Luciano Lavagno is a Full Professor at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Polytechnic University of Turin, with over two decades of academic and research contributions. His work bridges hardware acceleration, low-power electronics, and intelligent system design. Research Focus: Hardware-accelerated machine learning, high-level synthesis (HLS) for FPGA/ASIC, heterogeneous CPU/GPU/FPGA platforms Key Projects: SPACE (predictable acceleration), REBECCA (secure AI acceleration), HPC-National Center (quantum computing), and oral history preservation via "Ti racconto una storia" initiative His recent publications analyze CNN inference optimization, subgraph isomorphism, and superword-level parallelism exploitation. Lavagno supervises multiple PhD students working on FPGA acceleration, neural network hardware, and embedded systems. As Principal Investigator for national and EU-funded projects (PRIN, JTI-ECSEL, PNRR), he drives advancements in sustainable computing infrastructure. His patented technologies include MIx&Latch timing methodology, capacitive sensing innovations, and 5G acceleration frameworks.
Alberto Viglione is an Associate Professor at the Politecnico di Torino , Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), and a member of the Interdepartmental Center SmartData@PoliTO. He has been a faculty member since 2019, following a decade as a Research Fellow at the Vienna University of Technology. University: Politecnico di Torino Department: DIATI – Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering Rank: Associate Professor Email: alberto.viglione@polito.it His research focuses on flood hydrology, water resources, and hydro-meteorological extremes , integrating statistical analysis, climate change impacts, land use dynamics, and socio-hydrological modeling. He investigates the spatio-temporal dynamics of climatic, hydrological, and human processes in river basins and their implications for extreme event risks. His work emphasizes data integration, conceptual modeling, and risk assessment across scales. The recent publications highlight a strong trend in analyzing European flood dynamics , the impacts of climate change , and the development of socio-hydrological frameworks that incorporate human behavior and societal memory into flood risk modeling. His research spans from statistical hydrology in ungauged basins to large-scale assessments of climate-flood interactions. Scientific Awards and Honors: AMGA Award for best PhD thesis on water resources (2009) Editorial and Professional Service: Associate Editor, Water Resources Research (2014–present) Associate Editor, Hydrological Sciences Journal (2012–2018) Associate Editor, WIRES Water (2012–2020) Associate Editor, Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics (2019–present) Scientific Committee Member, European Geosciences Union (2019–2023) Secretary, International Commission on Water Resources Systems, IAHS (2015–present) Teaching and Advising: He teaches courses such as Bayesian Inference , Applied Hydrology , Fundamentals of Environmental Geosciences , and Hydro-meteorological Risk Assessment . He is a PhD supervisor and member of multiple PhD colleges in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Politecnico di Torino. He currently advises PhD students including Tsion Ayalew Kebede , Emanuele Mombrini , Luigi Cafiero , Luca Lombardo , and Matteo Pesce . His research is supported by grants from national (PRIN), EU, and commercial sources, including projects like Clim2FlEx , RETURN , and ATO4WATER . Research Labs and Teams: He is affiliated with the SmartData@PoliTO laboratory, focusing on big data and data science applications in hydrology and environmental systems.
Giovanna Turvani is an Associate Professor at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET) at Politecnico di Torino, with affiliations in both the College of Electronic, Telecommunications and Physics Engineering and the College of Computer, Film, and Mechatronics Engineering. Scientific Branch: IINF-01/A - Electronics ERC Sectors: PE7_4, PE7_11, PE6_1, PE6_14, PE7_3 SDG Goals: Quality Education, Gender Equality, Affordable Energy, Industry Innovation Her research focuses on advanced electronics and quantum technologies, including: Logic-in-memory computing Quantum computing architectures Microwave imaging for medical and agricultural applications CAD tools for emerging nanotechnologies Embedded systems for bee health monitoring IoT solutions for bio-waste valorization Publications show strong expertise in quantum computing, nanocomputing, and microwave imaging, with recent trends emphasizing quantum optimization frameworks, in-memory architectures, and IoT-based agricultural technologies. She supervises PhD students in areas like quantum machine learning algorithms, predictive on-board systems, and quantum hardware design. Collaborations span multiple disciplines, including medical device development and agricultural electronics. Patents include innovations in microwave imaging, racetrack memory logic functions, and in-memory computing devices.
