Aniello Murano

Aniello Murano is a Professor in Computer Science at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of the University of Naples Federico II. He serves as Scientific Director of the ASTREA (Automated Strategic REAsoning) Laboratory and has been actively involved in numerous research projects including H2020-MSCA project SEAL as Principal Coordinator and PNRR Research Unit Coordinator on Resilient Strategic Reasoning in AI (2023-2025).

His primary research interests focus on Artificial Intelligence, Formal Aspects for Strategic Reasoning in Multi-Agent Systems under Perfect and Imperfect Information, Specification, Verification, and Synthesis of Reactive Systems, Model Checking and Module Checking, Formal Languages, Automata Theory, Real-time Systems, Pushdown and Hierarchical Systems, Temporal and Modal Logics, Logics for Strategic Reasoning in AI, Game Theory, Parity Games, Solution Concepts, and Automated Mechanism Design. His work bridges theoretical computer science with practical applications in AI systems.

Murano has published extensively in top-tier venues, with recent publications spanning KR, IJCAI, AAAI, AAMAS, and other premier conferences. His research shows strong trends in strategic reasoning frameworks, verification techniques for multi-agent systems, and applications of game theory to mechanism design. He has made significant contributions to Strategy Logic and its extensions.

• JPMorgan Faculty Research Award 2022
• Best Paper Award PRIMA 2015
• Vigevani Research Project Prize 2010
• In KR Top 100, best AI-2000 world researchers
• Italian Scientific Abilitation as Full Professor in Engineering Computer Science (March 2018)
• Italian Scientific Abilitation as Full Professor in Computer Science (April 2017)
• Royal Society Award 2016

Murano has supervised numerous PhD students including Silvia Stranieri, Antonio Di Stasio, Vadim Malvone, and Giuseppe Perelli. He has served as Program Chair for major conferences including ECAI 2025 (Program co-chair), KR 2024 (Area chair), and CSL 2024. His research has been supported by significant grants including Horizon 2020 projects, JPMorgan funding, and Italian national research programs. He leads the ASTREA Laboratory focused on automated strategic reasoning and has been instrumental in establishing collaborative research initiatives with institutions worldwide.