/03/08 Application of Machine Learning to the estimation of sex in skeletal collections of the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology in Florence Artificial Intelligence Seminars
National Council of Research (IFAC-CNR) (Firenze, Italy)
Distinctions

Award

2024 Second Place for Best Poster Presentation at the AEAOF Conference, Seville, November 2024.
Asociacíon Española de Antropología y Odontología Forense, Spain