Institute colloquium – Biophotonics4Future

Institute Colloquium

MEET THE EXPERT ON SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING AND INNOVATION IN RESEARCH COMMUNICATION

Dr. Cristiano Matricardi
(Springer Nature)

Date: August 26, 2026

Time: starting at 10 a.m.

Venue: Conference room at Leibniz IPHT

August 26. Join us for a session with Dr. Cristiano Matricardi, Head of Content Innovation at Springer Nature and former Senior Editor at Nature Communications.

Aimed primarily at PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers, the event will explore the evolving world of scientific research, including current developments and opportunities around AI in publishing.

Expect expert insights, practical perspectives, and plenty of opportunity for discussion and Q&A.

Cristiano Matricardi is Head of Content Innovation at Springer Nature. He obtained his PhD from the Institute of Material Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CISC), where he worked on hybrid plasmonic-photonic nanostructures. After his doctorate, Cristiano started his publishing career at MDPI before joining Springer Nature, where he spent 5 years as Senior Editor at Nature Communications. Since April 2025, hehas been leading Content Innovation initiatives focused on exploring how emerging technologies, AI, and new content formats can enhance scientific communication, research dissemination, and knowledge discovery.

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

10 a.m. – 12 p.m. • Intro talk
Inside the Nature Portfolio
A deep dive into editorial selection, AI, integrity and content innovation

Explore how Nature Portfolio editors evaluate research, make publishing decisions, uphold research integrity, and navigate the growing role of AI in science. Through real editorial case studies, interactive discussions, and examples from Springer Nature's latest innovation projects, participants will gain insider insights into what makes research impactful, how publishing is evolving, and where scientific communication is heading next

12 – 1 p.m. • Lunch break/lab visit

1 – 2 p.m. • Workshop “Think like an editor: the context matters”

This seminar will provide a deeper understanding of the editorial workflow with practical assessment exercises. The aim is to think like an editor and prompt the participant to make editorial decisions based on the content of the work and the peer-review reports. The second part will be focused on increasing the confidence in writing papers and publishing your research.

Note: To make this seminar more interactive I would restrict the maximum number of participants to 20 people and give priority to PhDs and Postdocs. People can sign up in the morning so they will receive the material for the afternoon session.

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