Giulia Raffaele is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, at the "Surface Phenomena and Integrated Systems Lab" led by Professor Fabian Meder. She conducts research at the interface of plant physiology and biohybrid systems. Her work focuses on understanding biological mechanisms and translating them into innovative engineering solutions for sustainable technologies.
She received her PhD in Artificial Intelligence for Agrifood and Environment, during which she investigated pre-symbiotic interactions between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, combining plant physiology, molecular biology, advanced imaging, and artificial intelligence to study plant communication and adaptive behaviour.