Stefania Travagnin is Reader in Chinese Buddhism at SOAS University of London, where she is also Chair of the Centre of Buddhist Studies.

She has a MA in Chinese Studies from Ca’Foscari University (Italy) and a PhD in the Study of Religion from SOAS, and has been visiting professor at several universities in Europe and Asia, including Sichuan University (China), Urbaniana Pontifical University (Vatican), Tung-hai University (Taiwan), University of Trento (Italy). Travagnin held research fellowships at institutions like the Centre of Chinese Studies at the National Central Library of Taipei, Academia Sinica, National Cheng Chi University (Taiwan), and has active collaborations with institutions like Sichuan University, Beijing University, and Georgetown University.