Emiliano is Researcher for the Italian Council of Research and National Coordinator for Italy. Trained in Theoretical Philosophy (Master’s Degree), holds a PhD in Humanities Studies. He has been the head of Digital Humanities Lab. at Fondazione Ezio Franceschini and SISMEL (Italy) for more than 10 years, directing or participating in several European (CENDARI, PARTHENOS, Europeana) and national projects (Digital Library of the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Mirabile) in Digital Humanities. He’s been Professor of Computing in the Humanities at Florence and Siena Universities. Since 2014 he’s been working on infrastructural themes also serving in several national and international committees (RDA Group of European Data Experts). In 2016 he was nominated DARIAH-IT National Coordinator. He’s also involved in the European Research Infrastructure on Heritage Science (E-RIHS) Preparatory Phase.