Final Event of the PRIN PNRR BullyBuster2

The recording of the Final Event of the PRIN PNRR BullyBuster2 project is now available online.

The event, held on 16 January 2026 at the University of Cagliari, marked the concluding milestone of the national research project funded under the PRIN 2022 programme within the PNRR – NextGenerationEU framework. It was dedicated to the public presentation of the scientific, methodological, and applied results developed in the field of bullying and cyberbullying prevention.

Coordinated by the University of Cagliari, the BullyBuster2 project involved an interuniversity consortium including the Universities of Naples Federico II, Foggia, and Bari “Aldo Moro”. During the event, the project’s Principal Investigators — Gian Luca Marcialis, Carlo Sansone, Donatella Curtotti, and Donato Impedovo — illustrated the shared research pathway and the interdisciplinary framework that integrates artificial intelligence, psychological models, legal analysis, and educational approaches.

The programme featured institutional contributions and expert interventions from the educational, judicial, and cybersecurity sectors, with a focus on the protection of minors, the implementation of cyberbullying legislation, and the ethical governance of artificial intelligence.

A central part of the event was devoted to the demonstration of the tools developed within the project, including the BullyBuster Questionnaire, multimodal AI modules for crowd analysis, verbal aggression detection, behavioral biometrics, and deepfake detection, as well as integrated dashboards designed to support early detection and prevention strategies.

The recording offers a comprehensive overview of the project’s outcomes and documents the commitment of the PRIN PNRR BullyBuster2 project and the Interuniversity Research Center BullyBuster to translating scientific research into concrete tools for safer and more inclusive educational environments.