On April 28th, I successfully defended my doctoral thesis on Persona-Based Dialogue Generation at the University of Trento and Fondazione Bruno Kessler, graduating with honors.

It has been a demanding and deeply rewarding journey. Crossing this finish line feels like both a conclusion and a beginning.

A heartfelt thank you to my advisors Dr. Marco Guerini and Prof. Malvina Nissim for their guidance throughout these years, to my colleagues for their constant support, and to everyone who believed in me along the way.

Daniela Occhipinti presenting her PhD thesis defense on Persona-Based Dialogue Generation