Fiora Pirri

Fiora Pirri is a Full Professor at Sapienza University of Rome, leading the ALCOR Laboratory since 1998. She holds a PhD from Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, a DEA in Artificial Intelligence (ENPC), and dual Master's degrees in Statistics and Architecture from Sapienza. Her research focuses on Computer Vision, Cognitive Robotics, Perception, and Machine Learning, with applications in 3D reconstruction, Green AI (e.g., vertical farming), multimedia forensics, and edge vision. Current projects include Horizon2020 initiatives like Second HAND and FP7/TRADR in disaster response robotics.

**Education:**

• PhD: Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI
• DEA IARFAG: ENPC (Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées)
• Master's in Statistics: Sapienza University of Rome
• Master's in Architecture: Sapienza University of Rome

**Research Interests:** Her work bridges visual perception and cognitive systems, emphasizing robust solutions for unstructured environments. Key areas include semantic segmentation, robotic action anticipation, SAR-optical data fusion, and plant phenotyping in controlled agriculture. ALCOR Lab's projects address challenges in urban search and rescue, environmental monitoring, and human-robot collaboration.

**Grants & Projects:** Leads EU-funded initiatives such as Second HAND (2024), TRADR (FP7), and NIFTI (Cognitive Systems & Robotics). Collaborates on SARFIRE (ASI Contract) for fire susceptibility modeling. Recent publications highlight advancements in unsupervised segmentation, spatiotemporal fusion, and low-resolution action recognition.

**Lab & Infrastructure:** ALCOR Lab (Rooms S012/S011, Via Ariosto 25) focuses on perception-driven robotics, with active research in XAI, adversarial learning, and edge computing. The lab integrates theoretical and applied research to advance autonomous systems in dynamic environments.