Updated: Dec 2025

Federico Mazzini is professor of Contemporary History, Digital History, and History of Media and Communication at the University of Padua, and coordinator of the Digital Laboratory of Mobility Research at the same university. His work focused on the cultural history of the First World War, ("Cose de l'altro mondo," ETS 2013), and on the history of technoscientific popularization and technical cultures throughout the twentieth century. In 2021, with Carlotta Sorba, published "La svolta culturale" (Laterza). In 2023 published "Hackers. Storia e pratiche di una cultura" (Laterza). He is now working on the history of computers as cultural objects.

Research Areas

• Cultural History
• Contemporary History
• History of Technology
• Digital History

Academic Positions

Associate Professor of Contemporary History

Apr 2022–present — University of Padua | Department of Historical, Geographical and Ancient Sciences

• Professor of Media and Communication in History, Contemporary History, Digital History, Cultural History
• Since 2021 — Coordinator of the Digital Laboratory for Mobility Research (MobiLab)
• Since 2023 — Tutor galileiano, Scuola Galileiana di Studi Superiori
• 2024–2025 — Coordinator, “Biodiversity in Italy: a web archiving project”
• Since 2025 — Coordinator, “La Guerra Infinita” — Memoriale Veneto della Grande Guerra (Meve)
• Since 2025 — Director, in-service teacher training course “New Paths. Artificial Intelligence Tools for Teaching, Professional Development, and Teacher Productivity”

Visiting Professor / Scholar / Researcher

• Oct 2025 — International Institute for Social History, Amsterdam
• May–Jun 2024 — Tokyo College, University of Tokyo 東京大学
• Jan–Apr 2021 — Center for Textual and Spatial History (CESTA) | Stanford University

Researcher (Tenure track)

Apr 2019–Apr 2022 — University of Padua | Department of Historical, Geographical and Ancient Sciences