Claudio Lucchese

Claudio Lucchese is a Professor at the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics (DAIS) at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. He holds key administrative roles, including Head of Studies for the BSc in Hospitality Innovation and e-Tourism (2021–present) and Deputy Head of DAIS for Research (2018–2023). His research focuses on Information Retrieval, Explainable AI, and Data Mining, with over 100 peer-reviewed publications. Notable achievements include the Best Paper Award at SIGIR 2015 and the Best Student Paper at DocEng 2016. He actively participates in European and Italian national research projects and leads the Data Mining and Information Retrieval Lab.

Research Interests: His work bridges theoretical advancements and practical applications in information retrieval systems, fairness in AI, and scalable machine learning models. Recent efforts emphasize verifiable models against adversarial attacks and explainability frameworks for biomedical applications.

Publications: His most recent works address fair ranking algorithms (e.g., LambdaFair), secure tree ensembles, and efficient search systems. Articles span conferences like SIGIR, ECIR, and CIKM, focusing on learning-to-rank, neural models, and algorithmic efficiency.

Awards: Besides his SIGIR and DocEng awards, he has contributed to projects like Treant for evasion-aware decision trees and RankEval, an evaluation framework for ranking models. His work on adversarial robustness and scalable tree traversal (QuickScorer) has been impactful in both academia and industry.

Grants: Coordinates national and international projects, including contributions to EU frameworks and Italian initiatives. His lab collaborates on topics ranging from social media analysis to privacy-preserving AI.