Francesca Forlè is Researcher in Theoretical Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy of Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan. Previously, she was a Research scholar at the Center for Advanced Studies – South Eastern Europe (CAS SEE) at the University of Rijeka, and an Adjunct Lecturer at the Faculties of Philosophy and Psychology at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University. She also teaches in the doctoral programs at the University of Milan-Bicocca and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University. Her main research interests focus on phenomenology and the philosophy of mind, particularly on the role of the body in shaping perception and personal identity, and on the theme of expressivity.

She has published numerous papers in international and national scientific journals (including Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, Philosophical Psychology, and Topoi) and in international collective volumes (De Gruyter). She is the author of the book Qualità terziarie. Saggio sulla fenomenologia sperimentale (FrancoAngeli 2017) and co-author (with Roberta De Monticelli) of the book La felicità dello spettatore. Lezioni di estetica fenomenologica (Garzanti 2024).