Bianca Basciano is an Associate Professor at the Department of Asian and North African Studies , Ca' Foscari University of Venice, where she has held the Director's Delegate for Research role since 2023. Her work focuses on Chinese linguistics , particularly Mandarin morphology, syntax, and second language acquisition. Research Areas: Chinese compounding, reduplication, causative constructions, resultative compounds, and language teaching methodologies. Teaching: Offers BA/MA courses in Chinese language and linguistics at Ca' Foscari University. Editorial Roles: Member of the editorial boards for Sinica Venetiana and Lingue e Linguaggio . Research Projects: Principal investigator for the PRIN 2020 project on Italian learners' acquisition of Chinese resultative verbs, with extensive corpus-based analysis. Collaborates with Giorgio Arcodia and other international scholars. Key Themes: Event structure delimitation, Vendlerian verb classes, micro-parametric syntactic variation. Publications: Over 40 works including monographs with Oxford University Press and Bologna University Press. Her methodological approach combines theoretical linguistics with corpus analysis, contributing to the understanding of Chinese as both a linguistic system and a second language acquisition challenge. She has also organized international conferences like the 31st IACL Annual Meeting.
Mariagrazia Russo is a full professor of Portuguese and Brazilian Language and Translation at the University of International Studies of Rome (UNINT), where she also serves as Rector and Scientific Director of the University Language Center. Previously, she held roles at the University of Tuscia, including Associate Professor and coordinator of international doctoral programs. Her research focuses on medieval Portuguese philology, intercultural relations, Lusophone literary and historical studies, and missionary linguistics. She has extensively studied documents from Vatican archives, Portuguese diplomatic missions, and Italian-Portuguese cultural exchanges across centuries. Educated at Sapienza University of Rome and the Sorbonne, Russo leads research groups in Italy and Portugal, including roles in the CLEPUL and CHAM centers. She has coordinated over 20 international research projects, published critically edited works on figures like Vasco da Gama and António Vieira, and organized conferences on topics ranging from colonial diplomacy to gender studies in Lusophone literature. A key member of organizations like the Italian Association of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies (AISPEB), she chairs the Vasco da Gama Institute (Camões Institute) and directs editorial series in Lusophone studies. Russo’s work bridges philology, history, and cultural studies, emphasizing linguistic contact, toponymic analysis, and the role of language in identity formation. Her projects often involve archival discoveries, such as unpublished documents on the expulsion of Jesuits from Portugal and the diplomatic missions of Alexandre Metelo to China. She has advised doctoral theses on topics like Portuguese naming conventions and 16th-century song culture.
Emma Sdegno is an Associate Professor of English Literature (L-LIN/10) at the Department of Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Studies , Ca' Foscari University of Venice . She is also affiliated with the Interdepartmental School of Economics, Languages and Entrepreneurship for International Exchanges (SELISI). Academic Background : 1989: Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Ca' Foscari University 1991-1992: MA in Literature and the Visual Arts (1840-1940), University of Reading Research Focus : Her work centers on John Ruskin , his influence on Victorian and Modernist art criticism , and his reception in France and Italy . She explores travel literature through the lens of Venetian and Alpine mythmaking , examines the intersections between literature and visual arts (especially Ruskin's critiques of Jacopo Tintoretto ), and investigates Victorian biblical exegesis . Her projects include Enacting Fors: Ruskin and 21st Century Venice , collaborating with English artists The Poly-Technic. Academic Contributions : She co-organized international conferences on Ruskin (2008, 2019), Dickens (2012), and Victorian culture (2013). She serves on the editorial board of Scritture Migranti and as a referee for The Eighth Lamp: Ruskin Studies Today . Her institutional roles include Erasmus coordinator for four universities and leadership in academic committees since 2008. Teaching Portfolio : Courses on Victorian essays , Victorian novel , Romantic poetry , travel literature , Modernist novel , and literary translation .
