Michela Negrini (b.1979) is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Lugano (USI),Switzerland and her research activity focuses on communication, exploring the role media and technology play in contemporary art museums, in particular focusing on media art. She has participated at the INCCA Database for Artists' Archives project, a network of professionals connected to the conservation of modern and contemporary art. She also participated at a collaborative project with the Vrij Universiteit of Amsterdam and the Dutch Institute for Cultural Heritage on a multidisciplinary case study of creating a digital dossier to present a collection of artworks and related information using a concept graph for navigation. She also works on collaborative projects on contemporary art exhibitions, video and film productions, as well as film festivals in different countries and is a member of TEC-Lab (Technology Enhanced Communication Laboratory).