Andrea Tangherloni

Andrea Tangherloni is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computing Sciences at Bocconi University, Milan, Italy. His academic journey includes a Bachelor’s (2013), Master’s (2015), and PhD (2019) in Computer Science from the University of Milano-Bicocca. Prior to his current role, he held positions as a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge and Wellcome Trust – MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (2018–2020), and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships at the University of Bergamo (2020–2022) and Bocconi University (2022–2023).

• Education: Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD in Computer Science from University of Milano-Bicocca (2013–2019).

Research Interests focus on bridging Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and Artificial Intelligence to address computationally intensive challenges in biology and medicine. His work emphasizes developing AI-based tools for understanding cell development, disease progression, and advancing personalized and regenerative medicine through techniques like Machine Learning, Computational Intelligence, and High-Performance Computing.

Publication Trends highlight his contributions to single-cell RNA-seq analysis, autoencoder-based methods, and GPU-accelerated simulations. Key areas include cell type identification, multi-objective optimization, haplotype assembly, and medical imaging enhancement, reflecting interdisciplinary applications of AI in biomedical research.