Joanna Cecilia da Silva Santos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame , where she leads the Security and Software Engineering research lab (S 2 E) . She earned her Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Computing and Information Sciences from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from Federal University of Sergipe (UFS) . Research Interests: Her work focuses on the intersection of Software Engineering and Software Security , with specific emphasis on Code Generation , Program Analysis , Software Architecture , and Quantum Software Engineering . Recent projects include evaluating large language models for code generation, detecting regular expression denial-of-service vulnerabilities, and creating taint-based analysis tools for Java security. 2025: Code generation benchmarks, LLM performance in programming assignments 2024: Frameworks for secure code generation, ReDoS analysis, static analysis of deserialization 2023: GitHub Copilot complexity prediction, vulnerability characterization 2022: Transformer-based code smell detection, security evaluation datasets Scientific Awards: 2017 Best Paper Award at ICSA 2020 JOBS Workshop Research Pitch Competition Winner 2023 Distinguished Reviewer at ESEC/FSE 2014 CAPES Scholarship for Masters at RIT 2013 3rd Place Paper at XIII ERBASE Her research group engages in empirical studies of code vulnerabilities, automated security tools, and educational applications of language models, with funding reflected in multiple peer-reviewed publications.
Marco Aldinucci is a Full Professor and Head of the Parallel Computing group at the University of Torino's Computer Science Department. He leads the HPC Key Technologies and Tools (HPC-KTT) national lab under CINI, involving 38 Italian universities. His expertise spans parallel programming models, HPC systems, federated learning, and energy-efficient computing. Aldinucci has secured over €10M in EU research funding, contributed to frameworks like Fastflow and Streamflow, and pioneered initiatives like the HPC4AI lab and the CINI HPC-KTT lab. His research focuses on advancing exascale computing, cloud-HPC integration, and AI-driven medical solutions. Notable projects include the Gaia AVU-GSR solver for exascale systems and the DeepHealth Toolkit for medical AI. He has held governance roles in EuroHPC and chairs the Observatory on Trends and Applications of Supercomputing in Italy. Aldinucci’s publications (150+) address parallel algorithms, distributed learning, and sustainable HPC infrastructure. His work has been recognized with awards from HPC Advisory Council, NVIDIA, IBM, and Autodesk. Current initiatives include the Software & Integration lab at the Italian National HPC Centre (ICSC) and leadership in the OpenScience working group at Torino. His advising includes Iacopo Colonelli, whose thesis won CINI’s 2023 best award. He actively engages in EU projects, workflow systems, and standards for hybrid computing environments. Aldinucci’s labs and collaborations drive innovations in HPC portability, energy efficiency, and AI scalability.
Ivano Bilenchi is a postdoctoral researcher at the Polytechnic University of Bari's Information Systems Laboratory (SisInf Lab). He holds a Master's in Computer Science Engineering (2020) and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Information Engineering (2024) from the same institution. His research focuses on AI, Semantic Web technologies, edge computing, and IoT applications, with notable contributions to embedded OWL reasoners and cloud-edge intelligence frameworks. He teaches courses such as Formal Languages and Compilers, Secure Programming, and Information Systems Security. His work bridges academic research with practical applications, including iCleaner (iOS system cleaner), Tiny-ME (Semantic Web reasoner), and AI-LMD (fleet optimization tool). He actively participates in conferences like ICWE and I-CiTies, and has contributed to initiatives like the sustainable development project HowtUyoga. His awards include a First Prize at the Sustainable Development Festival (2018). Research highlights include developing Cowl (lightweight OWL library for edge devices) and proposing innovative architectures for cloud-edge AI in sensor networks. Collaborations span semantic blockchain marketplaces (RideMATCHain) and UAV autonomy using knowledge representation.
