Francesco GUARNERA

Francesco GUARNERA is a Researcher at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Catania. He earned his B.Sc. (2009) and M.Sc. (2018) in Computer Science from the University of Catania (summa cum laude), followed by a Ph.D. in Mathematics and Computer Science (2022) from the same university, with research conducted at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.

• Research Focus: Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, and Deep Learning applied to forensic and medical imaging.
• Key Projects: JPEG compression trace analysis, document authentication via fingerprint extraction, medical image classification/segmentation (MRI, CT-scans), and Agent-Based Modeling for drug evaluation.
• Collaborations: Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, iCTLab, COMBINE Group, Garibaldi Hospital, and CoEHAR.

His publications span journals like MDPI Journal of Imaging, Elsevier JVCI, and IEEE Access, with topics covering Deepfake detection, pollen classification, and forensic methodologies. He co-supervised multiple M.Sc. theses and contributed to international summer schools (ICVSS, IFOSS) as an organizer and participant.