Projects
SCAI PhD Workshop live drawing
Project
We have created this live drawing on the occasion of the SCAI PhD Workshop 2021. During a whole day, 35 PhD students have been presenting their thesis’ projects about cutting-edge research in Artificial Intelligence. The students’ research varied from AI and ethics to robotics to ecology. Each drawing is a visual summary of a PhD student’s presentation. Live drawing by Fiammetta Ghedini, scientific consulting by Xavier Fresquet.
Client
Sorbonne University and its partners established SCAI (Sorbonne Center for Artificial Intelligence) to promote the development of interdisciplinary research projects focused on AI in a dynamic and attractive environment. SCAI’s research center is ready to meet the scientific challenges of tomorrow.
Xavier Fresquet
Deputy Director // SCAI // Sorbonne Center for Artificial Intelligence
RIVA Illustrations proved to be an exceptional collaborator! In my role as deputy director of an AI center at a university, Fiammetta worked closely alongside us to distill the crucial insights from a doctoral event that encompassed a wide range of topics we are actively pursuing. Through an iterative approach, we fine-tuned both the textual content and the accompanying visuals. Presenting our work through this fresh medium was an immensely fulfilling experience. We are eagerly anticipating future collaborations with RIVA Illustrations.
Artist
Fiammetta Ghedini is the co-founder of RIVA Illustrations. After completing her PhD in Cognitive Sciences in 2011, she worked as the editorial coordinator of the European research communication project ERCcOMICS (2015–2019), which used comics to make cutting-edge science accessible to a wider audience.
Since 2019, she has been working as an artist and science communicator at RIVA Illustrations, creating illustrations, graphic novels, and visual narratives that bridge art and research.
In 2025, she published her first comic book with Dargaud, titled Une Insatiable Envie de Douceur, a thought-provoking and visually rich exploration of our complex relationship with sugar.