Giuseppe Bellantuono is a Full Professor of Comparative Private Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Trento. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. and post-doc in Comparative Private Law from the University of Trento, following a Magna cum Laude law degree from the University of Bari. He has held visiting professorships at institutions like the Federal University of Minas Gerais and the University of Lisbon, focusing on energy law and comparative legal frameworks. His research interests span AI and law, climate change law, comparative contract law, and the regulation of network industries. He has taught extensively in Italy and abroad, including courses on energy law, contract law, and law and economics. Notably, he served as a secondee at the European Commission's DG Energy (2014–2015). Bellantuono’s recent publications address legal challenges in decarbonization, low-carbon transitions, and comparative energy governance. His work bridges legal systems through interdisciplinary approaches, emphasizing policy transfer and regulatory innovation. He holds the title of Professor Colaborador at the Federal University of Minas Gerais’s Law School since 2018.
Federico Reghenzani is an Assistant Professor at Politecnico di Milano in the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering. His research focuses on computer science, embedded systems, fault tolerance, high-performance computing, real-time systems, and compiler technology. He leads the HEAP Lab where his team investigates reliability engineering and hardware-software co-design for safety-critical applications. Reghenzani's research examines software-based approaches to hardware fault tolerance, compiler technologies for reliability enhancement, and resource management in high-performance computing environments. His work has significant applications in aerospace systems, real-time embedded platforms, and next-generation computing architectures. His publications demonstrate a consistent focus on improving system reliability through compiler techniques, fault injection methodologies, and hardware-software co-design. The research spans theoretical frameworks, practical implementations, and experimental validation across diverse computing environments.
Niccolò Galli is a Research Associate at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, and Contract Professor of Intellectual Property and Competition Law at the University of Florence. His work bridges law, innovation policy, and digital regulation, with a focus on EU competition law and intellectual property rights in digital markets. European University Institute, Research Associate, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies University of Florence, Contract Professor, IP and Competition Law His research interests lie at the intersection of innovation, antitrust, and intellectual property law, particularly in the context of digital transformations and ICT sector regulation. He employs empirical legal methods to analyze competition dynamics in multi-sided platforms, algorithmic collusion, and patent aggregation. The most recent publications reflect a strong trend in digital competition law, focusing on market definition for digital platforms, algorithmic collusion, and judicial enforcement of EU competition law. These works combine doctrinal analysis with interdisciplinary insights from economics and data science. His scientific recognition includes: 2024 Jacques Lassier Prize (International League of Competition Law) 2024 Licensing Executive Society - Italian Chapter Award for best IP research 2016 Elena Messina Dissertation Prize Galli has advised and collaborated on research projects related to digital markets and competition law, including the ENTraNCE for Judges series and studies on multi-sided platforms. While no formal grants are listed, his Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship and PhD funding indicate substantial research support. He has not supervised any students listed in the text but contributes to academic discourse through collaborative research and policy-relevant outputs. He is part of the research cluster on Digital transformations and society and the Innovation and intellectual property in the Digital Age working group at the EUI, contributing to interdisciplinary dialogue on the future of digital regulation in Europe.
Sandro Bartolini serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Information Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Siena, Italy, where he teaches advanced courses in computer architecture and parallel programming while leading cutting-edge research in high-performance computing systems. His academic journey began with a cum laude Laurea in Computer Engineering followed by a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Università di Pisa. Education: PhD in Computer Science and Engineering, Università di Pisa Laurea in Computer Engineering (cum laude), Università di Pisa Research Focus: His work centers on photonic interconnects for chip multiprocessors , energy-efficient software optimization for multi-core/GPU architectures, and performance-portable parallel programming models . Current investigations span cryptographic acceleration, blockchain algorithms, and hardware/software co-design for emerging computing paradigms, with strong emphasis on practical implementations bridging theoretical advances and real-world applications. Publication Trends: Recent publications (2019-2023) reveal three dominant threads: (1) Photonic network innovations addressing energy bottlenecks in chip multiprocessors, (2) The PHAST library ecosystem enabling seamless CPU/GPU programming across domains from autonomous vehicles to UAV navigation, and (3) Hardware accelerator designs for convolutional networks and cryptographic workloads. These works consistently target performance-portability challenges in heterogeneous computing environments. Grants and Collaborations: As principal investigator for the Italian Ministry-funded PHOTONICA project, he established international research partnerships with Murcia University, Columbia University, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, while securing industry collaborations with STMicroelectronics, Intel Munich, IBM, and IMEC. He has also managed complex IT system deployments for Siemens Italy, RAI (Italian public broadcasting), and SpaceDys. Academic Leadership: Bartolini serves as Associate Editor for the Eurasip Journal of Embedded Computing and actively contributes to the European HiPEAC network. His research group at Siena maintains strong industry ties for technology transfer, particularly in photonic interconnect validation and parallel programming frameworks for next-generation computing systems.
Cristian Campagnaro is an Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture and Design (DAD), Politecnico di Torino. He teaches Scenario Design, Concept Design, and Social Design, with a focus on environmental and social sustainability. His roles include Coordinator of the Politecnico University Center for Social Affairs and Degree Course Coordinator for Sustainable Design for the Food System. Scientific Director of Polito Food Design Lab (2017-) Principal Investigator for projects like ALIMENTA (2015-), ATELIER (2023-2026), and Crafting Beauty Lab (2014-) Member of Italian Design Society (2018-) His research explores intersections between co-design , food system innovation , and social inclusion , particularly for homeless populations. Topics include circular economy applications, participatory workshops with third-sector organizations, and sustainable design for reduced inequalities. Recent publications analyze co-design limitations in welfare spaces and food waste valorization, while supervising PhD candidates in food security and inclusive housing. Key projects involve partnerships with the Municipality of Turin, University of Turin, and Progetto Arca Onlus. He has coordinated action-research initiatives since 2015 to combat food poverty and urban marginalization through interdisciplinary workshops. 2025: ADI Design Index 2024 selection for Appl[e]ause food design 2023-2026: Scientific Manager for PNRR-funded projects 2015-2018: ADI DESIGN INDEX recipient for social design projects As a thesis advisor, he guides PhD candidates on topics like design for policy and equitable circular economy . His labs integrate students, policymakers, and citizens in creating systemic solutions.
Francesco Bianchini is an Associate Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of Bologna's Department of Philosophy and Communication Studies. He serves as the scientific coordinator of the Knowledge and Cognition Research Center. His research focuses on artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and the philosophy of science, with emphasis on simulative cognitive modeling, biologically inspired architectures, and analogical reasoning. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Bologna (2007) and has held academic roles since 2008, including Senior Assistant Professor (2016–2019) and Junior Assistant Professor (2013–2016). Education includes a first-class degree in Philosophy (2001) and a specialization in History and Philosophy education (2003). His work bridges theoretical philosophy, ethics, and empirical studies, addressing topics like AI's ethical dimensions, cognitive architecture design, and historical perspectives on scientific thought. He coordinates university initiatives in AI and interdisciplinary research, such as roles in the ALMA-AI Center and Horizon Europe thematic groups. Research interests span AI philosophy, cognitive modeling, and the epistemology of mind. His articles analyze AI's conceptual foundations, robo-ethics, and the interplay between synthetic biology and artificial systems. Recent work includes studies on generative AI, large language models, and Cartesian influences on cognitive theories. Bianchini’s contributions reflect a commitment to interdisciplinary dialogue, integrating philosophical analysis with scientific methodologies. His articles frequently explore foundational questions about intelligence, knowledge representation, and the societal implications of emerging technologies.
